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Daphne Boyer Presents Li bootee mishiwayitay — The Beauty of It All 

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Visual artist and plant scientist Daphne Boyer presents Li bootee mishiwayitay — The Beauty of It All at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC. This powerful exhibition weaves together Métis peoples’ traditional handwork, digital technologies, plant materials, and porcupine quills.

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UBC Develops Spikeless Stir Stick Detects Drink Spiking in Seconds

by Rebecca Bollwitt

UBC researchers have developed Spikeless, a seemingly ordinary stir stick capable of detecting common drink-spiking drugs like GHB and ketamine within 30 seconds, potentially preventing assaults. Spikeless Stir Stick Detects Drink Spiking in Seconds Source: UBC Drink spiking involves covertly adding drugs to a drink, often with the intent to cause harm or commit assault. […]

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