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UBC Reports | March 22, 2024
Shana George (left) participated in the seed2STEM program as a high school student in 2019. She is now in her second year studying biology at UBC Vancouver. Credit: ICORD

UBC program strengthening STEM pathways for Indigenous youth

seed2STEM, a program created by the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD)—a spinal cord injury research centre supported by UBC’s Faculty of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute—is helping to improve representation of Indigenous students in the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Keeping in touch: Why businesses are cultivating relationships with former employees

Dr. Rebecca Paluch, assistant professor in the Sauder School of Business, co-authored a study which investigated why organizations put time and resources into solidifying ties with ex-employees.

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Global wildlife study during COVID-19 shows rural animals are more sensitive to human activity

Forestry professor Dr. Cole Burton co-authored a study which used data from before and during the COVID-19 lockdowns to examine wildlife behaviour amid changing human activity levels.

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Entanglements of humpback whales in fish farms rare – and naivety could be to blame

Researchers at UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries conducted the first study of humpback whale entanglements in B.C. fish farms and found that curiosity of young whales may be a contributing factor.

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Opinion

“Talk Does Not Cook Rice”: Advancing Equal Rights And Access For Women

Peter A. Allard School of Law PhD candidate Oludolapo Makinde wrote that most laws designed to promote gender equality may not have the desired impact without the necessary infrastructure and mechanisms to enforce them.

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Arts & Humanities

Così fan tutte

From April 4 to 7, discover the beloved timeless classic Così fan tutte, Mozart's masterpiece of love and deception, featuring members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

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Dr. Kelleen Wiseman, food resources and economics professor in the faculty of land and food systems, explains how the food supply chain impacts grocery store prices.

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