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  • UBC-led partnership tackles cattle methane with cost-saving tools for farmers
    University News

    UBC-led partnership tackles cattle methane with cost-saving tools for farmers

    Pushing the economy forward: Cutting methane in beef and dairy industries can slow global warming while helping Canadian producers stay competitive. 

Most Recent Stories

  • Community update regarding Jan. 22 protest
    University News

    Community update regarding Jan. 22 protest

  • Mark Carney’s Davos speech marks a major departure from Canada’s usual approach to the U.S.
    The Conversation

    Mark Carney’s Davos speech marks a major departure from Canada’s usual approach to the U.S.

    by Dr. Stewart Prest, Lecturer, Department of Political Science.

  • Why we need to talk about the root causes of food insecurity
    The Conversation

    Why we need to talk about the root causes of food insecurity

    by Drs. Jennifer Black, Amanda White, Elaine Power, Jennifer Brady

  • Active budget management supports UBC’s financial resilience  
    University News

    Active budget management supports UBC’s financial resilience  

    Guided by UBC’s Strategic Directions 2025-30, this process aligns resources with institutional priorities and reinforces UBC’s academic mission.

  • Canada’s Track 2 MAiD system presents challenges for assessors
    Health & Medicine

    Canada’s Track 2 MAiD system presents challenges for assessors

    UBC researchers examine the challenges physicians and nurse practitioners face when assessing eligibility for Track 2 medical assistance in dying (MAiD).

Explore

  • How a Bill Gates–backed Delta startup aims to transform lithium refining

    BC Business
  • New-wave reactors are the face of an American nuclear renaissance. Some experts are sounding alarms

    CNN
  • Carney’s Davos speech gives world ‘a moment of clarity’: analyst

    CBC News
  • Ovarian cancer is a ‘silent killer.’ Doctors have a new prevention strategy

    NPR

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  • Colliding galaxies create the brightest, fastest growing black holes at their centre

  • UBC team develops greener way to produce clothing fibres

  • ‘Forever’ chemicals found in B.C. sea otters

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Climate & Environment

  • Breaking down research silos to understand a shifting Salish Sea

    Breaking down research silos to understand a shifting Salish Sea

  • How changing your diet could help save the world

    How changing your diet could help save the world

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

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

  • Orcas and dolphins seen hunting together for the first time

    Orcas and dolphins seen hunting together for the first time

Health & Medicine

  • Stem cell engineering breakthrough paves way for next-generation living drugs

    Stem cell engineering breakthrough paves way for next-generation living drugs

  • How new front-of-package nutrition labels could reshape food choices in Canada

    How new front-of-package nutrition labels could reshape food choices in Canada

  • Is your neighbourhood playable? New website breaks it down

    Is your neighbourhood playable? New website breaks it down

  • COVID-19 vaccination significantly reduces risk to pregnant women and baby

    COVID-19 vaccination significantly reduces risk to pregnant women and baby

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

  • The mathematics of gift wrapping 

    The mathematics of gift wrapping 

  • Spot these three Salish constellations this winter

    Spot these three Salish constellations this winter

Society & Culture

  • Time warp: How marketers express time can affect what consumers buy

    Time warp: How marketers express time can affect what consumers buy

  • 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

  • Why you shouldn’t sue your cousin for food poisoning, and other holiday legalities

    Why you shouldn’t sue your cousin for food poisoning, and other holiday legalities

  • Canada needs 22 million homes fast. UBC and partners are delivering solutions

    Canada needs 22 million homes fast. UBC and partners are delivering solutions

University News

  • Record runs and last-play thrillers: 11 UBC athletic feats from 2025

    Record runs and last-play thrillers: 11 UBC athletic feats from 2025

  • UBC releases 2024 animal research statistics

    UBC releases 2024 animal research statistics

  • UBC launches new training to help frontline workers respond to mental-health and substance-use crises 

    UBC launches new training to help frontline workers respond to mental-health and substance-use crises 

  • How AbCellera grew from a UBC lab to a global biotech company

    How AbCellera grew from a UBC lab to a global biotech company

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