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  • How changing your diet could help save the world

    How changing your diet could help save the world

    UBC research shows nearly half the global population—and almost all Canadians—must change their diets to curb climate change. Discover simple steps to reduce food emissions and help keep warming below 2°C.

  • Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change

    Low-income countries could lose 30% of nutrients like protein and omega-3 from seafood due to climate change

    That’s in a high carbon emissions and low mitigation scenario, according to the study published today in Nature Climate Change.

  • Mind-control worms and eye-bulging fungus: real-life horror from nature this Halloween

    Mind-control worms and eye-bulging fungus: real-life horror from nature this Halloween

    UBC researchers share some gruesome parasites of nature, like worms that fill the entire gut of an insect to a fungus that grows from your nose to your brain.

  • Can AI nip tree disease in the bud?

    Can AI nip tree disease in the bud?

    The researchers at UBC's faculty of forestry hope to validate the concept through future field tests and are enthusiastic about its potential.

  • UBC engineers develop breakthrough ‘robot skin’ in collaboration with Honda researchers

    UBC engineers develop breakthrough ‘robot skin’ in collaboration with Honda researchers

    A new soft sensor developed by UBC engineers and Honda researchers opens the door to a wide range of applications in robotics and prosthetics.

  • Biological fingerprints in soil show where diamond-containing ore is buried

    Biological fingerprints in soil show where diamond-containing ore is buried

    DNA sequencing technique can also help source minerals that are key to the green-energy transition.

  • How to forage for mushrooms – safely and legally – this fall

    How to forage for mushrooms – safely and legally – this fall

    Dr. Mary Berbee, professor in the UBC department of botany, discusses how to safely and legally forage for mushrooms around the city this fall.

  • Budget 101: How UBC’s financial planning process works

    Budget 101: How UBC’s financial planning process works

    In the face of rising costs and global economic inflation, it’s even more important to understand how the University of British Columbia’s budget works.

  • New personal diet calculator checks how your diet stacks up against guidelines

    New personal diet calculator checks how your diet stacks up against guidelines

    Explore a new online tool that evaluates eating habits against dietary guidelines, ranks diet among Canadians, and offers insights into reducing chronic disease risk through diet changes.

  • First epidemiological study links popular weight-loss drugs to stomach paralysis, other serious gastrointestinal conditions

    First epidemiological study links popular weight-loss drugs to stomach paralysis, other serious gastrointestinal conditions

    They’re being hailed as an effective way to lose weight, but diabetes drugs may come with higher risk of severe gastrointestinal problems.

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