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  • Canadian telescope directly maps earliest glow of hydrogen, opening a new window on the universe
    Science & Technology

    Canadian telescope directly maps earliest glow of hydrogen, opening a new window on the universe

    The CHIME telescope has made its first standalone detection of the glow of hydrogen from when the universe was about five billion years old, paving the way for new studies of cosmic expansion and dark energy.

Most Recent Stories

  • Do you really need to cut off the crusts? Expert advice on navigating picky eating
    Health & Medicine

    Do you really need to cut off the crusts? Expert advice on navigating picky eating

    UBC clinical instructor and pediatric occupational therapist Dr. Lauren Hershfield offers tips for making school lunches less stressful for picky eaters and parents.

  • Canada’s first human bird flu case offers new clues for monitoring pandemic threats
    Health & Medicine

    Canada’s first human bird flu case offers new clues for monitoring pandemic threats

    UBC researchers found genetic mutations weakened the virus’s ability to bind to human cells, highlighting the need to test how emerging viruses behave.

  • New UBC clinic to provide team-based care for up to 4,450 B.C. patients
    University News

    New UBC clinic to provide team-based care for up to 4,450 B.C. patients

    Celebration of the newly named MacIsaac Health Building recognizes the MacIsaac family’s historic $40-million gift and showcases B.C.’s first team-based teaching clinic.

  • Hairy-legged red-eyed sea spiders discovered in the Salish Sea
    Science & Technology

    Hairy-legged red-eyed sea spiders discovered in the Salish Sea

    UBC-led research uncovered tiny marine spiders that suck the juice out of jellyfish and other hydroids, helping fill gaps in our understanding of coastal biodiversity.

  • UBC Okanagan research fuels biotech growth and jobs in Kelowna
    Science & Technology

    UBC Okanagan research fuels biotech growth and jobs in Kelowna

    Melius MicroBiomics is approaching its first clinical trial on a discovery that began in Dr. Deanna Gibson’s lab, and is keeping a pipeline of scientific talent working in the region.

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  • Shorter shelf life wrongly signals healthier food: study

    CTV News
  • BC Indigenous airlines face rising costs, aviation hurdles

    Powell River Peak
  • Premier Scott Moe goes big on nuclear with plans to explore 2 large nuclear reactors in northwest Sask.

    CBC
  • Potentially Toxic Mushrooms Were Sold at a Farmers Market Near Nelson

    The Tyee

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  • Snakes in an egg all coil in the same direction. Scientists think they’ve learned why.

  • Insect submariners survive the depths without imploding

  • New deep diamond and barium minerals named after UBC researchers

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Climate & Environment

  • UBC researchers awarded M Wall Fellowships to advance human and ecosystem health

    UBC researchers awarded $1M Wall Fellowships to advance human and ecosystem health

  • Study confirms permanent loss of Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake

    Study confirms permanent loss of Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake

  • Science at the edge of the ice

    Science at the edge of the ice

  • Farewell black spruce? How climate change and pests are reshaping North America’s forests

    Farewell black spruce? How climate change and pests are reshaping North America’s forests

Health & Medicine

  • From counting sheep to forty winks: three tips to get your kids back on a healthy sleep schedule

    From counting sheep to forty winks: three tips to get your kids back on a healthy sleep schedule

  • UBC scientists uncover why some Huntington disease patients decline years earlier

    UBC scientists uncover why some Huntington disease patients decline years earlier

  • M gift to UBC is the largest ever to a Canadian school of nursing

    $40M gift to UBC is the largest ever to a Canadian school of nursing

  • Starting kindergarten? Expert tips for a smooth school transition

    Starting kindergarten? Expert tips for a smooth school transition

Science & Technology

  • New UBC tool helps cities plant trees where they’re needed most

    New UBC tool helps cities plant trees where they’re needed most

  • UBC-developed ‘wood foam’ enters production as Indigenous-led pilot plant opens in Vancouver

    UBC-developed ‘wood foam’ enters production as Indigenous-led pilot plant opens in Vancouver

  • UBC seaweed-derived coating keeps strawberries fresher than a fridge

    UBC seaweed-derived coating keeps strawberries fresher than a fridge

  • Simple changes to fishing gear and handling can greatly improve survival of released coho salmon

    Simple changes to fishing gear and handling can greatly improve survival of released coho salmon

Society & Culture

  • Divided We Fall: New book explores polarization, citizenship and Canada’s democratic future

    Divided We Fall: New book explores polarization, citizenship and Canada’s democratic future

  • Only known woolly dog pelt returns close to home and for the first time to Canada

    Only known woolly dog pelt returns close to home and for the first time to Canada

  • How male leaders should address sexist remarks before it costs their organization, according to UBC Sauder study

    How male leaders should address sexist remarks before it costs their organization, according to UBC Sauder study

  • How camera-equipped homing pigeons could improve robotic vision in flight

    How camera-equipped homing pigeons could improve robotic vision in flight

University News

  • How UBC expanded student health and wellbeing to meet growing demand

    How UBC expanded student health and wellbeing to meet growing demand

  • How UBC supports students with specific dietary needs and cultural food preferences

    How UBC supports students with specific dietary needs and cultural food preferences

  • UBC and Langara College formalize partnership to strengthen student pathways and success

    UBC and Langara College formalize partnership to strengthen student pathways and success

  • UBC welcomes nine world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1)

    UBC welcomes nine world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1)

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