In the Media
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UBC NewsNew UBC clinic to provide team-based care for up to 4,450 B.C. patients
Celebration of the newly named MacIsaac Health Building recognizes the MacIsaac family’s historic $40-million gift and showcases B.C.’s first team-based teaching clinic.
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UBC News$40M gift to UBC is the largest ever to a Canadian school of nursing
Historic $40M donation from UBC alumni Matthew and Natalie MacIsaac will strengthen nursing education, research and clinical learning to help prepare the next generation of nurses and health-care leaders.
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Saanich NewsB.C. foster care student earns $85K in scholarships
Incoming nursing student turns advocacy into action
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CBCTuition benefit for B.C. nursing students to be ended Aug. 1
For the last three years, nursing students in B.C. have automatically received a $2,000-grant for each year of their program, but it's set to expire on Aug. 1. Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc joins students and other nursing leaders in stating that ending the funding could make it harder to recruit and retain future nurses as the province continues to face health-care staffing shortages.
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Radio Canada - CBCLessons from BC's Heat Dome 5 years later
Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch discusses lessons learned from the 2021 heat dome and continuing efforts to reduce deaths during extreme heat. (Interviewed in English and translated to French.)
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UBC NewsNew national guidance targets substance-use prevention and response in Canadian schools - UBC News
A national coalition led by UBC’s Wellstream (Dr. Emily Jenkins) has released Canada’s new evidence-based standard for addressing student substance use in K–12 schools.
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Times ColonistEbola--Why this outbreak is so devastating
Even though Canada has never had a case of Ebola, we must assist in assuring that it remains contained, according to Dr. Meaghan Thumath: "The best thing we can do is to share our experts and share our resources."
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Aging, Cancer Care + Support Research Lab (ACCESS Lab)ACCESS Lab Awarded UBC Research Excellence Cluster Funding
We’re excited to share that the ACCESS Lab has been awarded funding through the University of British Columbia’s Research Excellence Clusters program for 2026–2027.
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Cloverdale ReporterNurses of Indian Heritage exhibit opens at Cloverdale museum
Museum of Surrey showcases the lives of and legacies of nurses who paved the way for others
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The ConversationB.C.’s switch to permanent DST adds to the ‘perfect storm’ for poorer adolescent sleep and mental health
The adoption of permanent DST in B.C. raises significant concerns about social jetlag and long-term health impacts, especially for young people.