UBC Pharmacists Clinic tackles Canada’s primary care challenges
Please visit https://pharmsci.ubc.ca/news/october-10-2024/ubc-pharmacists-clinic-tackles-canadas-primary-care-challenges to read the story.
Call for unified action in opioid crisis at UBC Okanagan debate
Please visit https://news.ubc.ca/2024/10/call-for-unified-action-in-opioid-crisis-at-ubc-okanagan-debate/ to read the story.
Public Scholars Initiative announces 35 new doctoral students for the 2024/25 academic year
Please visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/news/ubc-public-scholars-initiative-announces-35-new-doctoral-students-continuing-decade to read the story
UBC Vancouver School of Nursing doubles nurse practitioner program, becomes largest in Canada
Please visit https://apsc.ubc.ca/news/2024/ubc-vancouver-school-of-nursing-doubles-nurse-practitioner-program-largest-in-canada to read the story
New report aims to remove roadblocks to freedom for the wrongfully convicted
On January 5, Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie were acquitted of murder in New Brunswick, 40 years after their conviction. In her ruling, Chief Justice Tracey DeWare explained how new information led her to believe “serious mistakes” at their 1984 trial contributed to their wrongful conviction. Police failed to disclose evidence at trial that supported […]
Arts perspectives on AI: Faculty discuss integrity and innovation
Please visit https://www.arts.ubc.ca/news/arts-perspectives-on-ai-faculty-discuss-integrity-and-innovation/ to read the story.
Pharmacists in Primary Care Network program marks a transformative journey in healthcare
The Pharmacists in Primary Care Network (PCN) Program, an innovative initiative launched in October 2020 by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC, is celebrating its significant contributions to providing primary healthcare to British Columbians as it concludes its three-year implementation term. The program was designed to integrate Primary Care Clinical Pharmacists into PCNs across […]
UBC researchers launch online tool to help teachers take their classes outdoors
Researchers from UBC and BC Children’s Hospital have launched a new online Outdoor Play and Learning tool, to help parents, caregivers and educators gain the skills and confidence to support outdoor play and learning in elementary schools from kindergarten through Grade 7. The researchers have studied outdoor play for more than a decade and they […]
Doctoral students committed to health equity part of new UBC Health program
Please visit https://health.ubc.ca/news-events/stories/publicscholars to read the full story.
Can social robots be used in elder care? UBC Nursing study aims to find out
Meet Kiwi and Mango, social robots from Japan. They may look like a cuddly cross between Teletubbies and WALL-E, but what lies beneath is advanced technology. AI enables them to learn, speak, recognize faces and voices, move around and even offer hugs, emulating the warmth of a real pet. Kiwi and Mango are on loan […]