Updates, news and stories
A selection of updates, news and stories from across the university.
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UBCV28 November, 2022 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Alexandra Flynn
Alexandra is an associate professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Her research focuses on developing tools using census data to help governments build equity-focused housing strategies. Find out about an upcoming research milestone and what this could mean for housing needs in Canada.
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UBCV22 August, 2022 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Christopher Rea
Christopher Rea is a professor in the Department of Asian Studies. His latest work focuses on the decisions researchers need to make when starting a new project. Find out what motivated him to conduct this research.
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UBCV25 July, 2022 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Alexander Weber
Alexander's research focuses on using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRIs) to help scientists and clinicians better understand brain health and disease.
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UBCO27 June, 2022 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Virginie Magnat
As a performance scholar-practitioner, Virginie works at the intersection of performance studies, cultural anthropology, qualitative research, arts-based inquiry, and Indigenous epistemologies and methodologies. Find out what motivates her to conduct her research, and hear about her latest work that will be published this month.
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UBCO13 June, 2022 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Greg Garrard
Greg is a professor of Environmental Studies within the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies. Learn about his latest project focusing on interactions of culture and nature in the Okanagan in the last century.
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UBCV24 May, 2022 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Anamaria Richardson
As a community-based clinician and researcher in the Faculty of Medicine, Anamaria's work is focused on improving health equity and access. Find out how she accidentally landed in research.
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UBCV19 April, 2022 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Leili Abkar
Motivated by the current pandemic and society's need to access safe and reliable air disinfection technologies, Leili's research focuses on inactivating airborne pathogens using ultraviolet irradiation.
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UBCV17 January, 2022 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Naznin Virji-Babul
Learn about Naznin's research in cognitive neuroscience, what motivated her to study brain connectivity post injury, and her desire to improve concussion diagnosis at an individual level.
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UBCV25 October, 2021 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Tamara Cohen
Tamara is a professor in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, and her research involves understanding how people can better adhere to eating patterns that improve their overall health and mental wellbeing.
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UBCV27 September, 2021 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: John Oliffe
John Oliffe, a professor in the School of Nursing, leads research to advance men’s health promotion in psychosocial prostate cancer care, smoking cessation and male suicide prevention. Find out what he hopes to change as a result of this research.
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UBCV28 June, 2021 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Maryam S. Mirian
Maryam is a Machine Learning scientist, studying the brain and behavioural data recorded from people with Parkinson's Disease. Find out what she learned about current brain rhythms as a predictor of future behaviour.
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UBCO17 May, 2021 | Research in focus | Faculty & StaffResearch in focus: Jordan Babando
Jordan's research is focused on understanding how COVID-19 presents challenges for those experiencing homelessness and for those offering homelessness services.