Brain activity is as unique as fingerprints, study reveals
Pulse Headlines quotes Core’s Dr. Judy Illes in the article “Brain activity is as unique as fingerprints, study reveals”. CLick the title to read more.
Electrical brain stimulation moves from lab to home, experts wary
CBC Radio’s “The Current” interviews Core’s Dr. Peter B. Reiner on its episode “Electrical brain stimulation moves from lab to home, experts wary”. Dr. Reiner speaks on the safety/regulation and implications of do-it-yourself electrical brain stimulation gadgets. Listen below: Source: CBC Radio, The Current, 13 October 2015 (http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/The%2BCurrent/ID/2677037993/)
UBC Medicine Back to School 2015: Genetic Counselling, Karen Jacob
Core Alumna, Karen Jacob, featured at UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Back to School 2015 special. Read more about her here. Click the title to read more.
If You Could Take a Pill to Improve Your Creativity, Would You?
Research led by Dr. Laura Cabrera featured in a recent article, “If You Could Take a Pill to Improve Your Creativity, Would You?”, by io9 We Come From the Future blog.
Work Learn Students: Tanya’s Story
UBC Work Learn features Core’s Tanya Feng and her experience as a Work Learn Student at the Core! Click the title to read more.
This Device Brings ‘Brave New World’ to Life
The Daily Beast quotes Core’s Dr. Peter B. Reiner on the implications of recent implant delivering drugs to the brain wirelessly. Click the title to read more.
Is the idea of the postdoc position obsolete in today’s scientific landscape?
Cody Lo and other young scientists respond to the role of postdocs in today’s research environment at the recent issue of NextGen VOICES by Science Magazine. Click the title to read more.
Podcast: Sexism in science: Is anything changing?
Core’s Dr. Judy Illes speaks at CBC’s Ontario Today June 24 edition on women in science and engineering. Podcast Source: CBC Radio: Ontario Today (June 24, 2015) http://www.cbc.ca/ontariotoday/episodes/
Howe ‘doing well’ after stem cell treatments
Gordie Howe’s family says he has gone ‘for daily walks and helps out around the house’ at his son Murray’s home in Ohio since undergoing a second stem cell treatment this month. Click the title to read more.
When a scientist can’t measure a non-level playing field, it’s ‘guy blindness’
Elizabeth Renzetti writes for the Globe and Mail in response to Nobel Prize winner Sir Timothy Hunt’s recent comments about female scientists. Click the title to read more.