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...
View ArticleMeet 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,...
View ArticleSupporting 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...
View ArticleAdvancing 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...
View ArticleSPPH 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,...
View ArticleSPPH 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...
View ArticleMeet 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,...
View ArticleSPPH 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...
View ArticleDr. 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...
View ArticleDr. 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...
View ArticleWhere 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...
View ArticleSPPH 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...
View ArticleRecognizing 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...
View ArticleMeet OEH Alumni Changemaker 2026: Quinn Danyluk
July 15, 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,...
View Article5 surprising things to know about heat and your health
July 15, 2026 Here’s what UBC public health experts want you to know about keeping safe during the next heat wave. With temperatures expected to soar across B.C. and Canada in the coming weeks — and on...
View ArticleSPPH Welcomes New Assistant Professor, Dr. Chenoa Matthews
July 14, 2026 We are excited to announce that Dr. Chenoa Matthews will be joining the School of Population and Public Health as an Assistant Professor, tenure-track, on September 1, 2026. Dr. Matthews...
View ArticleDrs. Anne Gadermann & Eva Oberle appointed interim Co-Directors, Human Early...
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anne Gadermann and Dr. Eva Oberle as interim Co-Directors of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP), effective to September 30, 2027. Drs....
View ArticleDr. Daniel Steel appointed interim Director, W. Maurice Young Centre for...
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel Steel has been appointed interim Director, W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics (CAE), effective to December 31, 2027. Dr. Steel is an associate...
View ArticleChildren of mothers with congenital heart disease face higher risk of...
July 6, 2026 New UBC research highlights importance of ensuring children and families receive the care and resources they need. Children born to mothers with congenital heart disease are more likely to...
View ArticleStudent Spotlight: Donald Wiah’s MSc OEH Journey
June 30, 2026 Meet Donald Wiah, an international MSc OEH student who graduated this May. Originally from Ghana, Donald brings a rare combination of field experience, technical expertise, and genuine...
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