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UBC Nursing launches art exhibit: 'Locked Up: The Soul Speaks Out'

| Announcement

From July 23 through August 19 the impact of a project that distributed 756 “art and reciprocity kits” to several prisons across BC and the Yukon will be showcased as an art exhibit in the Downtown Eastside.

Research paper from UBC Nursing disrupts stereotypes about men

| Announcement

The popular stereotype that men don’t want support during a breakup, separation or divorce is simply not true, according to a new paper by researchers at the UBC school of nursing.

'Devastating disease' that impacts young children could be treated with cancer drug

CTV | | Media coverage

What BC's long-term care homes can learn from the pandemic

Delta Optimist | | Media coverage

B.C.’s climate adaptation disability crisis

Birarpatch | | Media coverage

Vancouver proposes huge housing development at north end of Granville Bridge

The Province | | Media coverage

Scientists develop electronic skin capable of 'feeling'

Forbes | | Media coverage

If you can’t stand the heat: Tips to stay cool in B.C.’s first heat wave of the summer

Victoria News | | Media coverage

Indigenous-led supportive housing can be transformative

| Announcement

In any urban centre in Canada, First Nations, Métis and Inuit (FNMI) peoples disproportionately experiencing homelessness.

B.C. researchers using lights brighter than the sun to curb hip implant failures

Victoria News | | Media coverage

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