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

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

    A UBC-led global review finds that wildfire-related pollution can threaten drinking water for years after flames are extinguished, highlighting long-term risks for Canadian communities and the need for coordinated monitoring and preparedness.

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  • UBC launches new South Asia Hub, partnerships in India 
    University News

    UBC launches new South Asia Hub, partnerships in India 

    The UBC South Asia Hub, a new partnership with ATLAS SkillTech University, and a $4-million investment in scholarships for outstanding Indian students were announced as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand’s visit to India.

  • What the Jeffrey Epstein files reveal about how elites trade toxic gifts and favours
    The Conversation

    What the Jeffrey Epstein files reveal about how elites trade toxic gifts and favours

    by Hugh Gusterson, Professor of Anthropology & Public Policy, UBC Faculty of Arts

  • Gateway Health Building
    University News

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

    Located at the entrance to campus, UBC’s newest building houses nursing, kinesiology, student health programs—and a team-based care teaching clinic opening later this year

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

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

    YEEHAH: A first-of-its-kind initiative advancing culturally grounded wellness in the Thompson Okanagan.

  • 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.

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  • Hundreds of sea lions have taken over a Vancouver Island beach

    Global News
  • Is the US at war with Iran, why did US, Israel attack Tehran?

    Al Jazeera
  • Immigration could soon account for all of Canada’s population growth: expert

    The Canadian Press
  • Why were toxic drug deaths in B.C. down 21% in 2025?

    CBC

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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

  • 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

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

    Using AI to support law students and expand access to justice

  • How Heated Rivalry imagines Canada

    How Heated Rivalry imagines Canada

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 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

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

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

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