Study to explore impact of heart function on motor outcomes following spinal cord injury
Dr. Chris West and Dr. Brian Kwon have been awarded $1.926 million from the US Department of Defense to study how the functioning of the heart after a spinal cord injury can impact motor outcomes.
UBC Research Boosted by more than $42 Million in NSERC Funding
Bill Sheel was among researchers at UBC who met with Minister of National Defence, Harjit Sajjan, on behalf of the Minister of Science, Kirsty Duncan, to announce more than $42 million in support of research at UBC.
BCHL turning to app to help detect concussions in young players
This is an excerpt from an article that was originally published at cbc.ca on August 16, 2017. Read the full text here. The British Columbia Hockey League will be employing a new app this season to help detect concussions in players. The 16-to-20-year-old players on the Junior A hockey league’s 17 teams will take baseline […]
Dr. Guy Faulkner receives federal funding to study physical activity and mental health
Dr. Guy Faulkner has received federal funding to study physical activity and its impact on mental health and depression.
Erica Bennett receives SCAPPS Young Scientist Award
Erica Bennett, recent PhD graduate, has been selected in the Exercise and Health Psychology category.
Karim Khan named Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis
Karim Khan, Professor in the Department of Family Practice and outgoing Co-Director of the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, has been appointed the new Scientific Director of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Participate in the OMiCS Pilot Study August 2017
A Q&A with Anne Lasinsky, PhD student in the School of Kinesiology, who studies child and adolescent heath and will be joining the OMiCS Study this fall.
Chris Forgaard, PhD Candidate, receives Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award
Award recipients are selected on criteria of scholarly contributions to date and the quality of thesis-related research.
Devra Waldman
Name: Devra Waldman
Expected Graduation: December 2019
Degree: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Brian Wilson
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Running can be the key to quitting smoking: study
Dr. Carly Priebe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Population Physical Activity Lab discusses how running can help smokers quit.