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Scientists say all men fit into 3 categories - so which one are you?

Daily Mail | | Media coverage

Nursing professor Dr. John Oliffe led a study which found three masculine styles manifested in relationships: neo-traditional, egalitarian and progressive,

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. 

Researchers develop cheaper way to make carbon fibers from oil sands byproducts

American Society of Mechanical Engineers | | Media coverage

Materials engineering assistant professor Dr. Yasmine Abdin has developed a method to turn asphaltene into carbon fibre.

What B.C. is learning about earthquakes from the 2023 disaster in Turkey

The Weather Network | | Media coverage

A team of civil engineering researchers are investigating why some buildings collapsed and not others during the February 2023 earthquake in Turkey.

Exercise apps a good prescription to boost healthcare workers’ mental health

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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

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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.

UBCO researchers recover vital resources from wastewater sludge

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Using a combination of heat, water and phase separation, these researchers have developed a cost-effective method to concentrate phosphorous—which can be efficiently recovered by extraction—from wastewater sludge.

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.

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