Canada should invest robustly in students' post-secondary education. Data about effects of the pandemic and how students balance classes and work show why we urgently need this investment.
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Bringing change to universities needs to focus on systems, not people. Although online shaming is effective at removing people from their positions, it doesn't change systems.
A Vancouver study found Mandarin-speaking girls were more likely to be eligible for university than Cantonese-speaking boys. High-achieving students were from wealthier families who had tutors.
The pandemic's mental health toll is not distributed equally. Its impact is disproportionately felt by racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities and those experiencing poverty.
To reverse the current climate and ecological crises, governments must put an end to the damaging forms of technology, innovation, investments and incentives that contribute to it.
Everyone who cares about marine biodiversity, fish, fishers, coastal communities and fishing industry workers of today and tomorrow must push for the end of fisheries subsidies.
La réglementation a permis de réduire les émissions de mercure à l’échelle mondiale, mais les risques pour les écosystèmes océaniques et la santé humaine pourraient s’aggraver.
Suspending homeless camp evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic is a start, but it is not enough. The problem is failed housing policies, not the pandemic.
Unlike hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather phenomena, heat is a silent killer. The COVID-19 pandemic could make that worse.
The pandemic response has put the long-term health and well-being of children and adolescents at risk, with the possibility of seismic shifts in population health if we do not act.
A little-known researcher's theory on the experience of queer people continues to reverberate to today.
During the pandemic, children’s independent mobility may be more essential than ever before.
Police departments have suggested using contact tracing approaches to track protesters, raising concerns about data and privacy.
Environmental monitoring and public participation are necessary to maintain transparency and protect ecosystems and communities.
The use of body cameras by police forces raises questions about surveillance, privacy and regulation.
Using cannabis may help reduce harms associated with chemsex, and provide a safer alternative for sexual and gender minority men to find intimacy and pleasure.
Using innovative technologies like Bitcoin and automation can help protect our food supply chains from disruptions like the one caused by the current coronavirus pandemic.
Preventing people from dying alone in a pandemic takes ingenuity and money, but it’s the right thing to do.
Introducing food allergens early is the best way to prevent food allergies from developing. Even in a pandemic, the benefits outweigh the very small risk of a severe reaction requiring emergency care.
If you want to boost your energy and mood and feel more alert, get moving instead of getting coffee.
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Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Nursing, University of British Columbia
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Professor + Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Transnational/Global Perspectives of Language and Literacy Education of Children and Youth, University of British Columbia
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Research Associate (Ocean Litter Project)/ Principal Investigator (Ocean Pollution Research Unit), University of British Columbia
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Professor in Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
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Professor, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of British Columbia
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Canada Research Chair in Social Epigenetics and Professor, UBC Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia
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Director & Professor, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Research Manager, Social Exposome Research Cluster, University of British Columbia
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Law, Society & Sustainability, University of British Columbia
