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Interior universities receive $150K from province to study COVID challenges unique to their regions
Three B.C. Interior universities have received provincial funding totalling $150,000 for research projects on COVID-19 challenges peculiar to their regions.
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Posted: Feb 19, 2021 5:38 PM PT | Last Updated: February 20
The University of British Columbia Okanagan, Thompson Rivers University and the University of Northern British Columbia have received $150,000 from the province to conduct research on solutions to COVID-19 challenges unique to their regions.(Winston Szeto/CBC, Thompson Rivers University, Andrew Kurjata/CBC)
Image Credit: UBC Okanagan February 18, 2021 - 7:00 PM Researchers at universities in B.C. have received $150,000 from the Ministry of Health to work on understanding the harmful impacts the COVID-19 pandemic is having on people and communities. The province has funded five research projects through the Interior University Research Coalition, a partnership between Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, University of B.C. in Kelowna and University of Northern B.C. in Prince George. The B.C. Ministry of Health has provided the research coalition with $150,000 to understand the harmful effects of COVID-19 and mitigate its impact. The projects being funded range from identifying the effects of the pandemic on the mental health and well-being of people living in rural communities to developing telehealth programs that will engage older adults outside urban centres. Other projects include a focus on improving the lifespan of N95 masks, as well as building a bett
UNBC researchers are partnering with the Ministry of Health and two other B.C. interior universities to conduct research on the impacts of COVID-19 and help mitigate its impact.
Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative
Smoke from wood stoves is contributing to air pollution and poses widespread health risks both in and out of homes.
Image Credit: Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative January 14, 2021 - 6:00 AM If the stereotype associated with country living holds fast, folks in Canada’s small towns and rural communities should be relishing the benefits of fresh, clean air. But rather the opposite is true, said Michael Mehta, a professor of geography and environmental studies at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops. Many rural residents’ health is at significant risk due to high levels of airborne pollutants from wood-burning stoves, both indoors and out, said Mehta, who specializes in environmental and health risk issues.