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

    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.

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

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Midwifery student connects midwives with personal protective equipment

    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.

  • UBC seahorse expert wins top animal conservation award

    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.  

  • How COVID-19 has impacted religious practices

    How COVID-19 has impacted religious practices

    We spoke with UBC anthropology professor Sabina Magliocco, who chairs UBC’s interdisciplinary program in the study of religion, about how COVID-19 is impacting religiosity now, and potentially for the long term.

  • How to protect seniors living in long-term care from social isolation

    How to protect seniors living in long-term care from social isolation

    In many ways, seniors have become the face of COVID-19, with nearly 80 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in Canada connected to long-term care homes. With tightened visiting restrictions in place, social isolation has become a real threat for many living in care, increasing the risk of loneliness, anxiety and depression.

  • iPads-on-wheels connects hospitalized COVID-19 patients with loved ones

    iPads-on-wheels connects hospitalized COVID-19 patients with loved ones

    When nurse Jenifer Tabamo saw how lonely some of her patients were in hospital, she knew she wanted to do something to help them stay connected to the outside world.

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