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  • New report identifies systemic racism in immigration detention, calls for abolition
    Society & Culture

    New report identifies systemic racism in immigration detention, calls for abolition

    A new report reveals how Canada’s immigration detention system disproportionately impacts racialized people—especially Black men—and calls for a gradual move toward abolition.

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  • Why Canada shouldn’t embrace prediction markets, according to a researcher who ran one
    Society & Culture

    Why Canada shouldn’t embrace prediction markets, according to a researcher who ran one

    Prediction markets promise insight into future events, but a UBC Sauder researcher who ran one explains why Canada is right to approach them with caution.

  • Cowichan decision is ‘rock solid law’, won’t affect private landowners, UBC expert says
    Society & Culture

    Cowichan decision is ‘rock solid law’, won’t affect private landowners, UBC expert says

    A new UBC analysis says the Cowichan decision is grounded in solid law and does not threaten private landowners, outlining pathways for fair, forward-looking solutions.

  • How vaccines give our immune systems a home advantage
    The Conversation

    How vaccines give our immune systems a home advantage

    by Anthony Wong, Post-Doctoral Fellow, UBC Faculty of Medicine.

  • For women who live on the margins, health care is often out of reach. Here’s how we can build a bridge to access
    The Conversation

    For women who live on the margins, health care is often out of reach. Here’s how we can build a bridge to access

    by Dr. Sonia S Anand, Dr. Cathy Risdon and Dr. Gina Ogilvie.

  • Using AI to support law students and expand access to justice
    University News

    Using AI to support law students and expand access to justice

    UBC law professors are transforming legal education through innovative collaborations that blend technology, pedagogy and social impact.

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  • Opinion: The blurring line between journalism and activism is being used as a cudgel

    The Globe and Mail
  • Opinion: Building more homes alone won’t fix affordability. Here’s what else is needed

    The Globe and Mail
  • Toronto fans of Crave’s ‘Heated Rivalry’ on their obsession

    Toronto Star
  • Opinion: I ran a prediction market in Canada: Why I’m skeptical about them now

    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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Climate & Environment

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

    Wolf reduction boosts caribou survival—but only in rugged terrain

  • 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

Health & Medicine

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

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

  • Scientists develop first gene-editing treatment for skin conditions

    Scientists develop first gene-editing treatment for skin conditions

  • 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

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

  • How changing your diet could help save the world

    How changing your diet could help save the world

  • The mathematics of gift wrapping 

    The mathematics of gift wrapping 

Society & Culture

  • How Heated Rivalry imagines Canada

    How Heated Rivalry imagines Canada

  • 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

  • Is your neighbourhood playable? New website breaks it down

    Is your neighbourhood playable? New website breaks it down

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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