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  • UBC lab spins nanofibre ‘gold’ from waste fabrics

    UBC lab spins nanofibre ‘gold’ from waste fabrics

  • UBC student becomes inventor to help brother with muscular dystrophy

    UBC student becomes inventor to help brother with muscular dystrophy

    Watching his older brother Daniel struggle with Duchenne muscular dystrophy—a disease that progressively weakens the muscles and eventually leaves the individual unable to walk—is one of the hardest things UBC student Michael Ko has ever had to do in his life.

  • UBC study finds siblings of problem gamblers also impulsive, prone to risk-taking

    UBC study finds siblings of problem gamblers also impulsive, prone to risk-taking

    Biological siblings of people with gambling disorder also display markers of increased impulsivity and risk-taking, according to a new UBC psychology study. The findings, published today in Neuropsychopharmacology, suggest people with gambling disorder – a psychiatric term for serious gambling problems – may have pre-existing genetic vulnerabilities to the illness.

  • Mental Illness Awareness Week: UBC swimmer sheds stigma of depression

    Mental Illness Awareness Week: UBC swimmer sheds stigma of depression

    When UBC Thunderbirds swimmer Emily Overholt won a bronze medal after competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, she should have felt like she was on top of the world. Instead, she faced debilitating depression.

  • Reminder of sexual violence supports and resources at UBC Vancouver: Ainsley Carry statement

    Reminder of sexual violence supports and resources at UBC Vancouver: Ainsley Carry statement

    As a follow up, the University detachment of the RCMP is investigating information distributed on social media this week that referenced non-consensual drugging of students in the Fraternity Village last weekend.

  • Report of drugging at fraternities

    Report of drugging at fraternities

    On the night of October 1, 2019 we received information via Twitter that UBC students may have been drugged at a fraternity party this past weekend. The health and safety of our students is UBC’s top priority.

  • How to make carbon pricing palatable to air travellers

    How to make carbon pricing palatable to air travellers

    Travellers are willing to pay a little more for flights if they know the extra money will be used to address carbon emissions, a new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business has found.

  • How sustainable is tuna? New global catch database exposes dangerous fishing trends

    How sustainable is tuna? New global catch database exposes dangerous fishing trends

    Appearing in everything from sushi rolls to sandwiches, tuna are among the world’s favourite fish. But are our current tuna fishing habits sustainable?

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