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Mar 10, 2022

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Choosing diet soda actually leads to reduced calorie counts overall

A recent study settles the debate on whether or not diet pop saves calories at fast-food outlets or whether it gives consumers the green light to buy that extra burger, dessert or large fries.  

Mar 10, 2022

These levers and leverage points are a checklist of the interconnected components necessary for building a more sustainable and just future. Adapted from the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment. Credit: CoSphere

We need to change our systems to ensure a sustainable world

March 13th is Overshoot Day in the U.S. and Canada, marking the date each year when North Americans have already consumed our share of Earth’s renewable resources for the year.

Mar 10, 2022

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Managing mental health as pandemic restrictions ease

UBC psychiatry professor Dr. Steven Taylor (he/him), author of The Psychology of Pandemics: Preparing for the Next Global Outbreak of Infectious Disease, offers advice on how people can manage the complex feelings that come with this next phase of the pandemic.

Mar 10, 2022