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VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

Drs. Burt and Justice appointed as Officers of the Order of Canada alongside former faculty members Dr. John Borrows and the Honourable Lynn Smith Q.C. Emeritus faculty, Dr. Robert Krell appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada.

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Funding also awarded through Canada Foundation for Innovation to support newly appointed UBC CRC.

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I am pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Fernandez as Associate Vice-President, Research and Innovation, effective March 15, 2021.

Rachel will be joining me and our Associate Vice-Presidents, Research and Innovation, Matthew Evenden and Phil Barker (who is also Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation at UBC Okanagan), in sharing the leadership of the diverse range of portfolio units and initiatives that support UBC’s research and innovation activities. She will be taking...

Event Date: Dec 4, 2020
VPRI Unit: Animal Care and Use Program

ACS holiday blackout period

In preparation for closing out calendar year 2020, please be advised of our order and delivery schedule for the 2020 holiday blackout period:

Animal orders

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November 27, 2020 Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, announced 114 new appointments to the Order of Canada.

Created in 1967, the Order of Canada is one of our country’s highest honours. Presented by the governor general, the Order honours people whose service shapes our society; whose innovations ignite our imaginations; and whose compassion unites our communities.

These new appointments include current, emeriti and former UBC...

Event Date: Nov 19, 2020
VPRI Unit: Research Ethics

PHIL 337 is intended for students across disciplines but will particularly appeal to those in the social and natural sciences. 

Instructor: Dr. Alison Wylie | alison.wylie@ubc.ca | Syllabus

Event Date: Nov 13, 2020
VPRI Unit: Sequencing and Bioinformatics Consortium

The SBC is pleased to welcome David Levy-Booth, PhD, our new Bioinformatics Specialist. 

David joins us with a wealth of experience in genomics, metagenomics, and bioinformatics, as demonstrated in his most recent publication “Genomics and metatranscriptomics of biogeochemical cycling and degradation of lignin-derived aromatic compounds in thermal swamp sediment”(ISME J (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00820-x).  

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Mary O'Connor and William Cheung (E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships) and Allan Betram (Brockhouse Canada Prize) recognized for reseach relating to climate change.

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Five projects led by UBC researchers awarded $3m

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A total of 29 doctoral researchers currently enrolled at UBC were awarded SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships as part of the Government of Canada's $26 million investment over the next four years to support 540 doctoral researchers across Canada.

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Wage support extended for research-related personnel adversely affected by COVID-19 and funded in part or in whole through non-governmental sources

Event Date: Dec 7, 2020
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The VPRI is currently searching for new research advisors in the CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC domains.

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UBC conservation biologist Claire Kremen is this year's winner of the Volvo Environment Prize, recognizing her world-class research on how humanity can feed itself while also protecting biodiversity.

Event Date: Oct 30, 2020
VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

CRCEF Stage 3 open call for applications. Deadline October 30.

Event Date: Oct 5, 2020
VPRI Unit: Research Ethics

Please note that RISE (UBC's platform for accessing, modifying and reviewing research ethics applications) will be out of service from Wednesday, October 28 – Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The outage is planned to allow UBC's transition from PeopleSoft to Workday for Finance and HR functions.

During this period, researchers will be unable to view, modify or submit ethics applications and REB staff will also be unable to view or process applications. 

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Nine UBC faculty members have been announced as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. 

citations courtesy of CAHS

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We are pleased to announce the 2021/22 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition.

Applications are being invited from both emerging and established clusters of research excellence in all disciplines on the Vancouver campus. Previously funded clusters, as well as new clusters, are eligible to apply to this competition. A notice of intent to apply must be submitted by November 2, 2020.

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UBC researchers lead eleven projects and named as collaborators and co-applicants on a further five

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UBC researchers from all disciplines are invited to apply for the digital research infrastructure resources available through UBC Advanced Research Computing (ARC). 

UBC ARC Chinook

ARC is pleased to announce the launch of a new object storage service, known as UBC ARC Chinook, on September 28.  This new research-dedicated data storage service is available to UBC researchers across all disciplines. Applications can be made at any time throughout the year by principal...

VPRI Unit: VP Research & Innovation Office

CIHR funding supports 27 projects at UBC and afffiliated health authority research centres.

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