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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
Business in Vancouver
Made-in-BC breakthrough a game changer for heart valve tech, say researchers

Dr. Hadi Mohammadi and a team of UBC Okanagan researchers have developed a mechanical heart valve that lasts a lifetime without the need for blood thinners.

September 16, 2024
Tri-Cities Dispatch
Homelessness, snack packs, and the ‘Lifeguard’ of Gordon Avenue

SCARP Professor Emeritus Dr. Penny Gurstein commented on the issue of homelessness in the Tri-Cities.

September 12, 2024
Scientia
Revealing the risks of alternative medicine

Nursing Associate Professor Dr. Bernie Garrett discussed the risks associated with alternative medicines.

September 11, 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.