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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken swift action on protecting marine areas over the past two years, but he’ll need to continue this momentum if he is to cement his legacy.
Avec Facebook et autres réseaux sociaux, chacun est amené à compter ses amis et à comparer sa popularité à celle des autres. Une pratique qui suscite, à tort, un sentiment de solitude préjudiciable.
Social media is making it easier than ever to measure your perceived popularity against your peers in ways that damage are well-being.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to make a formal apology to LGBTQ2 communities for past state-sanctioned discrimination against them in Canada. But the apology must be more than just words.
Research shows that Indigenous women are at greatest risk of injury within Canada. Income, education and housing inequities play a role. So does systemic racism and post-colonial trauma.
Dari donat hingga alpukat, apa yang kita makan berdampak terhadap kesehatan jantung.
Opioids kill an average of eight people every day in Canada. The federal government must officially declare this a ‘public welfare emergency’ and invest the funds critical to a humane response.
Bertentangan dengan artikel mamogram sebelum ini, dua ilmuwan dari Kanada ini mengatakan mamogram rutin berfaedah dan bisa menyelamatkan nyawa. Baca ini juga sebelum memutuskan pemeriksaan mamografi.
As influenza season begins in North America, many people wonder whether to get a flu shot. Our expert delves into the pros and cons of the vaccine and how it works.
Blockchain is a hot, innovative technology
— with roots in medieval treasuries.
From donuts to avocados, food impacts your heart health. Here we delve into the science of how to eat – to reduce your chances of cardiovascular disease.
The majority of research suggests the benefits of mammography screening greatly outweigh the harms for women over age 40.
Instead of trying out for band or the hockey team, adolescents might do better to choose a part-time job as an extracurricular activity. Research shows it pays big dividends later in life.
Energy companies routinely cut off service to vulnerable people who experience energy poverty. Here’s how to fix the problem.
A staggering 70 per cent of female inmates are back in prison within two years of their release. Basic health and dental care could help change this, according to new research.
A new workplace wellness program leverages masculine interests and targets blue-collar men - with success.
Society needs more research that is both excellent and useful. We can achieve this by shifting the academic culture toward research that is Highly Integrative Basic and Responsive (HIBAR).
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons recently opened to signatures at the United Nations. Canada broke with history and did not join negotiations, nor has it signed. Here’s why it must.
Jagmeet Singh has become the first ethnic minority to become leader of a federal political party. Will his message of “love and courage” best Justin Trudeau’s “sunny ways” in the next federal election?
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Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor of Writing Studies, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Department of History, University of British Columbia
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Associate Vice-President, Equity & Inclusion and Honorary Associate Professor Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Law, University of British Columbia
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Associate professor, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies, University of British Columbia
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Adjunct Professor in Biology, University of British Columbia
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Canada Research Chair in Terrestrial Mammal Conservation, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of British Columbia
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Lecturer, School of Global and International Affairs, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
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Director & Professor, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
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Sessional Lecturer & PhD Candidate, East Asian Culture, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Political Science and Principal's Research Chair, University of British Columbia
