64 per cent of study participants who tested positive for fentanyl reported knowingly using the substance. This number is up from 2015 where a previous study found that the majority of people (73 per cent) who tested positive for fentanyl did not know they used it.
The SciComm Division aims to cover multiple aspects of the outbreak, such as healthcare services, medical insurance and mental health.
X-ray and CT scan images are being used to develop an open-source AI application which may be able to predict the presence, severity and complications of COVID-19 infections.
The first phase of resuming on-campus research will enable limited access to facilities following strict physical distancing expectations. This phase will allow for no more than one-third of normal research occupancy on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.
Amanda Vincent, professor at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and director of Project Seahorse, has been announced as the 2020 winner of the Indianapolis Prize, the world’s leading award for animal conservation.
Since the parks have been closed to humans, the photos collected by WildCo are showing encouraging signs that cougars and black bears are using trails normally filled with human activity.
There are 53 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 new deaths from the virus in BC since Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 2,224.
There are 59 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 new deaths from the virus in BC since Thursday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 2,171.
There are 25 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 deaths from the virus in BC today, bringing the total number of provincial cases to 2,112.
The top three placing designs will be made available for download for free so that manufacturers can start producing them after the completion of the competition.
There are 34 new cases of COVID-19 and 4 new deaths from the virus in BC today, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 2,087.
CovidImpact was built with the intention of helping small businesses navigate the dense network of news and government programs that have emerged in the wake of the pandemic.
There are 55 new cases of COVID-19 and 2 new deaths from the virus in BC today, bringing the total number of provincial cases to 2,053.
There are 50 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 new deaths from the virus in BC since Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 1,998.
There are 124 new cases of COVID-19 and 6 new deaths from the virus in BC since Thursday, bringing the total number of provincial cases to 1,948.