On April 22, the world will celebrate Earth Day under the theme “Planet vs Plastics.” UBC experts are available to comment.
Apr 18, 2024
Elders, researchers and musicians are using art to get people talking about the challenges and opportunities of a transition to renewable energy.
Apr 16, 2024
UBC experts are available to comment on the BC River Forecast Centre’s latest snowpack report, released today, April 10.
Apr 10, 2024
A collaboration of researchers including UBC scientists have observed gravitational waves from the collision of what is most likely a neutron star and an object likely to be a light black hole, 650 million light-years from Earth.
Apr 5, 2024
Media are invited to UBC department of physics and astronomy researchers’ public solar eclipse viewing event on April 8.
New research led by landscape ecologist Dr. Matthew Mitchell highlights the link between lost wild pollinators and food production in Canada, and proposes ways the public can contribute to protecting wild bees.
Apr 3, 2024
We spoke with UBC researchers Dr. Lori Daniels and Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais about the outlook for wildfire season, and how communities can prepare for a challenging year.
Mar 27, 2024
Dr. Karen Humphreys, clinical instructor from UBC’s faculty of medicine and internal medicine specialist, pulls together advice on fitness, functionality and financial health for the wave of Canadian baby boomers who may soon find themselves in a social safety net that is fraying under their weight.
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen will become the first Canadian to venture to the Moon – but first, he’s stopping by UBC (virtually) to answer your lunar questions.
Mar 26, 2024
The research revealed a significant increase in traffic risk around the time of the total eclipse, resulting in 46 extra deaths in the U.S.
Mar 25, 2024
seed2STEM helps to improve representation of Indigenous students in the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Mar 21, 2024
Researchers at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries conducted the first study of humpback whale entanglements in B.C. aquaculture facilities.
According to the study, plant-eating animals are more active while carnivores more cautious around humans.
Mar 18, 2024
UBC researchers believe a group of killer whales observed hunting marine mammals including sperm whales, as well as a sea turtle, in the open ocean off California and Oregon could be a new population.
Mar 15, 2024
Reports of a dramatic upward trend in the U.S. maternal death rate are being challenged by new UBC research published today in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Mar 12, 2024
More than 700 high school students and teachers from across B.C. will meet at UBC Saturday for the 46th annual UBC Physics Olympics, where they will show off their physics expertise and experimental design skills.
Mar 8, 2024
A new UBC study highlights how it’s cheaper in some regions than others to drive electric, making it more challenging for certain households to make the switch.
Feb 29, 2024
Dr. Danya Fast captures the experience of youth who use drugs in her new book, The Best Place: Addiction, Intervention, and Living and Dying Young in Vancouver.
Feb 28, 2024
This is a first-of-its-kind clinical trial investigating the potential of cannabidiol (CBD) as a treatment for bipolar depression.
Feb 27, 2024
We spoke with Dr. Elizabeth Wolkovich at UBC Faculty of Forestry and her colleagues about why the competition is significant for both researchers and citizens.
Feb 8, 2024
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