Health innovation and community well-being

UBC-led biomedical innovation hub to accelerate development and manufacturing of lifesaving medicines for Canadians

Canada’s biotech ecosystem is poised for a major boost with the federal government announcement today that B.C. will be home to Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub (CIEBH).

Mar 15, 2023

About Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub

Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub brings together a multi-disciplinary, multisectoral coalition of more than 50 partner institutions (9 academic, 15 private, 6 public, 4 other research organizations, 16 not-for-profit) from […]

Mar 15, 2023

The University of British Columbia is leading a new research hub that will improve pandemic readiness and the overall health and well-being of Canadians. Photo Credit: Paul Joseph/University of British Columbia

Event: New UBC-led national research hub to accelerate Canada’s vaccine and therapeutics production

The University of British Columbia is receiving federal funding for a new research hub that will improve pandemic readiness and the overall health and well-being of Canadians.

Mar 14, 2023

UBC student spreading cheer with hidden coffee gift cards

UBC student spreading cheer with hidden coffee gift cards

Anonymous coffee crusader spills the beans

Feb 15, 2023

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UBC experts on mental health care

On Tuesday, Feb. 14, Vancouver City Council will vote on a motion to give Vancouver Coastal Health $2.8 million to hire 58 mental health workers as part of expanded crisis response. UBC experts are available to comment.

Feb 13, 2023

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UBC experts on health care funding in Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s premiers are to meet in Ottawa on Tuesday to work out a new arrangement for funding health care in Canada. UBC experts are available to comment.

Feb 6, 2023

How UBC supports survivors of sexual and gender-based violence

How UBC supports survivors of sexual and gender-based violence

When Alicia Oeser worked at Harvard, she created a job she knew instinctively was important: the role of Community Advocate within the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response.

Jan 30, 2023

fMRI shows decreased functional connectivity in the brain following exposure to traffic pollution.

Traffic pollution impairs brain function

First-in-the-world study suggests that even brief exposure to air pollution has rapid impacts on the brain

Jan 24, 2023