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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.

  • New Student Strategic Plan introduced at UBC

    New Student Strategic Plan introduced at UBC

    The University of British Columbia has formally introduced the first Student Strategic Plan in Canada. 

  • National survey of abortion care providers shows access has improved

    National survey of abortion care providers shows access has improved

    Researchers from UBC's department of obstetrics and gynaecology recently surveyed 465 healthcare professionals who provided abortion care in Canada in 2019—the first such survey in seven years.

  • Photo exhibit shows pandemic through the cameras of older adults

    Photo exhibit shows pandemic through the cameras of older adults

    Vancouver can be a lonely city, even more so for older people. And that was before the COVID-19 pandemic forced residents to stay home.

  • UBC powers FORWARD to drive decades of discovery and solutions

    UBC powers FORWARD to drive decades of discovery and solutions

    A bold commitment to help solve some of the world’s most urgent problems—that’s the promise and potential of FORWARD, the campaign for UBC, a $3 billion fundraising and alumni engagement initiative announced today by the University of British Columbia.

  • UBC researcher creates wood-based alternative to single-use plastic

    UBC researcher creates wood-based alternative to single-use plastic

    UBC researcher Dr. Feng Jiang has developed a cellulose film that looks like plastic and behaves like plastic—but is biodegradable.

  • COVID-19 lockdown may have accelerated HIV transmission in some at-risk populations

    COVID-19 lockdown may have accelerated HIV transmission in some at-risk populations

    A new study led by researchers at UBC and the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) is shedding light on how COVID-19 pandemic restrictions impacted another long-standing public health threat — HIV.

  • Why whales don’t get brain damage when they swim

    Why whales don’t get brain damage when they swim

    Special blood vessels may protect whales from pulses in their blood that would damage the brain while swimming, new research has suggested.

  • How the largest migration on Earth might help combat climate change

    How the largest migration on Earth might help combat climate change

    What does the mysterious migration of the gelatinous salp have to do with reducing atmospheric carbon? A UBC student will set sail next week in the hopes of finding out.

  • New tools aim to improve care for people experiencing substance use stigma

    New tools aim to improve care for people experiencing substance use stigma

    Due to widespread negative attitudes towards substance use issues, people are often treated in disrespectful or discriminatory ways in health care settings. 

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