Bringing COVID-19 safety measures into B.C.’s Sikh temples
UBC medical student Sukhmeet Sachal is delivering public health information to help protect the Sikh community.
UBC-Providence scientists join forces with WestJet and YVR for COVID-19 Testing Study
Drs. Don Sin and Marc Romney are lending their research expertise and diagnostic know-how to support the WestJet-YVR COVID-19 Testing Study.
Voicing the Silent Genomes: New documentary features UBC’s Dr. Nadine Caron
The Silent Genomes Project is the subject of a new independent mini documentary.
Five members from UBC’s faculty of medicine appointed to the Order of Canada
Drs. B. Lynn Beattie, Joseph Connors, Carol Herbert, Robert Krell and Roger Wong are among appointees being recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the nation.
New treatment strategy could overcome drug resistance in pancreatic cancer
The finding offers new hope for patients with the most common type of pancreatic cancer.
A procedure, not medication, may be a more effective first-line of treatment for common heart rhythm problem
New UBC research may have significant implications for how atrial fibrillation is treated.
Tuum Est! Fall Graduation
Congratulations to the Class of 2020.
Empowering young people to live well
Master of Occupational Therapy graduates Natalia Lassak and Emily Brooks develop a new tool to help young adults living with mental health challenges live meaningful lives.
Online supports for COVID-19 stress are there—but Canadians aren’t accessing them
Many Canadians are not making use of virtual resources that could help them cope with the mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Scientists in faculty of medicine receive $2.7M for COVID-19 research projects
New funding comes from the Canada Foundation for Innovation.