Recent rains have swollen rivers in many parts of B.C., prompting a flood watch and evacuation advisories. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 30, 2022
Researchers at UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering have discovered that an existing cancer drug could have potential as a treatment for muscular dystrophy.
Jun 29, 2022
This Friday, July 1, marks 25 years since the “Hong Kong handover,” when the People’s Republic of China gained sovereignty over the former British colony. UBC experts are available to comment.
B.C. Premier John Horgan has announced he will step down as Premier of British Columbia as soon as the B.C. NDP chooses a new leader. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 28, 2022
The endangered southern resident killer whale population isn’t getting enough to eat, and hasn’t been since 2018, a new UBC study has determined.
Jun 27, 2022
From some of the largest jellyfish in the world in Japan to the tiny venomous Irukandji in Australia, UBC doctoral student Jessica Schaub is about to set off on an international tour of jellyfish.
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 24, 2022
Black people in the U.S. are twice as likely as white people to be coerced into procedures during perinatal and birth care, and to undergo them without their explicit consent, according to a new study by researchers at UBC’s Birth Place Lab and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Jun 23, 2022
In this Q&A, UBC forestry experts address how families and communities can prepare for more extreme wildfire seasons.
UBC experts are available to comment on the first warm spell of summer in southwestern B.C.
Jun 22, 2022
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 21, 2022
UBC experts are available to comment on the federal government’s new regulations aimed at eliminating or restricting certain single-use plastics that pose a threat to the environment.
Jun 20, 2022
The number of programs and prescribers offering safer supply to reduce risk of overdose increased dramatically in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study looking at services across Canada.
Jun 16, 2022
UBC researchers demonstrated in 2019 that pre-schoolers can safely overcome peanut allergies with a treatment called oral immunotherapy.
Vigilantes are known for fighting perceived wrongs by taking matters into their own hands. But what effect do they have on workplaces? A new study from UBC Sauder shows that vigilante behaviour can pose challenges for organizations because it is increasingly coming from outside as well as within the workplace.
Jun 15, 2022
UBC experts are available to comment on flooding and extreme weather, in light of a state of emergency in Kelowna and other parts of western Canada.
Jun 13, 2022
The Bank of Canada continues to raise its benchmark lending rate to control inflation and now warn mortgage costs could go up by 30 per cent in the next five years. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 10, 2022
Researchers have mimicked a corn plant’s make-up in the lab to investigate ‘corn smut’, opening the door to finding a cure for the disease.
Jun 9, 2022
Dr. Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes, an addictions expert at UBC’s School of Population and Public Health, answers some key questions about the decriminalization of illegal drugs — and how it could help save lives in B.C.
The B.C. Coroners Service released a review today of 619 deaths it attributes to last summer’s extreme heat. UBC experts are available to comment.
Jun 7, 2022
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