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Minimum funding for PhD students raised

Monday, 18 January 2021

In December, the Graduate Council voted to raise minimum funding for PhD students in the first four years of their training from $18,000 to $22,000 as of September 2021.

Congratulations to the 2020/21 University Killam Professors

Friday, 15 January 2021

On January 14, 2021 UBC announced the appointment of six new University Killam Professors. This is the highest honour that UBC can confer on a faculty member. University Killam Professors are exceptional teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields, and have received international recognition for their talents and achievements.

Performance, Commissions, and Protest: The Political Pianist

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

UBC Public Scholar and Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano (DMA) candidate Benjamin Hopkins recently commissioned two pieces with political contexts based on today’s global events: Joel Thompson's "My Dunge

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Strategic Priorities

Improving Student Funding

Promoting Excellence in Graduate Programs

Enhancing Graduate Supervision

Advancing Indigenous Inclusion

Supporting Student Development and Success

Reimagining Graduate Education

Enriching the Student Experience

Dr. Agnoletti investigated the use of polymeric microspheres as carriers to deliver antibiotics selectively to the lungs after intravenous administration. Her findings support the passive lung targeting strategy to improve the treatments of bacterial lung infections and, potentially, other lung diseases.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PhD) - graduated in 2020