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March 20, 2025Accelerating Discovery: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Lectures 2025
Each year, UBC’s Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships (KARFs) support six exceptional early career researchers to pursue research projects with the potential for significant impact in their field of study. The KARFs are made possible through the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund for Advanced…
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March 19, 2025UBC Faculty win two national Killam Prizes and a Dorothy Killam Fellowship
Dr. Marco Marra and Dr. Peter Zandstra have been awarded the Killam Prize, in Health Sciences and Engineering, respectively, and Dr. Mark Schmidt has been awarded a Dorothy Killam Fellowship for his project "Addressing hyper-parameters in machine learning".
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March 11, 2025Faculty Research Award Winners 2024
UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Faculty Research Awards. UBC’s Faculty Research Awards recognize the research excellence and scholarly achievements of faculty from across all disciplines, ranging from the applied sciences and medicine to the social sciences and humanities…
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January 24, 2025
Royal Society of Canada Medals Competition - Deadline March 14, 2025
The Royal Society of Canada is offering eleven (11) distinct Medals and Awards this year in multiple domains, including the humanities, natural sciences, and medical sciences.The deadline for medals and awards has been extended to March 14, 2025. After the March 2025 competition closes, RSC will be…
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January 23, 2025UBC Faculty Members Awarded King Charles III Coronation Medals
UBC faculty members are among the recipients of 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,…
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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 …