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  • UBC welcomes nine world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1)
    University News

    UBC welcomes nine world-leading researchers through Eddie Goldenberg Research Chairs of Canada program (Phase 1)

    Their work will strengthen Canada’s research capacity, train future talent and drive innovation in areas critical to global competitiveness.

Most Recent Stories

  • Farewell black spruce? How climate change and pests are reshaping North America’s forests
    Climate & Environment

    Farewell black spruce? How climate change and pests are reshaping North America’s forests

    More than 80 per cent of North American forests could face greater threats from pests and diseases by mid-century, finds study led by UBC researchers.

  • Starting kindergarten? Expert tips for a smooth school transition
    Health & Medicine

    Starting kindergarten? Expert tips for a smooth school transition

    Research shows kindergarten readiness shapes learning years later. UBC early-childhood development expert Dr. Magdalena Janus shares tips for making the transition as easy as 1-2-3.

  • Snakes in an egg all coil in the same direction. Scientists think they’ve learned why.
    Science & Technology

    Snakes in an egg all coil in the same direction. Scientists think they’ve learned why.

    A new study suggests this twist arises from how the rapidly growing spine develops around the gut, offering fresh insight into one of nature’s most unusual body plans.

  • Lunchbox labour is back — here’s how Canada’s new school food program can grow
    The Conversation

    Lunchbox labour is back — here’s how Canada’s new school food program can grow

    By Drs. Jennifer Black and Rachel Engler-Stringer.

  • New UBC tool helps cities plant trees where they’re needed most
    Climate & Environment

    New UBC tool helps cities plant trees where they’re needed most

    CanopyFit maps physical barriers alongside heat and equity data to maximize shade and cooling.

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  • B.C. opposition demands probe into $1.5B budget error

    Business in Vancouver
  • Final remaining six belugas shipped from Marineland, the last captive whales in Canada

    WSHU
  • How different would Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial look if it happened in Canada?

    CBC
  • How to help your teen with post-summer social media withdrawal

    CBC

News Tips & Story Ideas

  • Insect submariners survive the depths without imploding

  • New deep diamond and barium minerals named after UBC researchers

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

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Climate & Environment

  • UBC-developed ‘wood foam’ enters production as Indigenous-led pilot plant opens in Vancouver

    UBC-developed ‘wood foam’ enters production as Indigenous-led pilot plant opens in Vancouver

  • UBC seaweed-derived coating keeps strawberries fresher than a fridge

    UBC seaweed-derived coating keeps strawberries fresher than a fridge

  • Simple changes to fishing gear and handling can greatly improve survival of released coho salmon

    Simple changes to fishing gear and handling can greatly improve survival of released coho salmon

  • UBC and Hornby Island partner to train next generation of coastal scientists

    UBC and Hornby Island partner to train next generation of coastal scientists

Health & Medicine

  • Researchers discover the eye’s hidden cleanup system

    Researchers discover the eye’s hidden cleanup system

  • Seatbelts still essential, but nearly 9 in 10 pregnant people didn’t achieve recommended seatbelt placement: study

    Seatbelts still essential, but nearly 9 in 10 pregnant people didn’t achieve recommended seatbelt placement: study

  • Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer

    Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer

  • Nearly two-thirds of Indigenous people report mistreatment during childbirth, first national survey finds

    Nearly two-thirds of Indigenous people report mistreatment during childbirth, first national survey finds

Science & Technology

  • How camera-equipped homing pigeons could improve robotic vision in flight

    How camera-equipped homing pigeons could improve robotic vision in flight

  • How we can coexist with coyotes, and other lessons from Stanley Park

    How we can coexist with coyotes, and other lessons from Stanley Park

  • Warming streams are pushing young salmon beyond their limits: new research

    Warming streams are pushing young salmon beyond their limits: new research

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

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

Society & Culture

  • How male leaders should address sexist remarks before it costs their organization, according to UBC Sauder study

    How male leaders should address sexist remarks before it costs their organization, according to UBC Sauder study

  • New tool maps public land with potential for hundreds of thousands of affordable homes in B.C.

    New tool maps public land with potential for hundreds of thousands of affordable homes in B.C.

  • New national guidance targets substance-use prevention and response in Canadian schools

    New national guidance targets substance-use prevention and response in Canadian schools

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

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

University News

  • Construction underway on new location for UBC Learning Exchange

    Construction underway on new location for UBC Learning Exchange

  • A made-in-BC heat pump with global impact 

    A made-in-BC heat pump with global impact 

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

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

  • 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

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