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March 21, 2023Faculty Research Award Winners 2022
UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2022 Faculty Research Awards.
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March 15, 2023Drs. Sally Otto and Pieter Cullis receive 2023 NRC Killam Prizes
Drs. Sally Otto and Pieter Cullis were named recipients of the 2023 NRC Killam Prizes.
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February 22, 2023
Daniely Pauly and Rashid Sumaila win Tyler Prize
Two UBC ocean fisheries experts—marine biologist Dr. Daniel Pauly and fisheries economist Dr. Rashid Sumaila—have been awarded the 2023 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. The $250,000 (U.S.) award, administered by the University of Southern California, is often described as the Nobel Prize for the environment.
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February 1, 2023
Professor Rashid Sumaila named AAAS Fellow
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected Dr.
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January 31, 2023
Professor Dolph Schluter awarded Crafoord Prize
UBC evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter has been awarded the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (RSAS) and the Crafoord Foundation for his research into the role of natural selection in adaptive radiation and the origin of species.
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January 30, 2023
Call for Self-Nominations by Apr 3: NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships
VPRI is seeking self-nominations to the NSERC Arthur B.
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January 23, 2023
Call for Nominations by Feb 2 - Agilent Early Career Professor Award
UBC has been invited to submit 1 application (or at most 2) for the Agilent Early Career Professor Award, which is valued at $120k and available to tenure-track professors up to 12 years past PhD/MD resi
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January 19, 2023
UBC congratulates new University Killam Professors
The University Killam Professorship recognizes exceptional teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields, and who have received international recognition for their talents and achievements. It is the highest honour UBC can confer on a faculty member.
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January 3, 2023UBC Faculty Among Order of Canada December 2022 Appointees
On December 29, 2022, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced 99 appointments to the Order of Canada.
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December 20, 2022
Nomination Support for NSERC Prizes
The NSERC 'Joint Prizes': Herzberg, Polanyi, Brockhouse, and Strickland, are expected to open for nominations in early 2023, and the Office of Research Prizes and Awards is offering support for all UBC nominations including consultation, review of nomination files, and coordination of (optional) VPRI signoff.