UBC experts are available to comment on wildfires and associated issues.
Jun 2, 2023
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. Several UBC experts are available to speak with media.
May 31, 2023
Rabiah Dhaliwal recognized for contributions to the promotion of diversity and inclusion
May 30, 2023
Killer whales are in the news for sinking boats off the coast of Spain. The reason is a mystery, but one theory is that teenage bad behaviour is to blame, according to UBC researchers Dr. Andrew Trites, Taryn Scarff and Josh McInnes.
May 29, 2023
When UBC mechanical engineering student Yi Yi Du came out of a two-month-long coma after being struck by a car in the fall of 2021, no one knew what the next stage of his life would look like.
Doctors and other health-care providers have a new standard for diagnosing mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), thanks to a thorough process led by researchers from the University of B.C. and […]
May 23, 2023
We spoke with forestry PhD candidate and BC Registered Professional Forester Ira Sutherland about respecting and caring for the forests around us as we go camping this spring and summer.
May 18, 2023
In this Q&A, land and food systems PhD candidate Brock Williams discussed how to safely introduce food to an infant for the first time.
May 17, 2023
May 17 is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. UBC experts are available to comment.
Canada geese were introduced by humans in the late 1960s for hunting and other purposes, and they thrived. But the same is not true for the river ecosystem they feed on.
May 16, 2023
UBC experts are available to comment on heat, wildfires and associated issues.
May 9, 2023
They live among us and eat pesky insects, but unless you’re armed with an ultrasonic microphone you may never notice our nocturnal neighbours: bats.
May 8, 2023
The B.C. Interior is facing growing flood risk in the coming days. UBC experts are available to comment.
May 4, 2023
New UBC research found that seaweed have been misleading scientists about coral reef health, and scientists need new ways to determine whether human activity is harming a particular reef.
A UBC-led team has received more than $23 million in federal funding to develop precision radiopharmaceuticals that promise to transform cancer treatment in Canada and beyond.
In this Q&A, Dr. Patricia Janssen discussed the decline of traditional in-person prenatal classes and the rise of text-messaging prenatal education program.
May 3, 2023
A Canadian-led research team has doubled the number of repeating fast radio bursts, adding 25 new ‘cosmic probes’.
Apr 26, 2023
The University of British Columbia today hosted Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the president of Germany, as part of his first state visit to Canada.
Apr 25, 2023
Media are invited to join the UBC community in welcoming German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday, April 25 at UBC’s Vancouver campus.
Apr 24, 2023
The prevailing narrative on the climate crisis—and how to address it—is at best bewildering and at worst downright depressing. We’re told we face a doom-and-gloom scenario, and the only way to solve it is to give up simple pleasures and conveniences.
Apr 21, 2023
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