UBC Study

• UBC study: What happens when you give homeless people $7,500?

  The handout generated a net saving of almost $800 per recipient, taking into account the costs that would have been involved in providing shelter accommodation.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2023
  
• UBC scientists find ‘broadly effective, infection-halting compound’ for coronaviruses

  According to UBC scientists, a new compound has been effective in slowing coronaviruses infections including all variants of SARS-Cov-2 and the common cold.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2022
  
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• Pandemic has disproportionate effect on mental health of Black British Columbians: research

  Research has found Black British Columbians were less likely to report good mental health and more likely to report their mental health had worsened during the pandemic.

  Health

  Mar 5, 2022
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• New early detection test for Alzheimer’s disease built on UBC research launches in Canada

  Researchers say early detection of Alzheimer's can help patients and families reduce anxiety and better plan for the future before the disease's serious symptoms set in.

  Health

  Dec 24, 2021
• UBC study a ‘call to action’ to save coral reefs

  The UBC study says the capacity for coral reefs to provide people with food, jobs, and climate protection has declined by half since the 1950s.

  Environment

  Sep 17, 2021
• It’s not too late to save 102 endangered Fraser River species, according to UBC study

  Researchers say the species face 'functional extinction,' but could be saved at the cost of $6 per day for each resident of the Lower Mainland.

  Environment

  Nov 27, 2020
• 43% of parents would accept less rigorous testing of COVID-19 vaccine: UBC study

  A new study suggests almost half of parents would allow a less rigorous tested COVID-19 vaccine, if it meant a vaccine could be available sooner.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2020
• UBC study suggests dying people can still hear in their final hours

  "This research gives credence to the fact that hospice nurses and physicians noticed that the sounds of loved ones helped comfort people when they were dying."

  Health

  Jul 9, 2020
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• ‘Not young boyfriends’: UBC study finds accused abusers of young girls 19 years older on average

  "These were cases of devastating abuse by male adults in positions of trust, and family members in particular," said one of the study's authors.

  Dec 12, 2019
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• UBC study finds vivid images can help harness ‘gut feelings’ for disaster preparedness

  For the study, social psychologists teamed up with engineers and an artist to produce an image of a Vancouver elementary school damaged by a powerful earthquake.

  Dec 2, 2019