Coronavirus

COVID-19

UBC experts on COVID-19

UBC experts are available to comment on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 2, 2020

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More UBC researchers receive federal funding to study COVID-19

Five research teams at the University of British Columbia are collectively receiving $2.3 million in federal funding for research to help tackle the COVID-19 outbreak.

Mar 24, 2020

UBC health psychologists Anita DeLongis and Nancy Sin have launched a new study that will explore the effects of coronavirus on our mental and physical health. Credit: Iz zy/Unsplash

UBC psychology study to examine how people worldwide cope with COVID-19 outbreak

The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted everyone in Canada and around the world. Health officials are asking people to practice social distancing to slow the spread of the virus, and this unprecedented series of events has dramatically changed our social landscape.

Mar 20, 2020

UBC sociologist Yue Qian, who is originally from Wuhan, is studying the human experiences and mental health consequences of quarantine. Credit: Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia

Coronavirus research accelerates

UBC researchers are getting more than $2.8 million in grants from the federal government to study COVID-19.

Mar 6, 2020

UBC researcher helping with global response to coronavirus

UBC researcher helping with global response to coronavirus

Earlier this month, experts from around the world convened at the World Health Organization’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to strategize how to combat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Feb 28, 2020