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For all the efforts at reimagining golf to attract consumer interest, the sportwashing discourse has brought an avalanche of negative attention to the LIV series, and rightfully so.
Therapy dogs are a proven support for students experiencing high levels of stress. During the pandemic, in-person encounters were less possible, but virtual sessions also recorded an improvement.
Patient safety incidents were already a leading cause of death in Canada. With that crisis converging with the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care is being pushed to a breaking point.
Les tournesols ont des motifs cachés de couleurs ultraviolettes. Visibles par les pollinisateurs, ces couleurs sont dues à la présence de pigments qui aident également les plantes à retenir l’humidité.
Allowing cats to roam unsupervised is detrimental to humans, wildlife and the cats themselves. Managing free-roaming cats should consider the risks they pose to other species.
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen an increase in wastewater testing to monitor the spread of the virus. But historical cases show that targeted surveillance can further marginalize vulnerable populations.
Before and after abortion was decriminalized in Canada in 1969, fiction has explored how abortion intersects with cultural imaginings about women’s bodies and humanity’s future.
The bicycle’s capacity to respond to pressing social issues has inspired both intrigue and optimism, especially in the context of COVID-19.
L’être humain n’a pas su prendre soin de l’océan – et de l’environnement en général – parce qu’il sous-estime les biens et services qu’il lui procure.
Successful management of shared fish stocks depends on countries’ collaborative efforts and adaptation to a changing world.
Humans have failed to take good care of the ocean — and the environment at large — because we undervalue its goods and services.
An Indigenous-led effort to increase caribou abundance and cultural practices like hunting is successfully increasing the caribou population
Des apiculteurs de la Colombie-Britannique ont signalé la mort d'abeilles domestiques pendant le dôme de chaleur de 2021. D'autres insectes peuvent également être en danger.
Indigenous knowledge systems are valuable in addressing the salmon crisis in British Columbia and beyond.
As the ocean temperature rises, many marine species are moving toward the north and south poles in search of cooler waters, thus rewriting the menus of seafood restaurants on the West Coast of Canada.
Basic income should form part of a practical comprehensive plan for eliminating poverty in Canada.
Green spaces can be used as non-coercive modes of warfare to further social cohesion and diminish the likelihood of insurgency.
Supporting mothers’ and infants’ sleep can decrease the stressors of motherhood, improve maternal mood and mental health and promote better infant development.
To prevent a shortage of health workers, public expressions of appreciation need to be backed by policies that provide dignity, decent working conditions, accountability and appropriate remuneration.
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Professor, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, University of British Columbia
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Patient Safety Advocate and PhD Student, Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
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Adjunct Professor, Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia
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Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
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Citizen-patient and Adjunct Professor, UBC Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate, Geography, University of British Columbia
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PhD Student, Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
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Research associate, Biodiversity, University of British Columbia
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Professor, School of Journalism, Writing and Media, University of British Columbia
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
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Assistant Professor, Geography, University of British Columbia
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Associate professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
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Adjunct Professor, Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia
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PhD Candidate, Department of English Language and Literatures, University of British Columbia
