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Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Applied Science receive GCRC funding
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Seven Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Applied Science faculty members will receive funding through UBC's Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) competition.
15 ways UBC researchers broke new ground in 2025
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UBC Applied Science projects Spikeless and the MycoToilet are among the top research stories of the year.
How a UBC course helps students transform climate anxiety into agency
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UBC Nursing’s Monica Rana helps students turn climate anxiety into action—exploring health impacts, resilience strategies and inclusion at COP30.
UBCO engineers create new device to improve indoor air quality
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Innovative airflow system outperforms conventional ventilation, reduces infection risk.
What do I need to know about IV hydration and vitamin therapy?
CBC The Dose | | Media coverage
Some wellness clinics in Canada are promoting IV vitamin and hydration therapy as a way to ease hangovers, migraines, and even prevent illness and inflammation. But Bernie Garrett, UBC Nursing associate professor and author of a book on deceptive…
SCARP faculty and students co-produce City of Vancouver disaster-preparedness report
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This report on disaster preparedness co-authored by SCARP Associate Professors Mike Hooper and Theo Lim aims to understand how Vancouverites perceive risk—and tailor preparedness to lived experiences.
When women’s mental health is ignored, the health system suffers
The Hill Times | | Media coverage
Angela Russolillo, assistant professor at the UBC School of Nursing, shares that women in health care experience disproportionately high rates of stress, burnout, and related mental health issues—a trend worsening since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Architecture Schools Across Canada Collaborate to Tackle Housing Alienation
Canadian Architect | | Media coverage
UBC SALA joins a group of thirteen architecture schools across Canada in the 2025–2026 academic year to teach design studios around a shared goal: to end housing alienation.
UBC launches world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet
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The MycoToilet, developed by a team including UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Associate Professor Joseph Dahmen, turns human waste into nutrient-rich compost and features a modern, sustainable design.
Improving women’s cardiovascular health outcomes in Nepal—and globally
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UBC Nursing's Dr. Rubee Dev is leveraging seed funding to drive research in the leading cause of death among women globally: Cardiovascular disease.