Written by guest blogger Susan Fraiman. I’m an English professor whose areas of specialty include Jane Austen, the history of the novel, and gender studies. Yet recently I’ve been writing about contemporary television: dramadies like Girls, Insecure, and Broad City; the survival reality series Alone; and even those formulaic reality shows focused on buying and/or […]

Fall 2019 was an exciting time for me. I had recently had a baby, my oldest child was applying to colleges, and I had just submitted the final revisions to my first book. In January 2020, I was excited to get back to teaching, and I was feeling ready to embark on the new project […]

Nasopharyngeal (NP) swab samples for COVID-19 PCR testing can be uncomfortable, difficult to obtain, and require skilled healthcare personnel. We investigated alternative sampling techniques suitable for COVID-19 PCR testing that are less invasive and allow for self-collection. In a partnership between Fraser Health Authority, LifeLabs, and the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control Public Health […]

Today is Bell Let’s Talk day! This annual Canadian campaign aims to raise awareness and reduce stigma surrounding mental health. To honour this crucial initiative, we aim to spotlight research from various UTP journals addressing mental health in diverse contexts. These include family stress amid COVID-19, the utilization of mental health interventions by physiotherapists, assessments […]