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Mapping the brain using advanced neuroimaging

Using advanced neuroimaging, UBC scientists are changing how we understand and treat mental health disorders. After her brother’s death, Lisa Ridgway found herself overtaken by a sadness that wouldn’t go away. “When he received the cancer diagnosis, I did everything I could to help,” Lisa remembers. She travelled from B.C. to Australia, where her brother lived, to donate bone marrow. The transplant worked, and his cancer went into remission for about two hopeful years. The disease returned, and a second transplant couldn’t save him.

Texts can help when someone is dealing with a mental health crisis

According to new research from UBC Okanagan, crisis text lines are useful in supporting people seeking help during a mental health breakdown. Dr. Susan Holtzman, who teaches psychology in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, explains that mental health crisis services have expanded recently beyond telephone hotlines to include communication methods such as live chat and texting.

Faculty Research Awards — call for nominations

We are happy to advise that nominations are now open for the annual UBC Faculty Research Awards, including the Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship (KARF). These awards acknowledge research excellence across all disciplines at UBC. Recognition at the university level can also lead to increased opportunity at the national and international level. We strongly encourage you to consider equity, diversity and inclusion principles in your nominations.

Making the most of UBC Okanagan’s hybrid workplace this fall

Research 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.

Apply for the 2022 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund

Applications are now open for the 2022 Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund. The PRE Fund awards up to $1,500 in funding for projects that help empower community partners to build reciprocal relationships with UBC students, faculty, and staff.

With just a tablespoon of blood, BC researchers aim to transform cancer treatment

Researchers at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and BC Cancer have developed a new blood test that provides unprecedented insight into a patient’s cancer make-up, potentially allowing doctors to better select treatment options that will improve patient outcomes.

Sound map features different varieties of French across Canada

In a joint collaboration, Dr. Marie-Eve Bouchard, an assistant professor in the Department of French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, Dr. Amanda Cardoso, a professor in the Department of Linguistics, have created a sound map of French-speaking Canada that offers a visual and auditive map of different varieties of French across Canada. 

Announcing the appointment of Dr. Simon Bates, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning, pro tem at UBC Vancouver

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Simon Bates has been appointed to a new role of Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Teaching and Learning, pro tem for a 12-month term, effective July 1, 2022. 

Breaking up is hard to do – but many men find healthy ways to cope

Bike sharing leads to higher property values: UBC study

Tapestry Tool creates space for accessible and engaged hybrid learning

Remote teaching platforms frequently delivered an unfulfilling experience with an inflexible linear model of learning that fell short of accommodating the full range of student needs. Rather than reconnecting us and reinvigorating the learning process, the experiences were often frustrating for teachers and students alike, exacerbating feelings of isolation and lacking a rich, dynamic and inclusive learning environment.