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Through audio diaries and interviews, 2019 Wall Scholar, Mark Turin and his collaborators, Sienna R. Craig, Ross Perlin, Nawang Tsering Gurung, Maya D…
Learn More about the content: Negotiating Invisibility at the Epicenter: Himalayan New Yorkers Confront Covid-19.
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Dr. Lorien Nesbitt, who co-hosted a 2018 International Research Roundtable on the use, benefits and impact of urban forests (with Wall Associate, Dr. …
Learn More about the content: How cities can avoid ‘green gentrification’ and make urban forests accessible.
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Cheque issue day has long been tied to spikes in overdoses, taxing first responders and emergency rooms. According to the B.C. Coroners Service, fatal…
Learn More about the content: Moving ‘Welfare Wednesday’ to a different day has unintended consequences.
Announcements
The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Professor Emeritus John Gilbert (Faculty of Medicine, College of H…
Learn More about the content: Appointment of PWIAS Acting Interim Director.
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Congratulations to 2020 Wall Scholar, Dr. Carrie Jenkins who has just released her debut novel Victoria Sees It. The book has been described as …
Learn More about the content: Wall Scholar, Carrie Jenkins Releases Debut Novel.
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The UBC-Vancouver Senate requested an external review of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in December 2018. The external review was…
Learn More about the content: PWIAS Interim Director Search – Call for Nominations.
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It may seem like an unusual place to go looking for answers, but the contents of a baby’s first diaper can reveal a lot about a newborn’s future healt…
Learn More about the content: A baby’s first poop can help predict risk of developing allergies.
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To mark the 150th anniversary of Canadian Confederation the Peter Wall Institute published Reflections of Canada: Illuminating Our Opportunities and C…
Learn More about the content: Reflections of Canada Added to UBC Open Access Library.
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Longtime health and science journalist, Markham Heid, quotes Dr. Brett FInlay (PWIAS Distinguished Professor) and his microbiome research extensively …
Learn More about the content: Can we learn to live with germs again?.
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2020 Wall Scholar, Dr. M.V. Ramana latest published paper looks at modular and advanced nuclear reactors and examines whether these new desi…
Learn More about the content: Small Modular and Advanced Nuclear Reactors: A Reality Check.
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What can we learn about upstream factors affecting health system responses to COVID-19? This PWIAS Roundtable for the International Working Group on H…
Learn More about the content: Health Systems Responses to COVID-19: A PWIAS Roundtable Update.
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PWIAS Distinguished Professor, Dr. Brett Finlay was featured in the Globe & Mail discussing how the use of hand sanitizer and disinfectants, so cr…
Learn More about the content: Why frequent use of hand sanitizer could make us sick down the road.