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BCCRI Rising Star - Jagbir Kaur
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Jagbir is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at BC Cancer and UBC Nursing doctoral student who has an interest in equity-oriented cancer research that centres the experiences of racialized and minoritized individuals and populations. She works closely with…
Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellow
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Congratulations to Dr. Sabrina Wong for being elected as one of the 71 new fellows receiving the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Award (CAHS)! Canada-wide, she is one of four nurses named for this year.
Dr. Moss among BIV500
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Congratulations go out to Dr. Margaret Moss who has been named among the 500 "visionaries, innovators and trailblazers" that are considered BIV's most influential business leaders in British Columbia! Here's the BIV BC 500 for…
Expert Comment from Dr Baumbusch - heat dome
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B.C. Housing admits cooling devices at some housing sites deactivated More access to cooling rooms is reason for optimism, seniors say, but experts caution more needs to be done for extreme heat events.
Ray Thompson In Memoriam
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Retiring from the School of Nursing in 2001, Ray maintained close relationships with a wide circle of friends. He pursued his love of reading and interests in early and classical music, art, poetry, history, philosophy, hiking, jogging, and travel,…
Interview with Dr. Oliffe - Healthing July 2022
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'Toxic masculinity' isn't how most guys live their lives, so why are men who behave badly so newsworthy? "There are a lot of good blokes out there who are doing good things, who are honourable and have good masculine values and…
Artists in Prison Share Art - Exhibit in DTES Opens
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In the spring of 2020, a team led by UBC school of nursing professor Dr. Helen Brown (she/her) and interdisciplinary studies PhD candidate Kelsey Timler (she/her) launched a project to deliver “art and reciprocity kits” to several prisons across B.C…
Dr. Oliffe's Q&A with UBC News
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Breaking up is hard to do – but many men find healthy ways to cope