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  • Orange is the new aphrodisiac—for guppies

    Orange is the new aphrodisiac—for guppies

    A new UBC study reveals that the brighter the orange on a male guppy, the more virile it is, solving a long-standing evolutionary puzzle about their flashy colours.

  • Artists in prison share art: exhibit in DTES opens July 23

    Artists in prison share art: exhibit in DTES opens July 23

    This month, the impact of a project that distributed 756 “art and reciprocity kits” to several prisons across B.C. and the Yukon will be showcased as an art exhibit in the Downtown Eastside.

  • With just a tablespoon of blood, B.C. researchers aim to transform cancer treatment

    With just a tablespoon of blood, B.C. researchers aim to transform cancer treatment

    Researchers at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and BC Cancer have developed a new blood test that provides unprecedented insight into a patient’s cancer make-up, potentially allowing doctors to better select treatment options that will improve patient outcomes.

  • Even low levels of air pollution contribute to increased health risk

    Even low levels of air pollution contribute to increased health risk

    Levels of air pollution well below national and international air quality guidelines are associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new Canada-wide study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia.

  • Breaking up is hard to do – but many men find healthy ways to cope

    Breaking up is hard to do – but many men find healthy ways to cope

    The popular stereotype that men don’t want support during a breakup, separation or divorce is simply not true, according to a new paper by researchers at the UBC school of nursing.

  • Santa Ono to leave UBC Presidency in October 2022

    Santa Ono to leave UBC Presidency in October 2022

    After six years as President and Vice Chancellor at the University of British Columbia, Prof. Santa J. Ono has announced he is moving on to assume the presidency of the University of Michigan.

  • Space rocket junk could have deadly consequences unless governments act

    Space rocket junk could have deadly consequences unless governments act

    The re-entry of abandoned stages of rockets left in orbit from space launches have a six to 10 per cent chance of severely injuring or killing a human being in the next decade, according to a new UBC study.

  • What robots can learn from therapists

    What robots can learn from therapists

    A transformative experience working with very sick children changed Paul Bucci’s mind about how robots used in human therapy should be designed.

  • Your second COVID-19 booster is on the way—but when?

    Your second COVID-19 booster is on the way—but when?

    COVID-19 cases have been on the rise overseas and appear to be increasing in Canada, raising questions about when the population will need a second booster—and how effective it will be.

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