Strategic Priority Areas: Solutions for People
Nursing agencies costly to Canada's public health care system
Medscape | | Media coverage
SON's Dr. Farinaz Havaei commented on the potential drawbacks of the overreliance on agency nurses.
Why Canada's health-care system needs more Indigenous professionals
CBC News | | Media coverage
School of Nursing Indigenous nursing lead Tania Dick commented on the healthcare needs and lack of resources for Indigenous communities.
Mentorship: e@UBC's Chang Han puts his heart into in BC startups like CanDry
BC Business | | Media coverage
ECE alumna Maddie Aliasl and CHBE alumnus Hamid Rezaei were recognized for their statup company, CanDry Technologies.
Players get ‘sleepy’ brainwaves after soccer headers, UBC study finds
Global News | | Media coverage
Dr. Lyndia Wu's research revealed that impacts from heading a ball slows brain activity and produce brain waves associated with sleep and drowsiness.
Soccer headers briefly slow brain activity, UBC engineering study shows
| Announcement
Even mild heading has some measurable effects on the brain, finds lead researcher Dr. Lyndia Wu, assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
B.C. Election: NDP promises to connect more British Columbians to a family doctor by 2026
The Province | | Media coverage
Nursing Professor Dr. Sabrina Wong commented on healthcare service delivery in BC.
UBC Vancouver School of Nursing doubles nurse practitioner program, becomes largest in Canada
| Announcement
UBC School of Nursing admitted 60 nurses to its Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner degree program this September. Nurse practitioners fill an urgent need for more primary care providers across the province.
Gender-diverse youth in BC have made strides in accessing community support, but face higher rates of discrimination
The Globe and Mail (Subscription) | | Media coverage
Research led by nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc compares data from the 2018 and 2023 BC Adolescent Health Surveys.
Adding equity to environmental models, with Amanda Giang
Resources Magazine | | Media coverage
MECH's Dr. Amanda Giang discusses considering equity in computational models of systems that are at the interface of people and the environment.
Announcing the 2024 recipients of the Michael Smith Health Research BC awards
| Announcement
School of Nursing Drs. Drew Clark, Rubee Dev, Leah Lambert and Scott Ramsay received new funding from Michael Smith Health Research BC for their research to break down barriers and address oversights and inequities in health care.