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LiGHT, a new weight management program for young people

Submitted by: Jean-Pierre Chanoine LiGHT (Living Green, Healthy and Thrifty) is a novel, internet-based, weight management program for 10-17 year-olds. Key aspects: – To promote program retention, attract youth attention […]

Nov 6, 2013

Intelligent wheelchairs for cognitively-impaired older adults in long-term care

Submitted by: Cynthia Hsieh Many older adults rely on a manual wheelchair for community mobility but are not provided with adequate skills. Poor training can increase the risk of injury, […]

Nov 6, 2013

Cell division in the growth and health of children and young adults

Submitted by: Chris Maxwell We all arose from one fertilized egg cell; ~50 trillion cells, in the precise and correct ratios, arose from the division of one primitive cell.  This requires […]

Nov 6, 2013

The graph theory of friendship, community, and leadership

Submitted by: James Nastos Humans (and many types of animals) exist in social societies in which closely-knit communities form naturally. In today’s age of mapping out the data of social […]

Nov 6, 2013

Dr. Richard Lester

Ask, don’t tell, for better HIV care

Dr. Richard Lester with an op-ed on how best to communicate to HIV patients using mobile devices.

Nov 6, 2013 - by Dr. Richard Lester

Reigning champions to defend national title

Reigning champions to defend national title

UBC men’s soccer team returns to the CIS nationals as defending champions, hoping to add to their record 12 national titles

Nov 6, 2013

Healing an invisible wound

Healing an invisible wound

In advance of Remembrance Day, Marvin Westwood talks about helping veterans deal with PTSD-related symptoms.

Nov 6, 2013

Ruins: Chronicle of an HIV Witch-Hunt

Ruins: Chronicle of an HIV Witch-Hunt Wed Nov 6 2013, 12 PM – 1:30 PM Jack Bell Building for the School of Social Work ‘Ruins’ is a riveting documentary about […]

Nov 6, 2013

Ruins: Chronicle of an HIV Witch-Hunt

Nov 6, 2013