Strategic Priority Areas:
Solutions for People
Exercise apps a good prescription to improve healthcare workers' mental health: Research
ANI News | | Media coverage
School of Nursing adjunct professor Agnes Black researchers co-authored a study which found that simple home workouts using exercise apps can effectively reduce depressive symptoms in healthcare workers.
Exercise apps a good prescription to boost healthcare workers’ mental health
| Announcement
Are you a healthcare working struggling with depression or burnout? New research involving School of Nursing adjunct professor, Agnes Black, shows that just 80 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week can reduce depressive symptoms.
A navigation app that suggests the safest route
CKNW Mornings with Simi | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tarek Sayed has developed a navigation app with an algorithm that suggests the safest route.
UBC engineering researcher lifting virus detection to next level
| Announcement
UBC engineering researcher Dr. Sepideh Pakpour is developing new technology using magnetic levitation to collect, purify and detect viruses in the air.
UBC Okanagan researcher is lifting virus detection to the next level
Castanet Kamloops | | Media coverage
UBC engineering researcher Dr. Sepideh Pakpour is developing new technology using magnetic levitation to collect, purify and detect viruses in the air.
The annual pride festival takes places this weekend and a conversation on the importance of pride
UBC Nursing | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc discussed the importance of the annual Vancouver Pride festival for 2SLGBTQ+ young people.
Men don’t talk about health. My hernia showed me that needs to change
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. John Oliffe was quoted in an opinion piece about men’s attitudes towards illnesses.
Would you rather get there more quickly or more safely?
Research2Reality | | Media coverage
Civil engineering professor Dr. Tarek Sayed is developing a new algorithm approach which identifies the safest possible route in an urban network using real-time crash risk data, and can be incorporated into navigation apps such as Google Maps.
New algorithm maps safest routes for city drivers
| Announcement
UBC engineering researchers are developing a new algorithm approach which identifies the safest possible route in an urban network using real-time crash risk data, and can be incorporated into navigation apps such as Google Maps.
Being The Bridge Between Technology And Business
| Spotlight
Arpan's experience in Biomedical Engineering and his journey with his startup.