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Staying healthy and connected this summerJul 22, 2022Meet the 2022 UBC Dept of Pediatrics Pick Your Peak Team! DID YOU KNOW? – Stair climbing requires 8-9 times more energy expenditure than sitting. – It counts as ‘vigorous’ physical activity and burns more calories per minute than jogging. – You burn roughly 1.5 calories for every 10 steps. The UBC Pick Your Peak […] Read More >
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Congratulations Dr. Alexander Rauscher!Jul 15, 2022Dr. Rauscher was just awarded a CIHR Program Grant. This project will use deep learning to recover image information so the images can be used for quantitative MRI. Abstract: Susceptibility weighted imaging is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan widely used in routine brain exams. The scan combines magnitude (which corresponds to the brightness of […] Read More >
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Dr. Mariana Brussoni awarded an additional $1.3 million to continue research on ways to maximize outdoor play time for early learning and child care centresJul 12, 2022COVID-19 put a spotlight on the importance of outdoor play. “We already know from many other studies that more outdoor play is better. What we are doing with PRO-ECO is focusing on how we can change the behaviours and practices of early childhood educators and families, to support more outdoor play in their centres, especially […] Read More >
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Celebrate Research Spotlight: Dr. Sarah SilverbergJun 29, 2022Check out @slsilverberg poster presentation from Celebrate Research Day which looks at tracking the number of children with SARS-CoV-2 antibodies over the pandemic to give us insight into public health measures. Read More >