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Government supports continued research to reduce gambling-related harms

The Province and the BC Lottery Corporation (BCLC) have renewed their investment of approximately $1.4 million in the Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, signalling a dedicated effort to reduce the potential harms associated with gambling for people in B.C.

Dec 5, 2023

UBC In The News

Dec 5, 2023

UBC In The News

Dec 4, 2023

UBC experts on UN climate summit and related topics

UBC experts on UN climate summit and related topics

UBC delegates and experts are available to comment on the UN’s Climate Change Conference and other climate-related topics. 

Dec 4, 2023

UBC In The News

Dec 1, 2023

UBC In The News

Nov 30, 2023

UBC In The News

Nov 29, 2023

Nucella lamellosa or frilled dogwinkles. Photo credit: Dr. Christopher Harley

Your local sea snail might not make it in warmer oceans – but oysters will

The frilled dog winkle may sound like a complex knot for a tie, but this local sea snail holds clues to our warmer future, including a dire outlook for species that can’t move, adapt, or acclimate as fast as their environment heats up.

Nov 29, 2023

UBC In The News

Nov 28, 2023

UBC releases 2022 animal research statistics

UBC releases 2022 animal research statistics

UBC’s summary of animals involved in research at the university in 2022 is now available. 

Nov 28, 2023

Photo by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on Flickr

UN climate conference should not be ‘business as usual’, say climate experts

We spoke to four experts including current and former COP delegates to ask what the world, and Canada, needs to see come out of the conference.

Nov 28, 2023

UBC In The News

Nov 27, 2023

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Great UBC Bug Bake Off to serve up insect delights

On Nov. 28, media are invited as four teams of faculty of land and food systems students engage in a six-legged culinary showdown.

Nov 27, 2023

Stem cell-based treatment controls blood sugar in people with Type 1 diabetes

Stem cell-based treatment controls blood sugar in people with Type 1 diabetes

The therapy aims to replace the insulin-producing beta cells that people with Type 1 diabetes lack.

Nov 27, 2023

British Columbia’s proposed bill on ‘alternative shelter’ risks doing serious harm to unhoused people

British Columbia’s proposed bill on ‘alternative shelter’ risks doing serious harm to unhoused people

Peter A. Allard School of Law professors co-wrote that proposed Bill 45, which aims to define “reasonably available” alternative shelter, may undermine the Charter rights of unhoused people.

Nov 24, 2023

UBC In The News

Nov 24, 2023

UBC Vancouver’s snow removal team prepares for action

UBC Vancouver’s snow removal team prepares for action

Preparations for snow on UBC’s Vancouver campus are already well underway.

Nov 23, 2023

UBC In The News

Nov 23, 2023

UBC In The News

Nov 22, 2023

A baboon still stranded in a tree on the Gorongosa National Park floodplain almost a month after the cyclone. Photo credit: Dr. Jen Guyton

The bigger you are, the better you fare when climate change causes cyclones

The research findings could help wildlife managers develop strategies to help at-risk animals and pinpoint general traits that help animals survive.

Nov 22, 2023