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  • The UBC scientist who built Canada’s largest biotech company
    University News

    The UBC scientist who built Canada’s largest biotech company

    Pushing the economy forward: Dr. Allen Eaves built STEMCELL Technologies into a global company that anchors B.C.’s rapidly growing life sciences sector.

Most Recent Stories

  • Wild plants can rapidly evolve to rescue themselves from climate change
    Climate & Environment

    Wild plants can rapidly evolve to rescue themselves from climate change

    In the first case of ‘evolutionary rescue’ in the wild, monkeyflowers evolved fast enough to rebound after a historic drought—offering new insight into how some plants may keep pace with climate change.

  • Evolution of student health and wellbeing services culminates in Gateway Health building
    University News

    Evolution of student health and wellbeing services culminates in Gateway Health building

    UBC has centralized student health and counselling in the new Gateway Health building, shifting to team‑based care designed to reduce wait times and support holistic wellbeing.

  • Extreme heat has extreme effects–but some like it hot
    Climate & Environment

    Extreme heat has extreme effects–but some like it hot

    A sweeping new study of the 2021 heat wave reveals major ecological losses—but also surprising species that thrived, offering crucial insight into how climate extremes reshape ecosystems.

  • Everyone should be ‘pro-abortion’ when the patient is a child, UBC scholars argue
    Society & Culture

    Everyone should be ‘pro-abortion’ when the patient is a child, UBC scholars argue

    When a child becomes pregnant, treating her as an adult overlooks potential medical harms and ethical duties involved. UBC scholars argue that a child’s best interests make abortion the appropriate standard of care.

  • ‘I knew it!’—Why misinformation feels so good to share, and what to do about it
    Q&As

    ‘I knew it!’—Why misinformation feels so good to share, and what to do about it

    SCARP researcher Wes Regan talks about how people can navigate an increasingly polluted information environment ahead of an important election season.

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  • ADHD is linked to other mental health issues. A new study suggests why

    Global News
  • ‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics

    The Guardian
  • ‘It’s devastating’: Sechelt family in limbo as temporary foreign worker visas set to expire

    CBC
  • Canada to Expand Military Presence in Arctic, Following Trump Threats

    New York Times

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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

  • Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds

    Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds

  • Canadian drinking water at risk long after wildfires, UBC study warns

    Canadian drinking water at risk long after wildfires, UBC study warns

  • 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

Health & Medicine

  • One in 20 babies experiences physical abuse, global review finds

    One in 20 babies experiences physical abuse, global review finds

  • 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

Science & Technology

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

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

  • 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

Society & Culture

  • Apocalyptic beliefs are no longer fringe—and they’re shaping how people respond to global threats

    Apocalyptic beliefs are no longer fringe—and they’re shaping how people respond to global threats

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

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

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

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

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

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

University News

  • UBC launches new South Asia Hub, partnerships in India 

    UBC launches new South Asia Hub, partnerships in India 

  • Gateway Health Building

    State-of-the-art Gateway Health building opens as integrated hub for student health, teaching and research

  • Okanagan wild horses are helping Indigenous youth heal and reconnect with cultural traditions

    Okanagan wild horses are helping Indigenous youth heal and reconnect with cultural traditions

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

    Using AI to support law students and expand access to justice

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