It’s great to see Dr. Lara Boyd, our feature guest from last year’s live episode of “Nice Genes” featured on the Mel Robbins pod. Lara is a neuroscientist who shares fascinating insights into music and its incredible effects on our brains. 🎧 https://ow.ly/swVb50ZYN01

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Today marks the start of the Canadian Association on Gerontology's 55th annual conference. Across Friday and Saturday, Lillian Hung, Yong Zhao, Joey Oi Yee Wong, and Jiangning Fu of IDEA LAB will be delivering 10 presentations from projects at our lab! Stay tuned for more CAG 2026 updates!

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Today is #NationalSeniorsDay. Lily Haopu Ren, Yong Zhao, Vansh Patodia, and Jeffrey Wong from the UBC IDEA Lab presented today at AGE-WELL AgeTech Discovery Day. It was great sharing our work and presenting how technology can support aging, social connection, and person-centred care.

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On Tue Sep 29 at 12:30pm, UBC students have the chance to hear directly from candidates running in Vancouver’s municipal election. Learn about the issues shaping the city, ask questions, and gain insight into local political leadership. Free. RSVP: sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...

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How can patients and the public help shape community health services? Our scoping review in Research Involvement and Engagement found trust and relationships supported meaningful involvement, while limited resources, unequal power, and tokenism held it back. Read it here:

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