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  • Can a walk through downtown Vancouver change how we think about climate change?
    Climate & Environment

    Can a walk through downtown Vancouver change how we think about climate change?

    UBC researchers are exploring new ways to engage people on climate change through Urban Future Walks, an experience that highlights real-world sustainability solutions in Vancouver through guided, virtual and self-directed tours.

Most Recent Stories

  • Why so many whales are in Vancouver waters—and how to (legally) spot them
    Science & Technology

    Why so many whales are in Vancouver waters—and how to (legally) spot them

    UBC researchers explain what species you’re seeing—and how to watch them safely.

  • 4 steps you can take to avoid ‘perceived scarcity’ and prevent food waste
    The Conversation

    4 steps you can take to avoid ‘perceived scarcity’ and prevent food waste

    By Drs. Bonnie Simpson, Katherine White and Rhiannon M. Mesler.

  • Ready for anything: UBC’s approach to community safety and emergency planning for the summer soccer games
    University News

    Ready for anything: UBC’s approach to community safety and emergency planning for the summer soccer games

    In this Q&A, UBC’s community safety and emergency management directors share how they’re working with partners across and beyond campus to ensure the university is ready when international teams arrive.

  • New deep diamond and barium minerals named after UBC researchers
    Science & Technology

    New deep diamond and barium minerals named after UBC researchers

    Two newly identified minerals—one from a deep Earth diamond—offer rare insights into the planet’s interior and honour UBC researchers and their legacies.

  • Researchers ask us to rethink the ways we see and study the Arctic
    The Conversation

    Researchers ask us to rethink the ways we see and study the Arctic

    by Drs. Candis Callison, Adrian Howkins, Élise Devoie and Megan Bailey.

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  • How the World Cup is redrawing Vancouver’s retail map

    Vancouver is Awesome
  • Vancouver’s new police drones raise questions about oversight

    Vancouver Sun
  • Opinion: Dismantling environmental laws isn’t in Canada’s national interest

    The Province
  • How to move a beluga across the world

    CBC News

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  • B.C. is moving millions of frogs for construction—no one knows if they’re surviving

  • Some early herders didn’t quit fishing and foraging for a millennium after first keeping livestock

  • Canada nabs time on Extremely Large Telescope with groundbreaking instrument investment

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Climate & Environment

  • Multinational firms drive growth but can come with steep environmental costs, study finds 

    Multinational firms drive growth but can come with steep environmental costs, study finds 

  • UBC researchers find Indigenous lands can outperform protected areas on conservation

    UBC researchers find Indigenous lands can outperform protected areas on conservation

  • Pet cats that roam outdoors carry similar disease risk as feral cats, UBC-led global study finds

    Pet cats that roam outdoors carry similar disease risk as feral cats, UBC-led global study finds

  • The retirement of the single-use cup: Inside UBC’s shift to a circular campus

    The retirement of the single-use cup: Inside UBC’s shift to a circular campus

Health & Medicine

  • Genomic test co-invented by UBC researchers can help millions of breast cancer patients safely avoid chemotherapy

    Genomic test co-invented by UBC researchers can help millions of breast cancer patients safely avoid chemotherapy

  • Free contraception policy sharply reduces patient costs in B.C., especially for young adults

    Free contraception policy sharply reduces patient costs in B.C., especially for young adults

  • Kids who take risks at play make faster, smarter decisions in traffic 

    Kids who take risks at play make faster, smarter decisions in traffic 

  • Scientists achieve million-fold leap in targeting elusive cancer proteins

    Scientists achieve million-fold leap in targeting elusive cancer proteins

Science & Technology

  • How UBC-trained food scientists are advancing food and beverage manufacturing in Canada 

    How UBC-trained food scientists are advancing food and beverage manufacturing in Canada 

  • Are you addicted to your AI chatbot? It might be by design

    Are you addicted to your AI chatbot? It might be by design

  • UBC researchers aim to deliver earlier warnings on the toxic drug supply

    UBC researchers aim to deliver earlier warnings on the toxic drug supply

  • Smarter forest practices could help protect B.C. forests from wildfire and climate stress, new research suggests

    Smarter forest practices could help protect B.C. forests from wildfire and climate stress, new research suggests

Society & Culture

  • Why ruthless characters rise at work and why some managers choose them

    Why ruthless characters rise at work and why some managers choose them

  • Anticipating discrimination takes a toll on daily health, UBC study finds

    Anticipating discrimination takes a toll on daily health, UBC study finds

  • Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness

    Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness

  • ‘Now is the time’: UBC’s inaugural UNESCO Chair tackles racialized health inequities through law and policy

    ‘Now is the time’: UBC’s inaugural UNESCO Chair tackles racialized health inequities through law and policy

University News

  • Meet UBC’s head groundskeeper preparing the National Soccer Development Centre for the world stage

    Meet UBC’s head groundskeeper preparing the National Soccer Development Centre for the world stage

  • UBC welcomes 45 scholars in first wave of Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards

    UBC welcomes 45 scholars in first wave of Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards

  • UBC launches food prescription program with gift from RBC

    UBC launches food prescription program with gift from RBC

  • Across the stage, thousands of journeys converge at UBC

    Across the stage, thousands of journeys converge at UBC

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