Equity and Anti-Racism
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Two months after U.S. tariffs took effect, UBC Sauder’s Sam Roscoe breaks down the impact on Canadian industries—and what’s needed to stay competitive.
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We still have a representation problem for women in physics – and Canada is no exception
A study finds Canada ranks last for women’s representation among senior authors in Nature Physics, with zero female-led Canadian papers in the past decade.
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Refugee scholars making an impact at UBC
Through perseverance and dedication, this small group of students has overcome immense challenges to build a new future for themselves through education.
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Counting the days: A new way to measure disaster impact
UBC sociology researchers have developed a new way to measure the burden that disasters place on communities: person-days under evacuation.
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UBC Black Student Union events celebrate Black History Month
Dance classes, thought-provoking panels and a formal gala are all part of UBC Black Student Union's celebration of Black History Month.
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A dying wish, forgotten boxes, and a lost Holocaust archive rediscovered
Creative writing professor Timothy Taylor uncovers his family’s hidden wartime history through his grandfather's diaries and letters, to be preserved with help from the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre and UBC Library.
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Gender-diverse youth feeling more welcome at home, less welcome in public
That’s according to a new report from researchers at UBC and the McCreary Centre Society which compares data from the 2018 and 2023 B.C. Adolescent Health Surveys.
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Same-sex couples now live in 99.5 per cent of U.S. counties, study finds
The trend is now being driven primarily by male couples moving away from traditional ‘gaybourhoods’ and into the broader community.
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Signs of high school dropout and troubled adulthood appear as early as Grade 4
Dr. David Green and Dr. William Warburton co-authored a study which showed that data collected routinely by the B.C. government can predict who is likely to drop out of high school.
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Drag classes at summer camps help youth explore their identity
Daniel Gallardo a.k.a. Gaia Lacandona, faculty of education doctoral student and community mentor for CampOUT! drag workshops, discusses the impact of the workshops.
