Recent Rehab Sciences Student Council Events
The Rehab Sciences Student Executive Council (RSEC) regularly holds social events to bring together the UBC RHSC community. Their recently held events saw Rehab Science students, grads and faculty come together for a fun trivia night out and great participation in the BMO half marathon. Watch the RSEC twitter @RSECinfo and join their fun events […]
BC Graduate Scholarship | June 2023
The Province of British Columbia has launched the British Columbia Graduate Scholarship Award. This is a $15,000, one-time only, award offered to graduate students who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents, in any field of study. Please see below to determine your eligibility: Canadian citizen or permanent resident PhD student who has achieved candidacy (successfully […]
CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award
Sponsored jointly by Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, the CGS/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards are made to individuals who have completed PhD dissertations representing original work that makes an unusually significant contribution to the discipline. Graduate programs may submit up to two nominations: one in Biological Sciences/Life Sciences and one in Humanities […]
May Student of the Month: Sunaina Chopra
Name: Sunaina Chopra Program: MSc Supervisor: Dr. Pat Camp Tell us a little bit about your lab! I am currently a MSc candidate in Dr. Pat Camp’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation Research Laboratory at the UBC Centre for Heart Lung Innovation. With the focus on improving health outcomes for those with chronic lung disease, current studies […]
May Alumni of the Month: Jennifer Ferris
Name: Jennifer Ferris Program: Doctor of Philosophy in Rehabilitation Sciences (PhD) Graduated: 2022 Dissertation: Stroke and White Matter Hyperintensities: Investigating Lesion Impacts on Cognition and White Matter Structure How would you describe your research in the UBC Rehabilitation Sciences program? I worked in Dr. Lara Boyd’s lab during my PhD. My dissertation focused on using […]
Canada Graduate Scholarship-Master’s (CGS-M) Recipients
Congratulations to our recipients of the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS-M)! The CGS-M are administered jointly by Canada’s three granting agencies CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC and are awarded to high-calibre scholars to help develop their research skills and assists in the training of highly qualified personnel. We are pleased to announce that Morgan Flynn, Janna Griffioen, […]