UBC experts are available to comment on the London Drugs security incident and the cancellation of a proposed $2.4-billion carbon capture and storage project in Alberta.
May 2, 2024
Researchers at UBC and BC Cancer have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can accurately predict if a person receiving cancer care will require mental health services during their treatment journey.
UBC study finds rebate program significantly reduced car travel and carbon emissions
Apr 30, 2024
PhD student Kate Wahl developed It’s My Choice, Canada’s first interactive website aimed at helping people identify the abortion option that best fits their values and circumstances.
Apr 29, 2024
Scientists at UBC are raising concern about the number of common eastern bumble bees—an introduced species—that they are finding in the wild and across the Lower Mainland.
Apr 23, 2024
UBC researchers used acoustic telemetry to tag and track juvenile salmon on their journey into the ocean.
Apr 19, 2024
On April 22, the world will celebrate Earth Day under the theme “Planet vs Plastics.” UBC experts are available to comment.
Apr 18, 2024
Elders, researchers and musicians are using art to get people talking about the challenges and opportunities of a transition to renewable energy.
Apr 16, 2024
The federal government is to present its 2024 budget on Tuesday. UBC experts are available to comment on related topics.
Apr 15, 2024
UBC experts are available to comment on the BC River Forecast Centre’s latest snowpack report, released today, April 10.
Apr 10, 2024
A collaboration of researchers including UBC scientists have observed gravitational waves from the collision of what is most likely a neutron star and an object likely to be a light black hole, 650 million light-years from Earth.
Apr 5, 2024
Media are invited to UBC department of physics and astronomy researchers’ public solar eclipse viewing event on April 8.
New research led by landscape ecologist Dr. Matthew Mitchell highlights the link between lost wild pollinators and food production in Canada, and proposes ways the public can contribute to protecting wild bees.
Apr 3, 2024
We spoke with UBC researchers Dr. Lori Daniels and Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais about the outlook for wildfire season, and how communities can prepare for a challenging year.
Mar 27, 2024
Dr. Karen Humphreys, clinical instructor from UBC’s faculty of medicine and internal medicine specialist, pulls together advice on fitness, functionality and financial health for the wave of Canadian baby boomers who may soon find themselves in a social safety net that is fraying under their weight.
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen will become the first Canadian to venture to the Moon – but first, he’s stopping by UBC (virtually) to answer your lunar questions.
Mar 26, 2024
The research revealed a significant increase in traffic risk around the time of the total eclipse, resulting in 46 extra deaths in the U.S.
Mar 25, 2024
seed2STEM helps to improve representation of Indigenous students in the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Mar 21, 2024
Researchers at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries conducted the first study of humpback whale entanglements in B.C. aquaculture facilities.
According to the study, plant-eating animals are more active while carnivores more cautious around humans.
Mar 18, 2024
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