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Mom and baby share “good bacteria” through breast milk

A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Manitoba has found that bacteria are shared and possibly transferred from a mother’s milk to her infant’s gut, and that breastfeeding directly at the breast best supports this process.

Jul 10, 2020

Scientists in sites spread across Argentina, Brazil, Columbia, Costa Rica, French Guiana and Puerto Rico performed identical experiments on bromeliads—large flowering tropical plants that trap water and provide a habitat for many aquatic insects and larvae.

Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs

An expansive, multi-site ecology study led by UBC has uncovered new insights into the effects of climate change on the delicate food webs of the neotropics.

Jul 9, 2020

New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows that people are 30 per cent more likely to donate their assets when faced with their own mortality.

New study reveals people more likely to donate when reminded of own mortality

New research from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows that people are 30 per cent more likely to donate their assets when faced with their own mortality.

Jul 8, 2020

UBC research shows hearing persists at end of life

UBC research shows hearing persists at end of life

Hearing is widely thought to be the last sense to go in the dying process. Now UBC researchers have evidence that some people may still be able to hear while in an unresponsive state at the end of their life.

Jul 8, 2020

As the Canadian economy re-opens, men are returning to work more quickly than women.

Gender employment gap among parents increases over first three months of pandemic

As the Canadian economy reopens, mothers are much less likely to be back at work than fathers—a gender gap that has been widening since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Jul 7, 2020

UBC experts on long-term care home visits in B.C.

UBC experts on long-term care home visits in B.C.

UBC experts are available to comment on long-term care home visits in B.C.

Jun 30, 2020

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New UBC course explores how COVID-19 is impacting society

Even if you’re tired of COVID-19—and who isn’t?—hundreds of UBC students are preparing to embark on a new credit course examining the pandemic on a worldwide scale.

Jun 29, 2020

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Social circles of visible-minority youth become less diverse as they get older

Even if they were born in Canada, visible-minority children of immigrants tend to stick more closely with their own ethnic groups as they get older.

Jun 26, 2020

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UBC receives $14 million in federal funding for COVID-19 research

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have received a combined total of $14.3 million in grants in the latest round of funding from the federal government in support of research aimed at addressing the health challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jun 25, 2020

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COVID-19 survey highlights growing suicide and mental health risks across various groups

COVID-19 has significantly increased the suicide risk for Canadians with preexisting mental health challenges and experiences of marginalization, reveals a new survey by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in partnership with researchers at the University of British Columbia.

Jun 25, 2020

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Credit: CDC/Unsplash

UBC experts on COVID-19

UBC experts are available to comment on the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jun 25, 2020

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Wildfire smoke has immediate harmful health effects: UBC study

Exposure to wildfire smoke affects the body’s respiratory and cardiovascular systems almost immediately, according to new research from the University of British Columbia’s School of Population and Public Health.

Jun 24, 2020

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UBC study identifies social and behavioural factors most closely associated with dying

Smoking, divorce and alcohol abuse have the closest connection to death out of 57 social and behavioural factors analyzed in research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Jun 22, 2020

UBC President Santa J. Ono.

UBC, UC announce University Climate Change Coalition leadership transition

University of British Columbia President Santa J. Ono and University of California President Janet Napolitano today announced a transition in leadership of the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) a network of 22 leading North American research universities working together to accelerate local and regional climate action.

Jun 22, 2020

Message from the Vice-Chair of the University of British Columbia Board of Governors

Message from the Vice-Chair of the University of British Columbia Board of Governors

The UBC Board of Governors Chair, Michael Korenberg, has informed the Board and the university that he is stepping down from his role effective immediately.

Jun 20, 2020

Webinar: How community connection can reduce stress during COVID-19

Webinar: How community connection can reduce stress during COVID-19

Join UBC experts to hear more about how community connection can bring us hope and help us cope with stress during COVID-19.

Jun 19, 2020

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Heat may kill more people than previously reported

As temperatures rise this summer, a new study by UBC’s School of Population and Public Health and Boston University School of Public Health researchers finds that thousands of U.S. deaths may be attributable to heat each year, far more than the 600 deaths previously estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Jun 19, 2020

The Honourable Steven Lewis Point.

UBC appoints the Honourable Steven Lewis Point as next Chancellor

The University of British Columbia Board of Governors has appointed former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia the Honourable Steven Lewis Point to become the university’s 19th Chancellor. He will be the first Indigenous person to hold the position.

Jun 18, 2020

UBC signs Canada-wide charter to address climate change through responsible investment

UBC signs Canada-wide charter to address climate change through responsible investment

UBC has joined leading Canadian universities to launch Investing to Address Climate Change: A Charter for Canadian Universities, signaling a national commitment to tackle climate change through responsible investment practices.

Jun 18, 2020

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UBC student lays groundwork for an anti-Black racism strategy in Vancouver

The City of Vancouver engaged Oludolapo Makinde, a graduate student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law, as a Healthy City Scholar to conduct research into anti-Black racism in Vancouver and suggest ways to address it.

Jun 17, 2020