News Tips
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UBC research shows otters near cities carried triple the toxic load of more remote animals
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Forget numbers: your PIN could consist of a shimmy and a shake
Utilizing near-field communication, the technology could help prevent the spread of germs through touchpads, speed up transactions and improve accessibility.
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The future is compostable. Period.
UBC biomedical engineering alumna Rashmi Prakash, who has developed sustainable and reliable menstrual pad, winning her the James Dyson Award's Canada prize for design innovation.
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Thousands more B.C. women chose top-tier birth control after patient costs eliminated
New UBC research shows a 49-per-cent jump in long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) use after B.C. made contraception free.
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Orange is the new aphrodisiac—for guppies
A new UBC study reveals that the brighter the orange on a male guppy, the more virile it is, solving a long-standing evolutionary puzzle about their flashy colours.
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Marine shipping emissions on track to meet 2030 goals, but expected to miss 2050 target
Experts expect the marine shipping sector will see a reduction in carbon intensity of 30 to 40 per cent by 2030.
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Stars beat stats when it comes to shopping decisions
A new UBC study found that the format of product ratings—stars versus numbers—significantly affects consumer perceptions and purchasing behaviour.
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UBC philosophy professor’s research cited in U.S. Supreme Court decision
A 22-year-old philosophy paper by a UBC professor just helped the U.S. Supreme Court decide a major gun case.
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The new season of The Last of Us has a spore-ting chance at realism
The trailer for the hit HBO series appears to show the “zombie fungus” cordyceps infecting humans by releasing air-borne spores, instead of through tentacles—closer to scientific reality.
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Counting the days: A new way to measure disaster impact
UBC sociology researchers have developed a new way to measure the burden that disasters place on communities: person-days under evacuation.
