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UBC study finds ‘nurse navigators’ play vital role in senior care

UBC study finds ‘nurse navigators’ play vital role in senior care

Retirement can be a big adjustment for someone who has spent his or her whole life working and keeping busy. Many of these newly retired professionals want to keep contributing to their community but aren’t sure how.

Apr 21, 2015

Spring surprise: UBC expert on the effects of this year’s early spring

Spring surprise: UBC expert on the effects of this year’s early spring

While most of Canada spent February and March buried under snowdrifts, the west coast has been enjoying cherry blossoms and balmy breezes for weeks.

Apr 21, 2015

How “time is money” thinking can hurt the environment: UBC research

How “time is money” thinking can hurt the environment: UBC research

Thinking “time is money” can be a barrier for people to act in environmentally friendly ways, even for tasks like recycling that take mere seconds, according to UBC research.

Apr 21, 2015

Art project helps veterans cope with PTSD

Art project helps veterans cope with PTSD

Two wood caskets lie on the floor of the Foster Eastman Gallery in Vancouver. They’ve been gutted and stripped. Satellite images of Kandahar, Afghanistan cover their exteriors.

Apr 21, 2015 - by Corey Allen

UBC professor thinks Amsterdam idea could work in Vancouver

Amsterdam is studying banning cars in a part of its downtown core on Saturdays to encourage cyclists and pedestrians and reduce motor traffic. Lawrence Frank, a professor of sustainable transportation […]

Apr 21, 2015

A Seminar on Mindfulness

Apr 21, 2015

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