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University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Canadian research university with campuses in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia.
History
COVID-19
UBC received a $50,000 CAD grant in July 2021 from the Government of Canada for a project titled “Promoting Vaccine Confidence in Canada through TikTok.”1) It was awarded through a grant program called “Encouraging Vaccine Confidence in Canada” jointly administered by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).2)
Affiliations
Notable Alumni
| Name | Date | Program | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Dawson | 1983-1989 | Bachelor of Arts; Master of Arts | Director of Access and Government Relations at Pfizer Canada3) |
| Matthew Evans-Cockle | - | - | Canadian Covid Care Alliance4) |
| Liam Sturgess | 2013-2014 | Bachelor of Arts (did not graduate) | Campfire Wiki editor and writer for the Canadian Covid Care Alliance, producer of the Rounding the Earth podcast |
| Matthew Tunis | 2002-2006 | Bachelor of Science, Integrated Studies | Executive secretary for the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) |
1)
Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada - Competition Results. (2021, July 26). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Retrieved November 3, 2021, from https://archive.ph/Zo5b5
2)
Encouraging vaccine confidence in Canada. (2021, July 26). Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Retrieved November 3, 2021, from https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Promoter-Promotion/VaccineConfidence_eng.asp
3)
Robert Dawson. Faculty of Arts. Retrieved April 26, 2022, from https://archive.ph/foW6p
4)
CurmudgeonsCorner. (2023, March 17). Ethical Integrity at the University of British Columbia. Rumble. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329201353/https://rumble.com/v2diu5g-ethical-integrity-at-the-university-of-british-columbia.html