News

  1. September 10, 2021

    The Raising Canada 2021 Report is Out!

    Children First Canada has released its annual Raising Canada report that tracks the top 10 threats to childhood in Canada. Social Exposome Cluster members, including Dr. Michael Kobor and Dr.

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  2. August 5, 2021

    We are recruiting participants for our Baby Tooth Study

    The Social Exposome Cluster is currently recruiting participants for our Baby Tooth Study. The purpose of this study is to determine if we can use teeth to understand an individual’s early life environments and experiences, in particular exposure to substances found in our environment, like lead.

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  3. May 12, 2021

    Feelings First Social Media Campaign

    The Social Exposome Cluster joins the BC Healthy Child Development Alliance (BCHCDA) and participates in the Feelings First Social Media Campaign TOGETHER WE GROW Feelings First is a campaign to introduce important concepts around Social and Emotional Development in the early years, to parents and caregivers across British Co

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  4. March 10, 2021

    'Society to Cell' Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship is Open!

    The Social Exposome Cluster invites applications for the 'Society to Cell' Clyde Hertzman Memorial Fellowship. This funding opportunity is open to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. For information about the award, eligibility and to apply please see here:

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  5. May 29, 2020

    Knowledge Translation Video Competition for Trainees

    Trainees are invited to create a short video that summarizes their research and how it relates to one or more of the Social Exposome Cluster (SEC) themes (i.e., Extrinsic factors that contribute to healthy development, Intrinsic factors, Technological Development, and/or Policies and Interventions) .

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First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that the UBC Point Grey campus is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.


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