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UBC Aboriginal MD program meets goal five years ahead of schedule
May 15, 2015 – Long before the training wheels on her first bicycle were removed, Lee-Anna Huisman had her sights set on the road ahead. “I wanted to be a doctor from a really young age,” recalls...
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Creating a New Way Forward: Release of TRC Findings & Recommendations
May 25, 2015 – The Vancouver Coordinating Committee for TRC Closing Events is inviting interested members of the public to register for the upcoming event, “Creating a New Way Forward: Reflections on...
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FNHL Graduation Celebration 2015 Highlights
Aboriginal graduates gather at the UBC First Nations Longhouse for the First Nations House of Learning Graduation CelebrationPhoto Credit: Don Erhardt May 28, 2015 – Last Saturday, the First Nations...
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May 28, 2015 – On Saturday, May 23rd, more than fifty of more than 200 Aboriginal grads gathered in the First Nations Longhouse on the Vancouver campus for the Aboriginal Grad ceremony. The event was...
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Two major gifts aim to grow ranks of Aboriginal health providers
News Release (June 1, 2015) – The University of British Columbia has received two $1-million donations to grow the number of Aboriginal doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and other health...
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Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health Gift Announcement
Left to Right: David Patrick, Director, School of Population and Public Health; Lindsay Gordon, Donor (Chancellor, UBC); Nadine Caron, Co-Director, Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health; Elder...
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Indigenous Legal Studies and Community Legal Clinic Celebrate Anniversaries
June 5, 2015 – Sowing a seed, and nurturing something special—Professor Emeritus Michael Jackson, QC, used this imagery to capture the foundation of the Indigenous Legal Studies Program (ILSP) at the...
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Aboriginal business education initiatives at Sauder receive significant new...
May 29, 2015 – The work of the Sauder School of Business to contribute to British Columbia’s Aboriginal communities through business education will be reinforced by substantial new funding. With a gift...
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Broadcast Email: Aboriginal Engagement at UBC
June 19, 2015 To: All UBC Faculty and Staff As we approach National Aboriginal Day this weekend, and the start of our Centennial year this fall, we wish to draw your attention to some Aboriginal...
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UBC professor secures funding for Haida feature film
Professor Leonie SandercockUBC School of Community and Regional Planning July 24, 2015 – The Canada Media Foundation recently approved the production budget and funding for a feature film entitled The...
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Jessie Ramsay: ‘I always knew I was going to be lawyer’
Jessie RamsayAllard School of Law Graduate July 28, 2015 – Recently called to the bar, Jessie Ramsay is looking forward to developing her legal career in Chilliwack, where she grew up and spent most of...
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UBC Aboriginal MD program meets goal five years ahead of schedule
May 15, 2015 – Long before the training wheels on her first bicycle were removed, Lee-Anna Huisman had her sights set on the road ahead. “I wanted to be a doctor from a really young age,” recalls...
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Geering Up brings engineering and science fun to Musqueam
Musqueam youth learn about light and colour at a Geering Up camp.Photo: Geering Up August 6, 2015 – A full week of exciting engineering and science lessons was on the schedule for 45 kids and youth in...
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Featured Events
Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health Gift Announcement June 2, 2015 – The University of British Columbia celebrated two $1 million gifts — from Lindsay and Elizabeth Gordon, and from Rudy,...
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video platform video management video solutions video player video platform video management video solutions video player Featured Story Welcome Feature Story: 300 Aboriginal Youth Become “UBC...
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Allard School of Law Responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s...
Dean and Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law August 10, 2015 – The Allard School of Law at UBC commends the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s ground-breaking work, and welcomes its 94 Calls to...
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New textbook explores indigenous perspectives on health
September 18, 2015 – A new textbook, co-edited by an associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine, explores the health of Canada’s indigenous peoples, going beyond established social health...
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$1M fund to open doors for Aboriginal women studying business
Students studying in the Ch’nook Indigenous Business Education initiative program September 22, 2015 – A $1-million gift from the family of Warren and Maureen Spitz will fund a new awards program at...
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A Quick Study with Chris Cardinal
Chris Cardinal September 24, 2015 – On intellectual awareness, positive change, being a husband, a father, and a Cree First Nations male, and picking up a guitar. Meet Chris Cardinal, First Nations and...
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FNHL takes new approach to student orientation
September 24, 2015 – This year, the First Nations House of Learning undertook a fresh approach to orientating new Aboriginal students to the UBC campus. On September 3rd, first year undergraduate,...
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