Strategic Priority Areas: Solutions for People
New wearable technology can measure blood sugar using sweat
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Safoora Khosravi, a PhD student in UBC's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has developed an advanced wearable glucose sensor that could reduce the need for painful finger pricks by people living with diabetes.
Flipping stigma: An online resource developed by people with dementia to challenge stigma and discrimination
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Edited: July 5, 2022 Feeling excluded. Judged by others. Disrespected or seen as incapable. For those living with dementia, discrimination can be a daily experience.
UBC researchers lead $24 million project to treat spinal cord injury
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A key challenge in treating traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) — the kind caused by impact from a car crash, a fall, a sporting activity or a violent act — is repairing the gap that is formed when the spine is broken. This gap, typically a…
Experts call for more equitable housing policy post-COVID-19
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Republished from UBC News - Jonathan Rados. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted unique pressures on certain groups like Canada’s seniors, Indigenous communities, and people experiencing homelessness.
Building more inclusive cities through data science
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Edited: June 24, 2022 In a fair society, everyone — young or old, high-income or low- — would have equal access to hospitals, schools and other essential services by public transit. Such a society may soon be within closer reach thanks to…