Stories from Alison Knill at The Ubyssey

UBC IUD clinic expands student access to contraception

Alison Knill — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:05:49 +0000

File Koby Michaels

“We’ve made IUDs cost equivalent here such that students are able to access both hormone-releasing and copper IUDs at the same price point in a simplified system.”

Student club petitions UBC to provide more comprehensive undergraduate neuroscience education

Alison Knill — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 09:16:58 +0000

File Jordan Byrum

The UBC Neuroscience Club is putting forward a petition and a survey to assess the student’s desire for a new “comprehensive undergraduate neuroscience major.”

Study: For patient with a spinal cord injury, electrical implant alleviates unpleasant vertigo

Alison Knill — Wed, 14 Mar 2018 04:03:59 +0000

GreenFlames09/Flickr

A new case study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Dr. Andrei Krassioukov, professor in the UBC department of medicine and corresponding author on the paper, explores an experimental treatment to improve the unseen impairments in patients with spinal cord injuries.

Study: Smell your partner’s borrowed hoodie for stress relief

Alison Knill — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:29:43 +0000

Lauri Hulsey / Flickr

Marlise Hofer, a social psychology graduate student and the lead author, conducted the study in Dr. Frances Chen’s Social Health Lab. The study examined the effect of scent on females’ stress responses using t-shirts.

Study: Scientists find whole body is involved in development of Alzheimer’s

Alison Knill — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 06:27:30 +0000

Jordan Byrum

UBC psychiatry professor Dr. Weihong Song and Third Military Medical University professor Dr. Yan Jiang-Wang were able to determine that a protein — amyloid beta — produced in the body was able to cross the blood-brain barrier and enter the brain.

New eco-friendly cement from UBC withstands earthquakes estimated for Victoria and Vancouver

Alison Knill — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:48:09 +0000

Courtesy UBC Public Affairs

Dr. Nemkumar Banthia, a professor in the department of civil engineering, and Salman Soleimani-Dashtaki, a PhD candidate in the department of civil engineering, have been working to develop an alternative concrete compound that will be a cost-effective option for seismic upgrades.

$42 Million of federal funding to provide ‘absolutely essential’ support for UBC science and engineering

Mona Adibmoradi, Allison Gacad and Alison Knill — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 11:31:26 +0000

Jordan Byrum

In recognition of our world-class science, on September 8, the federal government announced that the University of British Columbia will receive $42 million to fund science and engineering research.

Study: How to build a welcoming mental healthcare system

Alison Knill — Fri, 24 Mar 2017 02:49:22 +0000

Julian Yu

Initiatives have been introduced across Canada, focusing on youth mental health, and the findings of the study help to highlight areas that still require development, giving direction to future movements in the mental health field.

Having self-compassion could reduce students' stress

Alison Knill — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 05:13:18 +0000

Koby Michaels

Using self-reported data from first-year students, the researchers measured students’ levels of self-compassion, psychological need satisfaction and well-being over the span of five months, finding less stress in self-compassionate people.

The science of the new Aquatic Centre

Alison Knill — Sun, 05 Feb 2017 04:03:02 +0000

Salomon Micko Benrimoh

Taken together, UBC’s Aquatic Centre is the first to incorporate all of these sustainability features available. Its innovative design works to meet a high level of sustainability while still maintaining a world-class facility.