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Celebrating Excellence: UBC Royal Society 2020 Fellows and Members speak about their research
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Half a billion bets teach UBC algorithm how to identify problem gamblers
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Could worms help us treat chronic inflammatory conditions?
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New regional collaborations will accelerate innovation in data-intensive medical science
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Research shows cash transfers allowed people to access housing faster, improving stability and lowering the risk of trauma
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Dr. Liisa Galea on the mental health of new moms
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Can You Study Great Apes During a Pandemic?
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New research: People react better to both negative and positive events with more sleep
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Global COVID-19 treatment trial shows current antivirals are of little benefit to hospitalized patients
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What will our cities look like after COVID-19?
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New survey shows links between COVID-19 pandemic and B.C. nurses’ mental health
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Speeding up COVID-19 testing with artificial intelligence
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Quantifying the bond between SARS-CoV-2 and human cell receptors
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Blood is the life: An appreciation of mosquitoes
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Centering Indigenous perspectives in designing AI
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How Indigenous Knowledge is helping us fine-tune statistical models
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How a group of UBC researchers is poised to make B.C. the hub of a global green economy
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This ‘Cold Tube’ can beat the summer heat without relying on air conditioning
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A 3-D printed seatbelt for people with limited hand dexterity
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How Indigenous Knowledge is helping fine-tune statistical models
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Searching for differences, finding common ground
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Bordering the pandemic: COVID-19 and immigration law in Canada
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App helps translate stories in multiple Indigenous languages
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As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates
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The secret world of Gentoo penguins
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Adult-born neurons keep growing and contributing to brain flexibility long after neurogenesis declines
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Not all stress is equal: Early life stress more than doubles the risk of depression in youth
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New UBC Psychology study reveals older adults coped with pandemic best
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Study prompted by Commander Hadfield comment finds gravity affects astronauts' speech
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Questioning the Belief that English is a Common Universal Language
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New insights into the origins of our universe
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Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers
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Lead released in Notre-Dame Cathedral fire detected in Parisian honey
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UBCO researchers link advertising to uptick in youth vaping
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HPV strains may impact cervical cancer prognosis
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UBC Okanagan helps Arc’teryx stay green and dry with next-generation water-repellent fabrics
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UBC Economists Analyze Initial Impacts of COVID-19 on Labour Market
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Deglaciation will cause water shortages for Alberta’s Bighorn Dam and other sites
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UBCO researcher looks at food security during COVID-19
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Canadians wary of new technologies that allow employers to spy on staff
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COVID-19 and its Impact on Migration
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Want to fuel your personal performance? You’re probably choosing the wrong foods
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Astronomers pinpoint the best place on Earth for a telescope: High on a frigid Antarctic plateau
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Social circles of visible-minority youth become less diverse as they get older
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COVID-19 pandemic causes ‘quiet period’ for seismic noise
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One billion tweet dataset investigates impact of COVID-19 on human communication
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UBC scientists sequencing the genomes of Canadians with COVID-19
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UBCO researchers create liquid-repelling substance that works on all surfaces
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UBC researchers set sights on coronavirus antibodies
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Sexual health and domestic violence during COVID-19
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Research collaborations tackle challenges faced by rural BC residents
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Mom and baby share “good bacteria” through breast milk
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Evaluating COVID-19 vaccines amid pandemic poses challenges
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Supergenes play a larger role in evolution than previously thought
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