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A network dedicated to promoting Aging Health Research in BC

Recents News & Announcements

BCNAR Activities Curtailed by Funding Cuts

Announcement

March 31, 2010

The funding for BCNAR and the other Health Population Networks ended as of March 31st, 2010 due to budget cuts to the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. Read more >>

BCNAR Annual Conference 2010 - Slides and Videos of Proceedings Now Available

Announcement

March 1, 2010

Opportunities at the Crossroads of Scientific Discovery: Design and Analysis of Longitudinal Data for Interdisciplinary Research Across the Life Span took place on January 28-29, 2010 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver Read more >>

Call for Abstracts - 7th World Conference of ISG

Announcement

November 25, 2009

The International Society for Gerontechnology invites you to submit an abstract for the 7th World Conference which will take place in Vancouver from May 27-30th, 2010. Presentation options include symposia, free papers and posters. Accepted abstracts will be published in Gerontechnology, the official journal of the society. The deadline for submission was January 15th, 2010. Read more >>

Health Research Cuts are a Sign of an Ailing System

This article appeared in the Vancouver Sun, December 2, 2009 page A13

Author:

Adrian Dix

Date of Publish:

December 2, 2009

Article:

NEWS_2009_DEC_VANCOUVERSUN_healthcuts.pdf

Funding Cuts to BCNAR and New Grants

Announcement

October 7, 2009

Recently the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research received a letter from the Honourable Kevin Falcon, Minister of Health Services, confirming an additional $15 million funding for the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). This is great news and we extend our congratulations to the Foundation and the research community it supports. This news however does not change the fate of BCNAR or the other Health of Population Research Networks funded by MSFHR. Funding for these Networks will cease as of March 31, 2010. Read more >>