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  • UBC-Providence scientists join forces with WestJet and YVR for COVID-19 Testing Study

    UBC-Providence scientists join forces with WestJet and YVR for COVID-19 Testing Study

    Dr. Don Sin and Dr. Marc Romney are lending their research expertise and diagnostic know-how to support the WestJet-YVR COVID-19 Testing Study.

  • It’s not too late to save 102 species at risk of extinction

    It’s not too late to save 102 species at risk of extinction

    The Fraser River estuary in British Columbia is home to 102 species at risk of extinction. A new study says it’s not too late to save these species if action is taken now.

  • Better housing policies needed in a post-COVID world

    Better housing policies needed in a post-COVID world

    UBC report highlights gains but calls for longer-term solutions to improve housing supply

  • COVID-19 isolation measures can elevate mental health risks

    COVID-19 isolation measures can elevate mental health risks

    New analysis of data from a survey of the mental health impacts of the pandemic suggests we need to pay more attention to the unintended mental health consequences of quarantine and isolation measures.

  • UBC releases 2019 animal research statistics

    UBC releases 2019 animal research statistics

    UBC’s summary of animals involved in research at the university in 2019 is now available.

  • Health of transgender youth improving but stigma, violence still a concern

    Health of transgender youth improving but stigma, violence still a concern

    Canada’s transgender youth are more supported in their identities nowadays, with more trans teens—50 per cent compared to 45 per cent five years ago—living in their felt gender full-time, finds a new survey led by UBC researchers.

  • Building resilience around MOA’s irreplaceable collection

    Building resilience around MOA’s irreplaceable collection

    MOA has begun preparations for a rebuild of its iconic Great Hall that will upgrade the resiliency of the space and protect its irreplaceable collection in the event of a major earthquake

  • Online supports for COVID-19 stress are there—but Canadians aren’t accessing them

    Online supports for COVID-19 stress are there—but Canadians aren’t accessing them

    Many Canadians are not making use of virtual resources that could help them cope with the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new analysis by researchers at UBC, in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association.

  • Half a billion bets teach UBC algorithm how to identify problem gamblers

    Half a billion bets teach UBC algorithm how to identify problem gamblers

    UBC researchers have successfully used machine learning to identify online gamblers whose betting behaviour could indicate a gambling problem.

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