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Sep 30, 2020

Webinar: Growing up in a pandemic

Webinar: Growing up in a pandemic

Join UBC experts from the faculty of medicine to learn more about how changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic are impacting the brain, and how to help children and teens thrive during the pandemic.

Sep 30, 2020

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Sep 29, 2020

New survey shows links between COVID-19 pandemic and B.C. nurses’ mental health

New survey shows links between COVID-19 pandemic and B.C. nurses’ mental health

B.C. nurses working in the front lines at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic experienced high levels of emotional exhaustion, depression and anxiety, finds a new survey by UBC nursing researchers and the BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU).

Sep 29, 2020

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Sep 28, 2020

‘New’ corporations are up to the same old tricks

‘New’ corporations are up to the same old tricks

UBC professor of law Joel Bakan says businesses may pursue social and environmental good, but they will only do so in ways and amounts that are likely to help them do well.

Sep 25, 2020

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Sep 25, 2020

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Earlier testing and tracing could have prevented spread of COVID-19 in U.S. and Europe

Earlier testing and contact tracing might have prevented SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from becoming established in the United States and Europe, suggests a new study recently published in Science.

Sep 25, 2020

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Sep 24, 2020

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Camera traps show impact of recreational activity on wildlife

The COVID-19 pandemic has fired up interest in outdoor activities in our parks and forests. Now a new UBC study highlights the need to be mindful of how these activities may affect wildlife living in protected areas.

Sep 24, 2020

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Sep 23, 2020

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Sep 22, 2020

Student enrolment remains strong at UBC

Student enrolment remains strong at UBC

Student enrolment numbers remain strong this fall at UBC Vancouver and UBC Okanagan—a sign of the university’s stellar academic reputation. Students are keenly interested in achieving their educational ambitions at UBC, despite challenges posed by COVID-19.

Sep 22, 2020

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Sep 21, 2020

2020 Imagine UBC Pep Rally

2020 Imagine UBC Pep Rally

View the 2020 UBC virtual Pep Rally where you’ll enjoy musical performances, hear from President Santa Ono, and celebrate UBC school spirit.

Sep 18, 2020

Smoke and acid: where wildfires meet the ocean

Smoke and acid: where wildfires meet the ocean

Fiona Beaty, a PhD candidate at UBC’s faculty of science, says the duration and effects of smoke and acidity for years to come depends on what we do now and how we choose to respond and adapt.

Sep 18, 2020

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Sep 18, 2020

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Sep 17, 2020

The microscopes measure up to 13 feet in height, as tall as a double decker bus.

Powerful, double-decker bus-sized microscopes help scientists uncover possible COVID-19 treatment

Researchers at UBC’s faculty of medicine are working with microscopes—some up to 13 feet tall—to help prevent and treat COVID-19.

Sep 17, 2020

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Sep 16, 2020