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  • How Heated Rivalry imagines Canada
    Society & Culture

    How Heated Rivalry imagines Canada

    UBC expert unpacks Canadian soft power, Shane’s bottomhood and who belongs in cottage country.

Most Recent Stories

  • Wolf reduction boosts caribou survival—but only in rugged terrain
    Climate & Environment

    Wolf reduction boosts caribou survival—but only in rugged terrain

    More accessible landscapes see no improvement as other predators fill the gap.

  • Canadian surgical innovation cuts ovarian cancer risk by nearly 80 per cent 
    Health & Medicine

    Canadian surgical innovation cuts ovarian cancer risk by nearly 80 per cent 

    New UBC research shows that a B.C.-developed surgical procedure dramatically reduces rates of the most lethal gynaecological cancer.

  • Pierre Poilievre: The most successful unsuccessful leader in Canadian politics?
    The Conversation

    Pierre Poilievre: The most successful unsuccessful leader in Canadian politics?

    by Dr. Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Department of Political Science.

  • AI swarms could hijack democracy—without anyone noticing
    Science & Technology

    AI swarms could hijack democracy—without anyone noticing

    UBC experts warn the next major test may arrive sooner than expected.

  • Scientists develop first gene-editing treatment for skin conditions
    Health & Medicine

    Scientists develop first gene-editing treatment for skin conditions

    UBC researchers have created a topical CRISPR-based therapy that could offer a lasting cure for a range of skin disorders.

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  • Podcast: Why the Monroe Doctrine has world leaders on edge

    CBC Ideas
  • B.C. government hints at major cuts in upcoming budget

    CTV News
  • Canada’s biggest nickel mine could store carbon in its waste rock — if all goes to plan

    The Narwhal
  • UBC Black Excellence in STEM speaker talks rule-breaking and building bold futures

    CBC

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  • Colliding galaxies create the brightest, fastest growing black holes at their centre

  • UBC team develops greener way to produce clothing fibres

  • ‘Forever’ chemicals found in B.C. sea otters

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Climate & Environment

  • UBC lecturer plays a pivotal role in strengthening Mozambique’s ability to tackle deforestation

    UBC lecturer plays a pivotal role in strengthening Mozambique’s ability to tackle deforestation

  • UBC-led partnership tackles cattle methane with cost-saving tools for farmers

    UBC-led partnership tackles cattle methane with cost-saving tools for farmers

  • Breaking down research silos to understand a shifting Salish Sea

    Breaking down research silos to understand a shifting Salish Sea

  • How changing your diet could help save the world

    How changing your diet could help save the world

Health & Medicine

  • Canada’s Track 2 MAiD system presents challenges for assessors

    Canada’s Track 2 MAiD system presents challenges for assessors

  • Stem cell engineering breakthrough paves way for next-generation living drugs

    Stem cell engineering breakthrough paves way for next-generation living drugs

  • How new front-of-package nutrition labels could reshape food choices in Canada

    How new front-of-package nutrition labels could reshape food choices in Canada

  • Is your neighbourhood playable? New website breaks it down

    Is your neighbourhood playable? New website breaks it down

Science & Technology

  • AI in the law: How UBC researchers are helping to future-proof justice 

    AI in the law: How UBC researchers are helping to future-proof justice 

  • Earliest, hottest galaxy cluster gas on record could change our cosmological models

    Earliest, hottest galaxy cluster gas on record could change our cosmological models

  • The mathematics of gift wrapping 

    The mathematics of gift wrapping 

  • Orcas and dolphins seen hunting together for the first time

    Orcas and dolphins seen hunting together for the first time

Society & Culture

  • Time warp: How marketers express time can affect what consumers buy

    Time warp: How marketers express time can affect what consumers buy

  • UBC co-op programs fuel creativity and innovation in B.C.’s workforce

    UBC co-op programs fuel creativity and innovation in B.C.’s workforce

  • Spot these three Salish constellations this winter

    Spot these three Salish constellations this winter

  • Why you shouldn’t sue your cousin for food poisoning, and other holiday legalities

    Why you shouldn’t sue your cousin for food poisoning, and other holiday legalities

University News

  • Community update regarding Jan. 22 protest

    Community update regarding Jan. 22 protest

  • Active budget management supports UBC’s financial resilience  

    Active budget management supports UBC’s financial resilience  

  • UBC spin-off companies tackle climate change and drive economic growth

    UBC spin-off companies tackle climate change and drive economic growth

  • Record runs and last-play thrillers: 11 UBC athletic feats from 2025

    Record runs and last-play thrillers: 11 UBC athletic feats from 2025

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