RHSC Faculty Dr. Linda Li featured as a guest on the Radio Health Journal Podcast
Dr. Linda Li, RHSC Supervisor and Dept. of Physical Therapy Professor, was featured as a guest on the Radio Health Journal Podcast, where she discussed the importance of community support when coping with inflammatory arthritis. Listen to Linda’s episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rheumatoid-arthritis-living-with-an-invisible-illness/id338742826?i=1000630586552
RHSC Faculty Lara Boyd & Courtney Pollock Receive NSERC Discovery Research Grants
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada’s Discovery Research Program provides funding over five years to researchers pursuing promising areas of research on pressing modern issues. The Program supports researchers at different career stages with their long-term research goals and provides them the opportunity to train the researchers and scientists of the […]
PhD Candidate Himani Prajapati Receives Public Scholar Initiative Award
Join us in congratulating RHSC PhD Candidate Himani Prajapati on receiving a Public Scholars Initiative Award! The Public Scholars Initiative Award is part of the UBC Public Scholars Initiative (PSI) which intends to build connections, community, and capacity for doctoral students who are interested in explicitly linking their doctoral work to an arena of public […]
2023 Affiliated Award Recipients
Congratulations to our recipients of the UBC Affiliated Fellowships! The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers approximately 50 Affiliated Fellowships each year to meritorious students for full-time study and/or research leading to a graduate degree. Awards are made on the basis of academic excellence, and are open to current and prospective full-time UBC graduate […]
2023 BC Graduate Scholarship Recipient – Gordon Tao
Meet this year’s BC Graduate Scholarship Recipient: Gordon Tao The province of British Columbia has funded graduate scholarships in any field of study, with emphasis on research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, and support for Indigenous students. The scholarships of $15,000 is awarded by graduate programs and disciplinary Faculties. Gordon Tao was […]
Olivia Tsihlias Awarded the Syd Vernon Graduate Student Award
Congratulations to Olivia Tsihlias for being awarded the Syd Vernon Graduate Student Award as part of the 2022 Spring Awards competition! The Syd Vernon Fund for the Disabled supports charitable organizations for the betterment of persons with mental, physical or sensory disabilities. The Fund also supports the advancement of education for those persons committed to […]
VCH Top Graduating Doctoral Student & Rising Star Award Recipients
Join us in congratulating Jesse Charlton, recipient of VCH’s 2022 Top Graduating Doctoral Student Award, and Cristina Rubino, recipient of VCH’s 2022 Rising Star Award! These awards recognize outstanding efforts by VCHRI trainees for research excellence, service as role models and other contributions that each has made to benefit the Vancouver Coastal Health research community. […]
Canada Graduate Scholarships-Masters Recipients
Congratulations to Julia Dahlby and Niloufar Benam for being awarded the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS-M)! The CGS-M is awarded to high-calibre scholars to help develop their research skills and assists in the training of highly qualified personnel. As recipients of this award administered by CIHR, Julia and Niloufar have the opportunity to fully concentrate on […]
Rehabilitation Sciences’ doctoral students, Christy Jones, Oladele Atoyebi, and Gordon Tao has been awarded a Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF)
The Four Year Doctoral Fellowship program will ensure UBC’s best PhD students are provided with financial support of at least $18,000 per year plus tuition for a maximum of four years of their PhD studies or until the end of their 5th years, whichever comes first.
Rehabilitation Sciences’ master’s student, Jeanette Boily, featured in lead story in Research Insider, the newsletter of the VCH Research Institute
Relieving the pressure: easing pain for bed-bound patients