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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
National Observer
They found a huge pile of clothing dumped in an alley. Now they want to use AI to reduce fashion waste

Five computer engineering students are helping to develop an app that will make it easy to handle used clothing for their Capstone project.

September 23, 2024
CBS News
Western Pennsylvania's congressmembers at odds with public on how to handle climate crisis

A study by SCARP's Dr. Holly Caggiano was referenced which showed that policymakers may underestimate the support for green energy projects.

September 23, 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 Ubyssey
Unsetting stones: How a UBC PhD student is working to decolonize civil engineering

Doctoral student Danilo (Giniw) Caron's research is benefiting the communities that infrastructure serves by changing design methods and construction.

September 21, 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
BBC
A rare brief flowering of the enormous smelly corpse plant

A 2023 study co-authored by CHBE Associate Professor Dr. Jane Hill studied how the volatile organic compounds emitted by corpse plant change through flowering.

September 18, 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
Techcouver
UBC cleantech startup Fibernx recognized in BC and Alberta for carbon fibre innovation

UBC Materials Engineering Assistant Professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin was recognized for their carbon fibre innovation at startup Fibernx Technologies.

September 13, 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.