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January 23, 2025UBC Faculty Members Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medals
At least 9 UBC faculty members have received the King Charles III Coronation Medal, marking King Charles III's coronation in 2023 and awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional service to Canada. The medal highlights themes that both King Charles III and Canadians hold dear, including…
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January 6, 2025UBC appoints three new University Killam Professors
UBC has announced the appointment of three new University Killam Professors. The University Killam Professorship—the highest honour UBC can confer on a faculty member—recognizes exceptional teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields, and who have received international recognition for…
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December 19, 2024UBC community members among new Order of Canada appointees
On December 18, 2024, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 88 new appointments to the Order of Canada. The new appointees include Dr. Marco Antonio Marra, O.C., O.B.C. (Professor, Department of Medical Genetics)
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December 17, 2024Four UBC professors named Engineering Institute of Canada Fellows
Faculty of Applied Science members Dr. Julian Cheng, Dr. Peter Englezos, Dr. Kasun Hewage and Dr. Zheng Liu are among 21 engineers across Canada who will be inducted as 2025 EIC Fellows in the spring.
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December 16, 2024
Request for Nominations - Ono Pharma Initiative
UBC is invited to nominate up to two applicants for an exciting Chemical Biology funding initiative from Ono Pharma Foundation. This opportunity is intended to support early- or mid-career researchers (not more than 15 years since first academic appointment) with funding to pursue a novel,…
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December 13, 2024
Call for SSHRC Impact Awards nominations by January 20
The 2025 SSHRC Impact Awards Competition is now open. UBC is limited to one nomination per award, so the Office of the VP Research & Innovation is seeking nominations and will coordinate an internal selection process for the Gold Medal, Insight, Connection and …
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December 3, 2024Leah Edelstein-Keshet awarded the 2025 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize
Dr. Leah Edelstein-Keshet, a pioneer in mathematical biology, has been awarded the 2025 CRM-Fields-PIMS Prize by the Centre de recherches mathématiques, the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, and the Fields Institute.
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November 7, 2024
Government of Canada Research Security (STRAC) Policy Applicable to Upcoming NSERC Promotions and Prizes
As announced in early 2024, potential applicants and nominees to several NSERC promotions and prizes should be aware that the Policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern (STRAC) applies to those awards. To receive any of the selected prizes, potential recipients will be…
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November 6, 2024Dr. Kayla King awarded NSERC McDonald Fellowship
UBC evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King has been recognized as one of Canada’s top young researchers, earning an Arthur B. McDonald fellowship from NSERC.
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October 1, 2024
Nomination Support for NSERC Prizes Fall 2024
The Office of Research Prizes and Awards is offering support for NSERC Prize nominations including consultation, review of nomination files, and coordination of (optional) VPRI signoff. The prizes, which offer up to $1M (Herzberg), $250,000 (Brockhouse, Polanyi, and Strickland), or $200,000 …