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October 4, 2023
Nomination Support for NSERC Prizes
NSERC has recently launched its 2024 awards competition, and the Office of Research Prizes and Awards is offering support for all UBC nominations including consultation, review of nomination files, and coordination of (optional) VPRI signoff. The prizes, which offer up to $1M (Herzberg), …
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September 29, 2023
Navigating Bias in Peer Recognition: A Panel Discussion on Crafting and Evaluating Faculty Research Award Nomination Letters
New event: VPRI's Office of Research Prizes and Awards will be hosting a panel event that will dig into the complications and complexities of writing and evaluating inclusive letters of nomination for colleagues and peers. Drawing from their own experiences, the panelists will engage us in a…
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September 7, 2023
Ten UBC Faculty Members Elected to the Royal Society of Canada
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August 11, 2023
Request for Notice of RSC Nominations by Sept 21
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) will open the next call for nominations for Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in early September. We encourage you to begin considering nominations for your colleagues, especially if you are a current Fellow or College…
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July 18, 2023
Info Session on RSC Nominations
New event: VPRI's Office of Research Prizes and Awards will be hosting a Royal Society of Canada (RSC) representative to discuss RSC nominations of Fellows and members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, including an overview of the distinctions, nomination process and…
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July 4, 2023
UBC Faculty Among Latest Order of Canada Appointees
On June 30, 2023, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 85 new appointments to the Order of Canada.
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April 12, 2023Accelerating Discovery: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Lectures (May 4 & 15)
Join us at two special events to hear how the the inaugural cohort of UBC’s Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship recipients, funded in 2020, have advanced their research and scholarship. Lectures cover a diverse ranging of areas: from biblical studies to software engineering; from molecular…
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March 28, 2023
Dr. Shannon Walsh Receives Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts
Dr. Shannon Walsh has received the Governor General's Award for Artistic Achievement in Visual and Media Arts. Dr. Walsh is among eight artists being honoured for their careers and remarkable contributions to visual arts, media arts, and fine crafts. These prestigious awards were created in…