UBC rallying to support Canada’s response to COVID-19

From students supporting frontline workers to researchers developing potential treatments and vaccines, here are just some of the ways the UBC community is doing its part to combat the global pandemic.

UBC researchers are responding to COVID-19.

Research on COVID-19

UBC researchers are working to develop treatments and prevent the spread of COVID-19, bringing multi-faceted approaches to gain a deeper understanding of its impacts, and its cultural, social and historical context.

Meet the researchers and learn more about their projects responding to the COVID-19 outbreak across all disciplines.

• Researchers responding to COVID-19
• Research focused on medical responses
• Research focused on social and policy responses

Stories of UBC COVID-19 research

• UBC-led biomedical innovation hub to accelerate development and manufacturing of lifesaving medicines for Canadians
• About Canada’s Immuno-Engineering and Biomanufacturing Hub
• Event: New UBC-led national research hub to accelerate Canada’s vaccine and therapeutics production
• From COVID-19 to the common cold: UBC scientists identify broadly effective, infection-halting compound
• Catching COVID-19 during pregnancy increases risk of hospitalization, premature birth: national study

View more COVID-19 research stories at UBC

Second-year law student Kiera Stel works at the Indigenous Community Legal Clinic in downtown Vancouver in February, before the COVID-19 crisis began. Stel and her classmates have continued to serve clients remotely.

Making a difference in the community

COVID-19 may have changed every aspect of life as we know it—but it is also restoring our collective faith in humanity as stories emerge of people quietly lending a helping hand in their communities.

Among them are many UBC students, faculty, alumni and staff.

This series, called Making a difference, shines a spotlight on the many ways—both big and small—that UBC community members are helping with the response to COVID-19.

• Beyond COVID-19: How mRNA technology could transform how we treat disease
• UBC-grown biotech companies lead global pandemic efforts
• Cloud computing support accelerates COVID-19 vaccine improvements
• Women lead on COVID-19 research
• Keeping the cameras rolling safely on B.C. film and TV sets

Read more about COVID-19 and the difference UBC is making in the community

UBC experts available to answer questions about COVID-19.

UBC experts on COVID-19

UBC experts are available for media interviews on COVID-19 and various topics related to the outbreak, including public health, mental health, mathematics and disease modelling, business and economics, and remote working and learning.

• View our comprehensive list of UBC experts on COVID-19

Q&A’s with experts

• Children are entering a fourth school year in a pandemic — expert advice for parents
• COVID-19 vaccine and young children — expert answers for skeptical parents
• Your second COVID-19 booster is on the way—but when?
• A province-by-province look at excess deaths in Canada during the pandemic
• Pandemic shows how social factors impact health of Indigenous peoples

View more COVID-19 Q&A’s with UBC experts

From across UBC