News & Events


Sharon Adelman’s Retirement Party
Sharon Adelman, Instructor and Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education is retiring from the school. We would like to wish Sharon all the very best in the future, she will be sorely missed. Read More >

Rachel Jordan’s entry at UBC ‘3 Minute Thesis competition’
Congratulations to Rachel Jordan, MSc thesis student in the Pediatric Audiology Lab supervised by Dr. Susan Small, for coming in in 4th place out of over 100 Masters and PhD students at UBC in the '3 Minute Thesis competition'. Read More >

Special Olympics Healthy Athlete event
Fifteen students from the School performed fantastic work at the recent Special Olympics Healthy Athlete  event in North Vancouver. Members of our Clinical faculty and professional community were also there to provide critical support. Healthy Hearing, which was one of several health services there, screened over 60 Special Athletes and talked to many more family […] Read More >

SASS graduate Monique Lugli appointed Chief of Staff to the Minister of the Status of Women
A previous School of Audiology and Speech Sciences graduate, Monique, has been appointed Chief Of Staff to the Minister of the Status of Women.. More information can be found here Read More >

The 33rd World Congress of Audiology – Bringing the World of Audiology Together
The upcoming World Congress of Audiology (WCA2016) is a highly collaborative congress that will feature the latest innovations and research in hearing health care. It is the biennial meeting of the International Society of Audiology and is jointly hosted by the Canadian Academy of Audiology and Speech-Language and Audiology Canada. We look forward to welcoming […] Read More >

School Closure During Holidays
Please note that the School and Administration Office will be closed Thursday, December 24, 2015 to Sunday, January 3, 2016. The Administration Office will reopen at 8:30am on Monday, January 4, 2016. Happy holidays to all! Read More >

Graduate Student Reception 2015
Photos from the Graduate Student Reception on November 27, 2015. Congratulation SASS Class of 2015! Read More >

The Belcourt Brosseau Metis Awards
The Belcourt Brosseau Metis Award is a monetary award given to Metis students from Alberta in undergraduate and some graduate programs to promote education in the Metis community. The grant is given based on involvement and contributions in and to the Metis community and on academic standing. Lareina Abbott was thrilled to be awarded $5000 […] Read More >

Arts Night by AUDI 540
As a final celebration evening for their course, the students of AUDI 540 will be presenting another inspiring Arts Night. The focus is on the North, with traditional tales, music and tragic history in a set of woven vignettes. Date: Friday, November 6, 6-8pm (Doors open at 5:40pm) Location: Friedman Building Rm. 153 (Entrance is […] Read More >

New Clinical Faculty Affairs Representative
Congratulations to Clinton Tsang, who has been appointed as the Clinical Faculty Affairs Representative for our School. Clinton Tsang is an alumni from our Speech-Language Pathology program and currently works as a Speech-Language Pathologist for Columbia Speech & Language Services. A special thanks to Clinton for devoting his time to this important role! Read More >