Steven Barnes, a senior instructor and Associate Head of Undergraduate Affairs in the Department of Psychology, was recently named a 2019 3M National Teaching Fellow. The award, jointly sponsored by 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), is the highest recognition of individual teaching excellence and educational leadership in Canada.
Dr. Eric Eich and Dr. Sarah Gergel have been elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals.
Andrew Arida, Associate Registrar & Director, Student Recruitment & Undergraduate Admissions, Enrolment Services, has been awarded a President's Service Award for Excellence, and Grace Wong, Senior International Advisor, Office of the Provost and Vice President Academic, has been awarded a President's Staff Award for Creativity and Innovation.
Ten UBC researchers were among the latest Canada Research Chairs appointments, accompanied by a boost in federal funding totaling $8.6 million.
Karen McKellin, Executive Director, International Student Initiative, has been awarded a President's Service Award for Excellence.
UBC received a $11.5 million boost in federal funding across all disciplines, with 14 professors newly appointed or renewed as Canada Research Chairs.
UBC is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Faculty Research Awards. Winners were selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee, which spans arts and humanities, applied science, science, and medicine.
Dr. Janet Werker, UBC Psychology Professor and Canada Research Chair, is the recipient of the 2015 SSHRC Gold Medal, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s (SSHRC) highest research honour.
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