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Celebrating research, careers and community at SPPH Scholar Day
October 8, 2026 Photo: SPPH Scholar Day award winners pose with poster judge lead Dr. Silvia Stringhini. Left to right: Tomas Tamang, Keenan Elliott, Dr. Silvia Stringhini, Ty Sounthong and Morgan...
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What If Care Followed the Standards? A Neural Causal Model of Hip Fracture...
Presentation title: What If Care Followed the Standards? A Neural Causal Model of Hip Fracture Management Date & time: Friday, October 23 from 12-1 PM (PDT) Location: Hybrid In-person: Room B104,...
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SPPH welcomes new Associate Director, Education & Division Head,...
September 24, 2026 We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Amee Manges as Associate Director, Education, in the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) effective to June 30, 2027. Dr....
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Dr. Trevor Dummer appointed Director pro tem, School of Population and Public...
September 23, 2026 A message from Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health, UBC. I am pleased to announce that Dr. Trevor Dummer has been appointed as Director pro...
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Participate in the Intergenerational March to Commemorate Orange Shirt Day
September 25, 2026 Each year on September 30, people across Canada wear orange and participate in Orange Shirt Day to recognize and raise awareness about the history and legacies of the residential...
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Meet the panelists: SPPH Alumni Careers Panel & Networking Event
September 14, 2026 What can a career in population and public health look like after graduation? For SPPH alumni, the answer can take many forms: from epidemiology and Indigenous health to knowledge...
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Welcoming our new and returning students to SPPH
September 11, 2026 The School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) is thrilled to welcome more than 150 new students and 200 returning students to our community this fall! Together, our students are...
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Meet SPPH’s 2026 Bill Meekison Memorial Scholarship award winners
August 27, 2026 The School of Population and Public Health is proud to celebrate this years’s Bill Meekison Memorial Scholarship in Public Health award winners. The Bill Meekison Memorial Scholarships...
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Meet OEH Alumni Changemaker 2026: Judith Anderson
August 27, 2026 The OEH Alumni Changemaker Award recognizes outstanding alumni of the UBC MSc in Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) program whose work has advanced practice, research, policy,...
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Supporting a healthier workplace through indoor plants
August 27, 2026 The School of Population and Public Health was pleased to receive $1,500 through UBC’s Healthy Workplace Initiatives Fund (HWIP) for Innovative New Idea to support our Workplace Indoor...
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Advancing Exposure Science Collaborations to Improve the Health of Workers in...
Presentation title: Advancing Exposure Science Collaborations to Improve the Health of Workers in British Columbia Date & time: Friday, September 11 from 12:30-1:30 PM (PDT) Location: Hybrid...
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SPPH Scholar Day & Alumni Careers Panel 2026
August 17, 2026 Calling all SPPH students and residents! Do you have a poster from a previous scholarly presentation? We want to showcase your work! Join us for the second annual SPPH Scholar Day,...
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SPPH researchers awarded more than $3.2 million in CIHR funding
August 12, 2026 UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have been awarded more than $39 million in federal funding through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant: Spring 2026...
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Meet OEH Alumni Changemaker 2026: Igor Burstyn
August 11, 2026 The OEH Alumni Changemaker Award recognizes outstanding alumni of the UBC MSc in Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) program whose work has advanced practice, research, policy,...
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SPPH researchers receive Engage Awards to advance community-connected research
August 7, 2026 New funding from Health Research BC supports collaborative research in areas like primary care, neurodivergent aging, equitable vaccine uptake and more. SPPH researchers are among the...
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Dr. Gina Ogilvie receives 2026 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research
July 27, 2026 The 2026 Dr. Chew Wei Memorial Prize in Cancer Research has been awarded to Dr. Gina Ogilvie for transforming cervical cancer prevention worldwide. Dr. Ogilvie is a professor at the...
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Dr. Silvia Stringhini awarded $602K CIHR grant to study the long-term health...
July 24, 2026 Dr. Silvia Stringhini, Professor at SPPH, has been awarded a five-year Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Project Grant of $602,056 to lead a national study examining how...
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Where creativity meets community: Inside SPPH’s Art Night
July 23, 2026 What began as two colleagues staying after work to make art has grown into a welcoming community where creativity, connection, and wellbeing come together. Co-founded by SPPH Project...
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SPPH researchers receive federal funding to address social and economic...
July 23, 2026 New funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada will support research to improve quality of life for Canadians. SPPH researchers are among the recipients of...
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Recognizing student excellence at SPPH
July 23, 2026 The School of Population and Public Health is proud to celebrate student award recipients whose academic excellence, research achievements and leadership are making a difference in public...
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