Congratulations to our 2018 spring graduates
Congratulations to all the School of Population and Public Health’s 2018 spring graduates!
Meet our graduate: Jessica Liauw, MHSc
Name: Jessica Liauw Program: Masters of Health Science (MHSc.) Why did you take this program? I pursued the Masters of Health Science program to enhance my knowledge and skills in epidemiology, statistics, and research methodology. The focus on these topics within the core courses, as well as the flexibility and variety of elective courses available, […]
SPPH researchers part of $43 million CIHR funding
University of British Columbia researchers, including School of Population and Public Health faculty, have been awarded $43m for 65 projects through Canadian Institutes for Health Research Project Grants. Image credit: CIHR IPPH
Get involved with the SPPH Exchange 2018
The SPPH Exchange is a student organized event held annually and featuring a keynote speech, workshops, and a poster and networking session. Here’s why you should get involved.
Meet Our Alumni: Titilola Falasinnu, PhD
Titilola Falasinnu gets up every morning thinking about the women in her life who have been affected by lupus.
New UBC public health program will train Indigenous health leaders
A new public health program offered at the University of British Columbia aims to address health inequities by training Indigenous health leaders working in communities across the country. Photo credit: Faculty of Medicine/Martin Dee
SPPH students win best presentation and poster at Cascadia conference
SPPH students Andrea Jones and Kyle Meeking won the best oral presentation and poster at the recent Cascadia Occupational, Environmental and Population Health conference.
Key Canadian health policy challenges include sustained poor health outcomes for Indigenous populations: analysis
An analysis of Canada’s health-care system has highlighted three key health policy challenges, including sustained poor health outcomes for Indigenous populations.
Canadians giving up food, heat to pay for prescription drugs: UBC study
More than 900,000 Canadians reduced their spending on basic necessities like food and heat to pay for prescription drugs in 2016, according to new research by a team from the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, McMaster University, and The University of Toronto. Photo credit: Charles Williams/Flickr. This image has been cropped.
Meet Our Alumni: Rod Knight, MSc
Rod Knight has been called a “superstar” Early Career Researcher by his supervisor Professor Jean Shoveller, and says mentorship opportunities helped him on the road to research success.