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Mar 23, 2021

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Survey uncovers pandemic’s complex impact on people living with dementia and their families

COVID-19 has been especially challenging for people living with dementia, their families and caregivers, confirms a new study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Mar 23, 2021

Most of the men identified as straight because they felt that this identity best reflected their romantic relationships with women, their integration in communities composed mostly of straight people, or the way they understood their masculinity. Credit: James Sutton/Unsplash

Why do some straight men have sex with other men?

According to nationally-representative surveys in the United States, hundreds of thousands of straight-identified men have had sex with other men. In the new book Still Straight: Sexual Flexibility among White Men in Rural America, UBC sociologist Dr. Tony Silva argues that these men are not closeted, bisexual or just experimenting.

Mar 23, 2021

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Mar 22, 2021

RES’EAU Centre for Mobilizing Innovation is partnering up with the Italy-based symphony Bazzini Consort.

Innovating action on climate change and water quality through classical music

Dr. Madjid Mohseni, the scientific director at UBC-based RES’EAU Centre for Mobilizing Innovation, is partnering up with the Italy-based symphony Bazzini Consort in an innovative approach towards tackling climate change and its impact on water.

Mar 22, 2021

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Mar 19, 2021

Shigella outbreak in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside ‘a disease of destitution’

Shigella outbreak in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside ‘a disease of destitution’

Dr. Ben Huang, a resident doctor in emergency medicine at UBC, wrote about the Shigella outbreak in the Downtown Eastside. National Post

Mar 18, 2021

UBC’s plan for a Fall return to campus

UBC’s plan for a Fall return to campus

UBC President & Vice-Chancellor, Santa J. Ono, talks about UBC’s plan for a return to on-campus activity for Winter Session, Term 1, in September.

Mar 18, 2021

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Mar 18, 2021

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How COVID-19 workplace conditions are impacting nurses’ mental health

Challenging COVID-19-related workplace conditions contributed significantly to nurses’ stress and anxiety at the height of the pandemic, suggests new analysis by UBC researchers.

Mar 18, 2021

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Mar 17, 2021

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Mar 16, 2021

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Mar 15, 2021

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Mar 12, 2021

Meet a soil microbiologist – Dr. Miranda Hart

Meet a soil microbiologist – Dr. Miranda Hart

Dr. Miranda Hart, a microbiologist and Professor at UBC Okanagan, talks about the importance of taking care of the soil and how microorganisms help trees.

Mar 11, 2021

Social media and the pandemic: What we’re learning from the Twitterverse

Social media and the pandemic: What we’re learning from the Twitterverse

Dr. Muhammad Abdul-Mageed, a professor in the school of information, discussed his research on the role of social networks in our current lives amid a pandemic.

Mar 11, 2021

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Mar 11, 2021

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Mar 10, 2021

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Mar 9, 2021

Researchers are planning to use a network of air quality sensors, mobile monitoring and sophisticated analysis instruments to locate and study air pollutants. Credit: Ria Puskas/Unsplash

UBC experts team up to tackle air pollution with network of sensors

Air pollution is an urgent problem linked to as many as nine million deaths per year worldwide and 14,000 annually in Canada, primarily from related heart and lung diseases. A group of UBC experts are determined to mount a rapid response through research.

Mar 9, 2021