On behalf of the Physical Activity Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit we would like to acknowledge the departure of our friend and colleague, Nana Wu. Nana visited from Shanghai (China) and became a valued and trusted member of our Read More …
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Taylor Drury Receives the Governor General’s Gold Medal
The CPR and LEARN laboratories at the University of British Columbia are exceptionally proud to announce that Taylor Drury was selected as the University of British Columbia’s 2012-13 Governor General Gold Medal Award Medal Winner for graduating MSc students. This Read More …
Director, Dr. Darren Warburton Receives the CIHR/CMAJ Top Achievement in Health Research Award
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) honoured the work of exceptional researchers announcing the five recipients of the 2012 CIHR-CMAJ Top Achievements in Health Research Awards on March 18, 2013. The CIHR announcement for Read More …
Congratulations to Taylor Drury on his Acceptance to Medical School
A heartfelt congratulations to Taylor Drury (MSc 2012) on his acceptance to Medical School. We are extremely proud of Taylor’s accomplishments.
Taylor Drury Successfully Defends His MSc Thesis
A heartfelt congratulations to Taylor Drury who completed his MSc thesis on July 9, 2012.
Congratulations to Dr. Jamie Burr
Sincere congratulations to Dr. Jamie Burr (Post-Doc) on his faculty appointment at the University of Prince Edward Island. We wish him continued success.
Dr. Bredin wins the 2011 Award of Excellence from the University of Alberta
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Bredin has received another honour for her contributions. Dr. Bredin has received the 2011 Award of Excellence from the University of Alberta (http://www.alumni.ualberta.ca/en/Celebrate/AlumniAwards/AwardExcellence.aspx). A heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Bredin for this prestigious honour Read More …
Dr. Bredin is a featured scientist on the Year of Science
We are proud to announce that Dr. Bredin was recently highlighted as a Featured Scientist for the Year of Science. This honour reflects the innovative work that Dr. Bredin has been conducting and her contributions to the field of science. Read More …
Interactive Video Gaming Research Highlighted by Canadian Medical Association
We are pleased to announce that the innovative research of Drs. Warburton and Bredin has been highlighted by the Canadian Medical Association in “Future Practice.” Future Practice is a publication of the Canadian Medical Association that was developed to “help Read More …
Article Reaches Its 500th Citation!!!
On behalf of the Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit, we are honoured to announce that an article created by Dr. Darren Warburton, Crystal Whitney (research trainee) and Dr. Shannon Bredin (published in the prestigious Canadian Medical Association Journal) Read More …