Passages and A/V Performances are two sets of art installations that will be prepared for a series of electronic art and music festivals in both the United States and Canada. Passages is the first in a series of installations surrounding Malcolm Levy (of Hybridity Media)’s Other Frames work, developing it in an interactive context. […]

  Decreased brain volume in frontal regions is a prominent feature of chronic schizophrenia and has been linked to impairments in psychological functioning and social disability. These impairments persist over the lifespan, with approximately 64% of individuals experiencing severe social disability 15 years after first being diagnosed with the illness. Finding ways to overcome barriers […]

  The Marpole Project: Destination Marpole is an exploration into a specific community and its  potential relationship to public art as an agent of change. This research internship examines the community of Marpole – its history, inhabitants, and community – through artistic practice and creative research methodologies. Utilizing interviews, questionnaires, ethnographic methods, creative art practice, […]

  The objective of this proposed project is to update public consultation best practices with a particular emphasis on online engagement in community and regional planning issues. Within the City of Vancouver Development Services Department there are several different areas that involve public consultation in respect of land use planning and decision-making. These include Rezoning […]

We will create new software technology for generating intelligent-looking movement behavior of virtual characters in video games. When characters move around in some game worlds, they typically plan their path around fixed obstacles and use some simple rules to avoid dynamic obstacles, such as other characters. Recently a family of methods based on the concept […]

22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22qDS) affects 1/4,000 newborns. People with this condition can have various medical problems, and approximately 30% develop psychiatric illness such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. A recent study explored parents’ experience of receiving a diagnosis of 22qDS for their child. Families identified an unmet need for information from their healthcare providers about […]

This work will build on the findings of the literature review conducted in Phase I. Phase II will focus on engaging people with experience of homelessness in vetting and refining inclusionary principles identified in Phase I and developing a draft inclusionary policy for the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness.The work is also highly relevant […]

  Since the beginning of the epidemic, HIV has killed more than 25-million people worldwide. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which was introduced in 1996, has revolutionized HIV treatment, by improving health, life expectancy, and dramatically reducing transmission of HIV to others. The British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS played a leading role in […]

  This research project will examine the imPROVE program at Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA). The imPROVE program is a large scale initiative designed to ensure or improve the quality and efficiency of health service delivery using LEAN methodology. This research will investigate several components of interest as identified by key stakeholders, which will provide […]

Medulloblastoma is the most common brain tumor in children. It is treated with a combination of surgical resection, chemotherapy and radiation. Radiation to a child’s brain can have harmful side effects that may have implications in later development. We intend to use molecular gene expression to classify archived tumors into 4 subgroups with associated low […]

The research objectives for this proposed Mitacs project are to identify the forested Tribal Lands in the US that hold the most promise for participating in the developing regional US and Canadian offset markets. The partner organization is Offsetters Clean Technology, a BC based company with expertise in carbon management and advisory services in Canada. […]

Brain cancer is the second most prevalent cancer in children. Current treatment options are chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, which either prolongs the child’s life for only two years or leaves them with negative side effects such as slowed development. Thus, there is a pressing need for new therapeutics. One of the focuses of our lab […]