Virtual reality programs can help children with social communication
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-Nov-2025 20:11 ET (8-Nov-2025 01:11 GMT/UTC)
Communication problems can hold back childhood development, with a range of interventions available to assist with social communication disorders.
In a new research review, Flinders University education experts found strong evidence in support of virtual reality (VR) techniques to help break down these barriers.
A new student-led study from UBC Okanagan has found that young adults who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ report receiving significantly less affirming and inclusive sexual health education than their cisgender, heterosexual peers.
Yet these same students demonstrate higher levels of sexual health literacy.
The study, led by Phoebe Hodgson, a recent UBCO graduate in gender, women and sexuality studies with a minor in psychology, looks at how young adults with different gender and sexual identities experienced sexual education during their high school years.
The Pacific Marine Science Alliance Society (PMSA) has announced a three-year agreement with the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) designed to strengthen national ocean research collaboration across Canada’s three coasts.
UBC is one of five member universities of the PMSA, which owns and operates the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, and works to advance marine and coastal research, education and sustainability.
The new partnership, backed by $300,000 in funding from PMSA and MEOPAR, will help researchers better collaborate at regional, national and international levels to address crucial research challenges, including climate resilience, marine hazard prediction and sustainable ocean resource use. The collaboration will also prioritize Indigenous-led stewardship, student mobility and new international research partnerships.
The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) announced that Be Bold: A Campaign for Our Future has achieved a final total of $575 million raised, culminating with a $5 million closing gift from the Malú and Carlos Alvarez Family.