Initiating and nurturing a community of early career researchers who care deeply about engagement with society
The goal of this project is to initiate and nurture a community of early career researchers, particularly graduate students, who are passionate about having a positive social impact through their research. The project involves five core activities including interviews, a webinar series, identifying opportunities for students to participate in HIBAR and other forms of engaged research.
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Mitigating the Impacts of the contaminated Illicit Drug Supply on People Who Use Drugs through Innovative Drug Checking Initiatives
This project is focused on the development and implementation of an automated, low barrier, point-of-care drug checking service that can be implemented at UBC and expanded into areas such as Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Once developed, the goal is for the analysis to be fully automated and require minimal user input, allowing the project to continue in community-based settings. The overall aims are to lower barriers associated with high quality analytical technology and to empower a marginalized community and provide them access to a high-quality analytical technology.
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Advancing Research Trainee Experience & Expertise in Statistical & Data Science
The project team delivered a program consisting of seven two-hour webinars focused on reproducible research and advanced statistical modeling, and a Statistical Opportunities for Students (SOS) Program. The sessions had a total of 198 registrations, and the SOS program served 15 students.