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ShQUooz Circle Celebrates a Year of Movement, Culture and Community
Sep 29, 2026
The ShQUooz Circle is celebrating a year of movement, culture, connection and community through a growing partnership between UBC, Indigenous Women Rise (IWR) and the Indigenous Physical Activity and Cultural Circle (IPACC). At the heart of this work are the women themselves. Led in partnership with Elder Sally Lee, Diana Day and Angelina Day of Indigenous Women Rise, a grassroots organization […]
Celebrating the Newly Named MacIsaac Health Building
Sep 28, 2026
On Sept. 25 2026, UBC formally celebrated the newly named MacIsaac Health Building and the MacIsaac family’s historic $40-million gift, the largest ever made to a Canadian school of nursing. The celebration also showcased the new Team-Based Care Teaching Clinic, which will provide primary care for up to 4,450 B.C. patients without a regular provider […]
UBC’s Gateway Health Building has been renamed the MacIsaac Health Building
Sep 22, 2026
In recognition of a historic $40-million gift to UBC’s School of Nursing from alumni Matthew and Natalie MacIsaac, UBC will name the MacIsaac School of Nursing and MacIsaac Health Building in their honour. The shared building is also home to the School of Kinesiology, Student Health and Wellbeing, UBC’s Team-based Care Teaching Clinic and the […]
Congratulations 2026 NSERC Discovery Grant Recipients: Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Dr. Robert Boushel, and Dr. Romeo Chua
Aug 19, 2026
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin, Dr. Robert Boushel and Dr. Romeo Chua have been awarded the 2026 NSERC Discovery Grants. Their research tackle critical challenges in exercise performance, movement, and human balance. Learn more about their research below. Dr. Jean-Sébastien Blouin – Sensorimotor Physiology Laboratory UBC Balance Robot in the Sensorimotor […]
School of Kinesiology welcomes Spencer Briggs, Lecturer in Physical Education & Health Pedagogy
Jul 13, 2026
The UBC School of Kinesiology is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Spencer Briggs as a Lecturer (full-time) in Physical Education and Health Pedagogy. Mr. Briggs joins the School from Brock University where he is a doctoral candidate (expected to defend autumn 2026). As a researcher in physical activity and physical education pedagogy, and sessional instructor, […]