UBC-grown biotech companies lead global pandemic efforts
Millions of Canadians have received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, but what many may not realize is that a key component of the injection was developed right here at UBC.
Stanford study dives deeper into genetic differences between modern and archaic humans
Researchers examined 14,000 genetic differences between modern humans and our most recent ancestors at a new level of detail.
Study uncovers mental wellbeing of regional and remote adult learners
Research into the experiences of mature-aged university students has found they value connection and inclusion for mental wellbeing and academic success.
New Vice-Chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne begins at Curtin
Professor Hayne was able to make her first visits to campus last week, after undertaking a period of quarantine on her arrival from New Zealand.
Innovative fitness program encourages kids with heart disease or transplants to train safely at...
Zacharie Biollo, 16, was born with a ventricle missing in his heart and had three life-saving surgeries by the time he was three years old.
QUT mathematician optimises orientation for volunteers
Student mathematician Joshua Rosentreter combined extra-curricular and course learnings to design software that transformed Orientation Week volunteer shift management.
Working with local biotech, University of Toronto to test drug that may prevent fatal...
The University of Toronto has partnered with Markham, Ont.-based Edesa Biotech on laboratory studies of a drug that physicians are already using at Canadian hospitals in a clinical...
Predicting when epileptic seizures will happen
Scientists at the CHUM Research Centre work towards forecasting or at least better detecting when a person with epilepsy will have an attack, thanks to an implantable microchip.
Study of snake jaw structure yields new understanding of evolutionary origins
New research led by a University of Alberta graduate student could lead to reimagining what early snakes might have looked like, suggesting that some of the world’s supposedly...
McMaster ensures employees have time off for COVID vaccinations
The university has approved a COVID-19 Vaccination Leave that allows employees time away from work to get their COVID-19 vaccinations.
