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Helping healthcare workers and local restaurants with one clever idea

UBC international economics student Patrisse Chan has created an online platform that allows Canadians to buy a meal from a local restaurant and have it delivered to staff at a hospital or care home.

May 21, 2020

UBC researchers develop biodegradable medical mask for COVID-19

UBC researchers develop biodegradable medical mask for COVID-19

The shortage of medical grade masks worldwide has hobbled health care professionals responding to the novel coronavirus—highlighting the need for improving supply lines and manufacturing more masks locally.

May 21, 2020

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UBC scientist identifies a gene that controls thinness

Why can some people eat as much as they want, and still stay thin?

May 21, 2020

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UBC expert on basic income as a COVID-19 response

COVID-19 has created renewed interest in the idea of a basic income in Canada, but many questions exist about its feasibility, design, and implementation.

May 21, 2020

UBC In The News

May 20, 2020

Second-year law student Kiera Stel works at the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic in downtown Vancouver in February, before the COVID-19 crisis began. Stel and her classmates have continued to serve clients remotely. Credit: Paul Joseph/UBC

UBC law students take extraordinary steps to continue pro bono legal work during outbreak

COVID-19 threatened to end the most valuable work experience 10 UBC law students have ever had.

May 20, 2020

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Webinar: COVID-19 drug trials and vaccine development

Scientists around the world are hard at work trying to find potential treatments and vaccines to protect against COVID-19.

May 19, 2020

UBC In The News

May 19, 2020

Mai Eagle Speaker. Credit: Paul Joseph/UBC

Indigenous Community Legal Clinic creates change, one file and one student at a time

Eagle Speaker’s sister— little Mya’s mother—was not well, gripped by addiction and the street life of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. She turned to the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic for help.

May 19, 2020

UBC economists create tool to measure COVID-19 risk in B.C. jobs

UBC economists create tool to measure COVID-19 risk in B.C. jobs

Researchers at the Vancouver School of Economics have created a novel tool to assess the risks and benefits of reopening different sectors of British Columbia’s economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 19, 2020

UBC In The News

May 15, 2020

UBC In The News

May 14, 2020

UBC In The News

May 13, 2020

Caring for seniors living with dementia during COVID-19

Caring for seniors living with dementia during COVID-19

Physical distancing is now part of every day life, but it can be particularly challenging for seniors living with dementia and their caregivers.

May 13, 2020

UBC In The News

May 12, 2020

Midwifery student Emily Baxter. Credit: Paul Joseph/UBC

Midwifery student connects midwives with personal protective equipment

Midwifery student Emily Baxter’s living room looks a bit different these days. Along with the usual evidence of a busy life of a mom and her three kids, it has also been a collection point for loads of donated personal protective equipment (PPE) destined for midwifery clinics in communities across B.C.

May 12, 2020

A thorny seahorse photographed in Indonesia. Credit: Rudi Rombouts/GuyLian

UBC seahorse expert wins top animal conservation award

University of British Columbia marine biologist Amanda Vincent has won the 2020 Indianapolis Prize, the world’s foremost award for animal conservation, for her trailblazing work to protect seahorses and other marine life.  

May 12, 2020

UBC In The News

May 11, 2020

UBC In The News

May 8, 2020

UBC Connects with John Kasich

UBC Connects with John Kasich

Two-term former Ohio Governor John R. Kasich is a politician, a New York Times best-selling author, political commentator, and ultimately an American citizen who believes that unity is the answer to our most common problems.

May 7, 2020