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)
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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
BC Government partners with UNBC, Interior Universities for COVID-19 Research Solutions
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The Ministry of Health is investing in Interior research universities across the province including UNBC to understand the harmful effects of COVID-19 and mitigate its impact on communities.
The government has funded five collaborative research projects through the Interior University Research Coalition (IURC), a partnership between Thompson Rivers University, the University of British Columbia, Okanagan (UBCO), and UNBC.
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.
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.