Strategic Priority Areas: Thriving Cities + Communities
People want to age at home, UBC Okanagan can help them stay healthy
UBC Okanagan News | | Media coverage
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering's Dr. Amir Ardestani-Jaafari used strategic approaches to research how health-care providers can create robust yet flexible home-care networks to meet future demands.
New survey reveals the stark reality for B.C's nonbinary youth. Politics is making it worse
The Province | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc commented on a survey which found that nonbinary youth reported far more bad health outcomes, compared to youth who identify as male or female.
BC biotech boom: Vancouver looks to join the global big leagues of modern medicine
The Globe and Mail | | Media coverage
BC's biotechnology industry is starting to boom and UBC researchers are at the forefront, with support from the university. Multiple spinoffs and researchers, like UBC School of Biomedical Engineering's Dr. Peter Zandstra and Dr. Megan…
Welcome to the Valley of the Creepy AI Dolls
WIRED | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. Lillian Hung said a lot of work needs to be done to ensure that social robots have safe and ethical conversations with older people.
First Nations life expectancy has plummeted. How to change that
The Tyee | | Media coverage
Tania Dick, Indigenous nursing lead at UBC’s School of Nursing, said that Indigenous Peoples are still trying to work their way through the trauma of residential schools, but society at large isn’t helping them do that.
SCARP Speaker event: Laura Arpiainen on Building Blocks for Healthy Cities
Mar 13, 2024 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm | Event
We're glad to welcome at SCARP Professor Laura Arpiainen from Aalto University in Finland as she visits Vancouver this coming March. She'll give a talk sharing some insights on her work regarding healthy cities.
If any issue requires a 'whole-of-society' response, it’s gender-based violence
The Hamilton Spectator | | Media coverage
Nursing professor Dr. Vicky Bungay was quoted in an op-ed about the need for government action against gender-based violence.
Realtors criticize Calgary upzoning move
The Globe and Mail (subscription) | | Media coverage
The Housing Needs Assessment Tool developed by researchers from the School of Community and Regional Planning and the Peter A. Allard School of Law estimates Calgary’s deficit of affordable housing at roughly 50,000 units.
Research breathes fresh air into classrooms at UBC Okanagan
| Announcement
UBC Okanagan research shows that airflow dynamics can reduce pathogens by 85 per cent in a classroom setting.
Research Excellence Clusters funded in 2024/25
UBC Research + Innovation | | Media coverage
Ten research excellence clusters led by Applied Science researchers will be supported through UBC's Research Excellence Clusters initiative in 2024/25.