Events
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November 2025 Research Rounds | Beyond Translation: Transcreation of the Rahi Care Program into Panjabi with the Rahi Research Team
Date: 20 November 2025Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM Pacific Time
News and Announcements
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Dr. Saraswathi Vedam Honoured with the ACNM Lifetime Visionary Award
The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) has recognized Dr. Saraswathi Vedam, Professor of Midwifery at the UBC Department of Family Practice and Lead Investigator of the Birth Place Lab, with the prestigious Lifetime Visionary Award.
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UBC Faculty of Medicine | UBC researchers lead national project to strengthen access to abortion care
UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have received more than $4.3 million from the Government of Canada to address barriers to abortion access for underserved populations. The funding, awarded through Canada’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Fund, supports a nationwide project led by UBC’s Contraception and Abortion Research Team (CART), led by Dr. Wendy Norman, DFP academic…
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DFP JEDI Committee | Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – September 30, 2025
September 30 is a day to honour survivors and remember the children who never came home from residential schools. Read the statement from the DFP JEDI Committee and see a list of resources towards reconciliation.
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Midwifery Program | Spotlight on Student Excellence: Echo Sulin Receives Two Merit Awards
The UBC DFP Midwifery Program is proud to spotlight Echo Sulin (Ulkatcho First Nation) a second-year student, who has been awarded the Chief Joe Mathias Scholarship and the Vancouver Foundation First Nations Scholarship. Read the Q&A here.