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CBC News
'A good start': Winnipeg's 1st tiny-homes village for homeless builds relationships, adapts to challenges

SCARP's Dr. Penny Gurstein commented on the need for government support for housing resources.

October 15, 2024
Global News
SOGI 123 reduces bullying in BC schools, study finds

A report led by SON's Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc found that the SOGI 123 initiative decreased bullying and sexual orientation discrimination for both LGBQ+ and heterosexual students.

October 9, 2024
Global News
Texting trouble: Study finds distracted walkers at higher risk of road injury

New research by civil engineering researchers led by Dr. Tarek Sayed found that distracted pedestrians face higher safety risks than undistracted pedestrians when crossing busy roads.

October 8, 2024
Medscape
Nursing agencies costly to Canada's public health care system

SON's Dr. Farinaz Havaei commented on the potential drawbacks of the overreliance on agency nurses.

October 7, 2024
CBC News
Why Canada's health-care system needs more Indigenous professionals

School of Nursing Indigenous nursing lead Tania Dick commented on the healthcare needs and lack of resources for Indigenous communities.

September 30, 2024
BC Business
Mentorship: e@UBC's Chang Han puts his heart into in BC startups like CanDry

ECE alumna Maddie Aliasl and CHBE alumnus Hamid Rezaei were recognized for their statup company, CanDry Technologies.

September 27, 2024
Global News
Players get ‘sleepy’ brainwaves after soccer headers, UBC study finds

Dr. Lyndia Wu's research revealed that impacts from heading a ball slows brain activity and produce brain waves associated with sleep and drowsiness.

September 24, 2024
The Province
B.C. Election: NDP promises to connect more British Columbians to a family doctor by 2026

Nursing Professor Dr. Sabrina Wong commented on healthcare service delivery in BC.

September 23, 2024
The Globe and Mail (Subscription)
Gender-diverse youth in BC have made strides in accessing community support, but face higher rates of discrimination

Research led by nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc compares data from the 2018 and 2023 BC Adolescent Health Surveys.

September 19, 2024
Resources Magazine
Adding equity to environmental models, with Amanda Giang

MECH's Dr. Amanda Giang discusses considering equity in computational models of systems that are at the interface of people and the environment.

September 17, 2024

UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.