UBC engineers are developing technology to turn rigid electronics into garments that move with you.
Jan 9, 2014 - by Heather Amos
Eighteen UBC projects have received more than $1.8 million in combined funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund.
Jan 8, 2014
Inexpensive, pain-free micro needles are about to change how we receive injections, and hold promise for many other uses.
Jan 3, 2014 - by Heather Amos
UBC experts are available to comment on the Sochi Winter Games, from security to sports psychology.
Jan 1, 2014
Computer simulations may change how artificial organs and drugs are tested before they can be used on patients.
Dec 30, 2013 - by Gian-Paolo Mendoza
As the holidays approach, UBC professor Leonora C. Angeles surveys the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Dec 18, 2013
UBC’s Wendy Hall offers tips on how to get your kids back to a regular sleep schedule after the holidays.
Dec 16, 2013
UBC researchers are available to talk about issues related to rail transportation including safety, logistics, and engineering.
Dec 6, 2013
Research across all disciplines at the University of British Columbia received a $12 million boost in federal funding with more than a dozen professors newly appointed or renewed as Canada Research Chairs.
Nov 15, 2013
News stories about sexually exploited youth in Canada perpetuate unhelpful stereotypes, says new UBC research.
Nov 12, 2013
As the province gets ready to ShakeOut on Oct. 17, applied science prof Carlos Ventura discusses the risk of earthquakes in B.C.
Oct 15, 2013
A UBC graduate student has developed a solution to ensure that calls don’t get dropped and texts make it to their destination.
Oct 11, 2013
A new film based on a UBC research project will soon be used as an educational resource by the Vancouver School Board to get high school students talking about marijuana use.
Oct 2, 2013
UBC engineers are working with First Nations communities to improve access to clean water.
Sep 25, 2013 - by Heather Amos
Canadian high schools with long-standing anti-homophobia policies or gay-straight alliances (GSAs) have a positive effect on gay and straight students’ problem alcohol use.
Aug 15, 2013
Prof. George Sawatzky says UBC physicists are helping develop quantum materials that will usher in the next generation of information technology.
Aug 7, 2013 - by Eric Mills
A new UBC study shows that most East Asian adolescents in B.C. are not sexually active, but those who are may engage in high-risk sexual behaviours.
Jul 17, 2013
The inaugural UBC Reports Most Likely to Change the World contest received 45 nominations from students, faculty and staff across both campuses.
May 1, 2013
UBC President Stephen Toope today unveiled a new energy storage system, or prototype smart grid, created in partnership with Alpha Technologies Ltd. and Corvus Energy.
Apr 19, 2013
Aftab Erfan was intrigued when she learned that a Vancouver Island First Nation band had approached UBC’s School of Community & Regional Planning (SCARP) for help drafting and implementing their community plan.
Apr 8, 2013
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