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A sockeye salmon jumping the falls on the Meziadin River

Wild Pacific salmon catches down 80 per cent, elders report

Wild Pacific salmon catches are one sixth what they were 50-70 years ago, Indigenous elders report. Employing Indigenous research methodologies, Dr. Andrea Reid interviewed 48 knowledge keepers from 18 First Nations across the Fraser, Skeena, and Nass rivers.

May 12, 2022

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How this turtle helped reduce plastic waste in an office building

This turtle helped reduce plastic waste – and no, not by eating it.

May 10, 2022

Interprovincial migration to small towns has surged since 2015

Migration from metro areas pose challenges for small communities: report

In B.C., most people don’t leave small towns for big cities—they go the other way. It’s a trend that’s been happening for decades, but it has accelerated since 2015.

Mar 31, 2022

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UBC researchers partner with Canadian e-commerce giant to remove CO2 from the air

UBC spin-off company Carbin Minerals is set to remove 200 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the air in partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify.

Mar 29, 2022

Self-sanitizing copper has been applied to high-contact surfaces in nine UBC buildings. Photo: Teck

Microbe-slaying copper applied to UBC buildings

More than 400 sanitizing copper patches have been added to high-contact areas at UBC as part of a collaboration between Teck Resources and UBC to study the antimicrobial properties of copper.

Mar 28, 2022

In 2016 Rwanda became the first known African country to integrate drone deliveries into its healthcare system.

Drones get blood to patients faster—and reduce waste

Using drones instead of ambulances for emergency delivery of perishable blood products in Rwanda resulted in blood arriving for transfusions 79 minutes faster on average.

Mar 16, 2022

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Wordle’s benefits go beyond keeping you sharp

Many Wordle players say it helps keep their brains sharp. But did you know playing word games could also lead to success in business?

Mar 16, 2022

A reaction to make light-emitting materials. Credit: Dr. Zac Hudson

A quantum computer could design your next smartphone

Canadian researchers are using quantum computing simulations to accurately predict the colour of light emitted from molecules that produce the colours we see in the latest smartphones, tablets, and TV screens.

Mar 14, 2022

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Choosing diet soda actually leads to reduced calorie counts overall

A recent study settles the debate on whether or not diet pop saves calories at fast-food outlets or whether it gives consumers the green light to buy that extra burger, dessert or large fries.  

Mar 10, 2022

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All-knowing robots are not inevitable, and other lessons on AI use in policing

The Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) recently approved a policy for use of AI technology in policing, which researchers believe is the first in Canada.

Mar 3, 2022

Reduce ADHD with more parks, less pollution

Reduce ADHD with more parks, less pollution

A study conducted in Metro Vancouver finds that the more green space and less air pollution children have in their neighbourhoods, the less likely they are to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Feb 24, 2022

Dr. Alison McAfee holds a hive frame. Credit: Dominique Weiss

Bees are explosively ejaculating to death. A polystyrene cover could help stop it.

A simple polystyrene cover could help cool beehives during heat waves, preventing a grim outcome for male bees.

Feb 22, 2022

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Male bees can’t hack extreme stress like females can

It turns out, male bees can’t hack extreme stress like females can.

Feb 17, 2022

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Your Google symptom searches could improve COVID modelling

Adding Google searches for symptoms and other information to COVID forecast models increased their accuracy, recent UBC research has found.

Feb 9, 2022