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August 17, 2023Deciphering Adolescent Alcohol Consumption: A Comprehensive Review of Longitudinal Studies Identifies Key Neuroanatomical Predictors
Congratulations to Dr. Kamyar Keramatian's new review, "Neuroanatomical predictors of problematic alcohol consumption in adolescents: a systematic review of longitudinal studies", published in Alcohol & Alcoholism. This is the first systematic review to map out the…
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August 15, 2023New Collaborative Project Receives SSHRC Funding: Advancing Social-Emotional Intelligence in Construction Robots for Seamless Human-Robot Collaboration on Construction Sites
Congratulations to Research Excellence Cluster in Vision's faculty members, Dr. Hee Yeon Im, Dr. Helge Rhodin, and their colleagues for successfully securing the 2023 SSHRC New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration. Lead by Dr. Zhengbo Zou from UBC Civil Engineering and…
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August 15, 2023Congratulations to Dr. Matsubara and Dr. Moritz for Securing the 2023 VCHRI Equipment Fund
Congratulations to Dr. Joanne Matsubara and Dr. Orson Moritz for securing the VCHRI (Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute) Equipment Grant. VCHRI provides funding for most urgent and critical research equipment by principle investigators. This funding will…
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August 14, 2023Navigating the Skies: How Birds' Neural Pathways Convert Optic Flow to Flight Control
Congratulations to Dr. Douglas Altshuler and his colleagues on their new review paper, "From the eye to the wing: neural circuits for transforming optic flow into motor output in avian flight", published in the Journal of Comparative Physiology. This publication…
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August 8, 2023Deep Learning Enables Sex Classification from Retinal Images with Small Data Sets
Congratulations to Dr. Ipek Oruç and her PhD student, Parsa Delavari, on their new study, "Learning from small data: Classifying sex from retinal images via deep learning", published in PLOS One. This paper showcases the novel results for the performance of deep…
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August 4, 2023
Unraveling the Complexities of Youth with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Severe Psychiatric Disorders: Clinical and Diagnostic Implications
Congratulations to Dr. Kamyar Keramatian's new study, "Caring for youth with co-occurring substance use and severe psychiatric disorders: diagnostic challenges and clinical implications", published in the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry…