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CBC News
Young and old more likely to face severe flu. Here's why doctors think it happens

UBCO nursing professor Dr. Marie Tarrant said she's concerned about the uptick in hospitalizations from flu for patients and health-care systems.

December 1, 2022
Journal of Commerce
‘I basically live in a construction site’: UBC scientist leads research on disaster-resilient building

Dr. Lisa Tobber, a civil engineering professor, is the head of a research project that will test new building materials for disaster resilience and try to create the perfect equation for construction optimization.

December 1, 2022
CityNews Everywhere
Dealing with a breakup? UBC study looks at healthy ways to cope

A study by nursing professor Dr. John Oliffe, founder of Men's Health Research Program, explained how men can find healthy ways to recover from a partner-initiated breakup.

November 30, 2022
Nutra Ingredients USA
Microencapsulation research is focused on scaling up feeding into space

Dr. John Frostad, an assistant professor in chemical and biological engineering, leads a team that is creating new ways of encapsulating omega-3 fatty acids so that they can extend its shelf life.

November 30, 2022
Research2Reality
Solving problems with a little bit of everything

The UBC School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) is the first inter-faculty school at the UBC, acting as a hub between experts from many fields. SBME director Peter Zandstra and students discussed the benefits of the interdisciplinarity of the program.

November 29, 2022
InfoTel
UBCO study tracking travel through COVID needs your help

Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi, assistant professor of civil engineering at UBCO, is leading a study that is looking into how travel patterns changed through the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers are offering a chance to win gift cards for people willing to fill out a survey.

November 28, 2022
InfoTel
Kelowna protest against Iranian regime will release balloons with victims' names

Ray Taheri, professor of manufacturing and materials engineering, will co-organize rallies in Kelowna for those suffering from human rights abuses in Iran.

November 25, 2022
Kelowna Capital News
UBC Okanagan working with Lululemon to create next-generation fabric

Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Farzan Gholamreza from UBCO’s Cluster of Research Excellence in Comfort Enhancing Technologies discussed developing next-generation fabric to keep people warm, dry and comfortable, no matter the temperature or level of exertion.

November 24, 2022
University of British Columbia Magazine
This Black Friday, consider curbing your consumption

Dr. Maria Holuszko, assistant professor at UBC’s Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, acknowledges that the lives of electronics are getting shorter and urges people to keep their electronics as long as they’re functional.

November 22, 2022
Hakai Magazine
The price of paper

Chemical engineering and wood science professor Dr. Orlando Rojas noted the big shift in making pulp and paper mills more diversified.

November 22, 2022

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