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

    Canada nabs time on Extremely Large Telescope with groundbreaking instrument investment

    Canada is playing a key role in one of the world’s most powerful telescopes, securing access through investment in a groundbreaking instrument.

Most Recent Stories

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

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

    Researchers used virtual reality to discover that children who embrace risky play develop sharper street-crossing skills

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

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

    Early herders in eastern Africa kept diverse diets for nearly a millennium after adopting livestock, new research shows, challenging assumptions about rapid dietary specialization.

  • What the 2026 World Cup means for measles risk in Vancouver
    The Conversation

    What the 2026 World Cup means for measles risk in Vancouver

    by Dr. Jamie Voyles and Qurrat Ul Ain.

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

    UBC researchers find Indigenous lands can outperform protected areas on conservation

    UBC researchers reviewed 111 studies and found Indigenous-managed lands match or outperform government protected areas on forests, biodiversity and carbon storage — yet remain under-resourced and under-recognized.

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

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

    A UBC-led global analysis of more than 174,000 cats finds that owned cats allowed to roam outdoors carry infectious diseases at rates comparable to feral cats, even with regular veterinary care.

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  • Girls and young women are more likely to tear their ACLs. Here’s why — and how to prevent it

    CBC
  • Do those Metro Vancouver campaigns to reduce waste work?

    Vancouver Sun
  • B.C. gov’t monitoring situation as yellow-legged hornet found at Washington state port

    CBC
  • B.C.’s parks battered by extreme weather

    Vancouver Sun

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  • AI swarms could hijack democracy—without anyone noticing

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

  • UBC team develops greener way to produce clothing fibres

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UBC EXPERTS ON TOPICAL ISSUES

Wildfires
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War in Iran

Climate & Environment

  • 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

  • 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

  • New UBC wash removes pesticides and extends produce shelf life

    New UBC wash removes pesticides and extends produce shelf life

  • Summer is getting longer, and it’s happening faster than we thought

    Summer is getting longer, and it’s happening faster than we thought

Health & Medicine

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

    Scientists achieve million-fold leap in targeting elusive cancer proteins

  • 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

  • When disaster strikes, these doctors will have been here before

    When disaster strikes, these doctors will have been here before

Science & Technology

  • Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness

    Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness

  • InBC and UBC partner to spur growth and commercialization of UBC-affiliated companies

    InBC and UBC partner to spur growth and commercialization of UBC-affiliated companies

  • New UBC tool may help stop a destructive insect in its tracks

    New UBC tool may help stop a destructive insect in its tracks

  • Invasive grasses may be turning B.C.’s burn scars into the next wildfire

    Invasive grasses may be turning B.C.’s burn scars into the next wildfire

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

  • ‘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

  • This UBC prof’s novel is being adapted for Netflix

    This UBC prof’s novel is being adapted for Netflix

University News

  • New poll shows strong region-wide support for SkyTrain extension to UBC

    New poll shows strong region-wide support for SkyTrain extension to UBC

  • From Campus Security to Community Safety: A transformation shaped by community voices and dressed by UBC experts

    From Campus Security to Community Safety: A transformation shaped by community voices and dressed by UBC experts

  • Balanced operating budget for 2026/27 approved by UBC Board of Governors

    Balanced operating budget for 2026/27 approved by UBC Board of Governors

  • On stage and in their own words

    On stage and in their own words

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