Insecure renting ages you faster than owning a home, unemployment or obesity. Better housing policy can change this
People's experiences of private rental housing are linked to faster biological aging, our recent research finds.
People's experiences of private rental housing are linked to faster biological aging, our recent research finds.
Social Sciences
Nov 13, 2023
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An earthquake slightly damaged houses and other buildings in southeastern Indonesia early Thursday, causing some panic but no apparent casualties.
Environment
Nov 2, 2023
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Cities like Vienna or Singapore are often referenced in news headlines proposing solutions for Canada's housing crisis. But the arguments in favor of the strategies employed by these far-away cities often only skim the surface ...
Economics & Business
Oct 17, 2023
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The collision between an aging population and a housing crisis has left more older people in Australia enduring housing insecurity and homelessness. Our research, released today, explores how the scale of these problems among ...
Social Sciences
Aug 10, 2023
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Australia is not immune to the rapidly growing global problem of modern slavery. In fact, new research has found the number of people living in modern slavery has more than doubled in the past four years, rising to an estimated ...
Economics & Business
Jun 27, 2023
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New research has shown that when considering how to move Canada's most vulnerable from unhoused to housed, the network of supports available within that housing is critical to its success.
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2023
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In 1921, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Christian Lous Lange stated: "Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master."
Social Sciences
May 31, 2023
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A typhoon that slammed into Guam, knocking out power and flooding buildings with a powerful storm surge, was moving away Thursday—leaving residents of the US Pacific Ocean territory to survey the damage.
Environment
May 25, 2023
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A group of UBC Okanagan researchers is trying to take the mathematical mystery out of what could be a person's biggest investment—buying a home.
Economics & Business
Apr 6, 2023
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A young zebra walked, trotted, and galloped for hours in the busy streets of South Korea's capital before emergency workers tranquilized the animal and brought it back to a zoo.
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2023
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