Feeling like the world has gone to pot in the run up to COP27? Why not take a climate class?
Nov 3, 2022
Life expectancy in Metro Vancouver can vary by as much as 9.5 years depending on the neighbourhood in which you live, a new UBC-led study has found.
Nov 4, 2021
Wastewater testing can accurately and rapidly identify levels of COVID-19 infections in the community, including the rise of variants of concern, suggests new research led by UBC professor Dr. Ryan Ziels.
Jul 12, 2021
More than half of the world’s population is now living in cities. According to UBC’s Distinguished Practice Professor of Planning Larry Beasley, retired chief planner for the City of Vancouver, that number is only set to increase.
Aug 5, 2015
Vancouver has become the first city in Canada to regulate and license medical marijuana dispensaries. UBC experts are available to comment on this precedent-setting bylaw.
Jun 25, 2015
UBC has approved pilot home ownership options to help retain and attract top talent despite Vancouver’s often prohibitive housing market.
Feb 4, 2014
Grad student helps the VPD to reduce squad car emissions
Feb 6, 2013 - by Salina Marshall
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