Health Innovation and Community Wellbeing
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Enhanced resources available at UBC to help prevent overdoses
500 additional doses of nasal naloxone will be held in 250 new naloxone cabinets that were received from the province. These cabinets will be installed across UBC’s campuses and residence buildings.
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Drug discovery could prevent spread of childhood bone cancer
The researchers demonstrate that the compound can reduce lung metastasis in mice by over 90 per cent, while also shrinking the primary tumour site.
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Why an eye exam should be on your child’s back-to-school checklist
It’s vital that impairments are identified early, as some treatments only work when the child is young.
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UBC engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy ‘forever chemicals’
The UBC system combines an activated carbon filter with a special, patented catalyst that traps harmful chemicals and breaks them down into harmless components on the filter material.
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UBC adds another 282 beds with new student residence
Brock South formally opened its doors to students earlier this summer, and is already 100-per-cent occupied.
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How much microplastic are you drinking? New UBC tool can tell you in minutes
The tool uses fluorescent labeling to detect plastic particles ranging from 50 nanometres to 10 microns in size and delivers results in minutes.
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UBC welcomes its 37 youngest students at new Heron’s Landing child care centre
These children are part of UBC’s renowned child care program, which prioritizes parents and guardians who study, work, teach and research in the campus community.
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Transformative partnership brings 1,500 new student beds to UBC Vancouver
More students will have access to affordable on-campus housing at the University of British Columbia thanks to a new student residence complex coming to the Vancouver campus.
