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Apr 30, 2020

UBC experts on flooding

UBC experts on flooding

Parts of Alberta and the B.C. Interior are starting to experience the impacts of flooding. UBC experts are available to comment.

Apr 29, 2020

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Protecting the health of seniors during COVID-19

While public health experts recommend seniors stay home and protect themselves, concerns have also been raised about the potential negative effects of isolation. Join UBC experts who will address these issues and answer your questions.

Apr 29, 2020

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Apr 29, 2020

UBC forestry professor Nicholas Coops

UBC Forestry professor receives ‘Nobel Prize’ of forest research

The Faculty of Forestry at UBC has announced faculty member and Canada Research Chair in Remote Sensing, Nicholas Coops, is the recipient of the world’s most prestigious forestry honour, the Marcus Wallenberg Prize.

Apr 28, 2020

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Apr 28, 2020

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Experts call for more equitable housing policy post-COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, it’s highlighting unique pressures on certain groups like Canada’s seniors, Indigenous communities, and people experiencing homelessness.

Apr 28, 2020

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Apr 27, 2020

Ava Katz picks up hot meals from the kitchen of the Louis Brier Home in Kerrisdale for delivery to another group home as part of her volunteer work with the Beth Israel Jewish Synagogue. Credit: Paul Joseph/UBC

Kinesiology student squeezes seniors’ errands in between exams

First-year kinesiology student Ava Katz is helping seniors and those who are self-isolating get their groceries and prescriptions — and it all started with a Facebook post.

Apr 27, 2020

Although honey bees are quite resilient compared to other non-social insects, they are a useful proxy because they are managed by humans all over the world and are easy to sample.

Honey bees could help monitor fertility loss in insects due to climate change

New research from the University of British Columbia and North Carolina State University could help scientists track how climate change is impacting the birds and the bees… of honey bees.

Apr 27, 2020

How to support seniors during the COVID-19 outbreak

How to support seniors during the COVID-19 outbreak

Dr. Roger Wong, a clinical professor in geriatric medicine at UBC’s faculty of medicine, answers some common questions about seniors and COVID-19 and offers steps you can take to help keep your older loved ones safe and supported.

Apr 24, 2020

Which types of copper surfaces can help stop the spread of hospital infections?

Which types of copper surfaces can help stop the spread of hospital infections?

New UBC research suggests that using certain copper alloys on door handles and other high-contact surfaces in health care facilities could help reduce the spread of two of the most notorious bacterial culprits.

Apr 24, 2020

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Apr 24, 2020

When crises collide: COVID-19 and overdose in the Downtown Eastside

When crises collide: COVID-19 and overdose in the Downtown Eastside

Last month, the B.C. government declared COVID-19 a public health emergency. But in the Downtown Eastside, the novel coronavirus has amplified an existing public health emergency: the overdose crisis, which has claimed more than 4,700 lives in B.C. in the last four years.

Apr 23, 2020

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UBC ranks seventh globally in impact: Times Higher Education

UBC continues to excel in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, placing first in Canada and seventh globally out of more than 850 participating institutions.

Apr 23, 2020

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Earth Day at 50: A look to the past offers hope for the planet’s future

Philippe Tortell, a professor and head of UBC’s department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences, wrote about how Earth Day helped catalyze legislative changes to take action against climate change.

Apr 23, 2020

DNA genotyping and sequencing. Courtesy National Cancer Institute via Unsplash.

DNA testing could help in COVID-19 patient care

UBC’s Dr. William Gibson discusses how human DNA testing could improve outcomes for patients with COVID-19.

Apr 23, 2020

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Apr 23, 2020

COVID-19 research portal

COVID-19 research portal

Visit the UBC COVID-19 Research website for information about UBC research projects related to COVID-19.

Apr 23, 2020

UBC students design low-cost ventilator for COVID-19

UBC students design low-cost ventilator for COVID-19

UBC engineering students have developed a simple, low-cost COVID-19 ventilator that may very well save lives.

Apr 23, 2020