New resource helps medical providers recognize and respond to brain injury from intimate partner violence
UBCO concussion expert helps draft guidelines for underserved patient populations
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Community connections improve family and child wellbeing
Researchers and Indigenous partners are confirming the strength of community by melding empirical data with lived experience.
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Cutting breakfast carbs can benefit people with Type 2 diabetes
UBCO researchers say a low-carb start to the day may help control blood sugars
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UBC Okanagan lands new Canada Research Chair, $350,000 in research funding
Researcher Mary Clare Kennedy from UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Health and Social Development is named the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Substance Use, Policy and Practice.
Dr. Kennedy’s research examines the social-structural aspects of health among people who use drugs and evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of novel harm reduction interventions, including safe supply programs and innovations in supervised consumption service delivery.
2022 Principal’s Research Chair Announcement
Top-tier UBC Okanagan researchers have been designated Principal’s Research Chairholders.
Oct 18 – Future of Health Forum
UBC Okanagan, Accelerate Okanagan, BC Cancer and Interior Health have joined forces to host an annual Future of Health Forum that provides researchers, clinicians, innovators, entrepreneurs, students and the general public with an opportunity to connect and exchange ideas on how to build a better future for health in our province. With cancer remaining the leading […]