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  • On stage and in their own words
    University News

    On stage and in their own words

    How UBC faculty are using theatre so adults with intellectual disabilities can reshape conversations about inclusive housing.

Most Recent Stories

  • Anticipating discrimination takes a toll on daily health, UBC study finds
    Health & Medicine

    Anticipating discrimination takes a toll on daily health, UBC study finds

    Many people regularly brace for discrimination before it happens. A new UBC-led study shows that this anticipation is common—and that it can heighten stress and physical symptoms in everyday life.

  • Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness
    Health & Medicine

    Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness

    UBC-led study challenges the idea that an always-available AI companion can substitute for human connection.

  • Balanced operating budget for 2026/27 approved by UBC Board of Governors
    University News

    Balanced operating budget for 2026/27 approved by UBC Board of Governors

    UBC is projecting a balanced financial position as part of its 2026/27 budget, approved by the university’s Board of Governors this week.

  • ‘Now is the time’: UBC’s inaugural UNESCO Chair tackles racialized health inequities through law and policy
    Society & Culture

    ‘Now is the time’: UBC’s inaugural UNESCO Chair tackles racialized health inequities through law and policy

    UBC’s first UNESCO Chair on Health, Race and Human Rights will use law, data and policy to confront racialized health inequities at a critical moment for democracy and human rights worldwide.

  • What does China’s host bid mean for the High Seas Treaty?
    The Conversation

    What does China’s host bid mean for the High Seas Treaty?

    by Dr. Philippe Le Billon, UBC department of geography and School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and Zelda Ladefoged, UBC department of geography

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  • UBC’s approach to AI and academic integrity, and due process for students

    CBC On The Coast
  • Track your steps? Here’s a less obvious way to improve your health

    Los Angeles Times
  • Genetic testing improves treatment, survival for Black breast cancer patients

    Reuters
  • Wanna Bet? Prediction markets are coming to Canada.

    CBC The Current

News Tips & Story Ideas

  • AI swarms could hijack democracy—without anyone noticing

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

  • UBC team develops greener way to produce clothing fibres

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Climate & Environment

  • Seasonal allergies are getting worse—and climate change is partly to blame

    Seasonal allergies are getting worse—and climate change is partly to blame

  • New UBC tool may help stop a destructive insect in its tracks

    New UBC tool may help stop a destructive insect in its tracks

  • Invasive grasses may be turning B.C.’s burn scars into the next wildfire

    Invasive grasses may be turning B.C.’s burn scars into the next wildfire

  • Seals risk death by polar bear for a varied meal, UBC study finds

    Seals risk death by polar bear for a varied meal, UBC study finds

Health & Medicine

  • Evolution of student health and wellbeing services culminates in Gateway Health building

    Evolution of student health and wellbeing services culminates in Gateway Health building

  • The UBC scientist who built Canada’s largest biotech company

    The UBC scientist who built Canada’s largest biotech company

  • Everyone should be ‘pro-abortion’ when the patient is a child, UBC scholars argue

    Everyone should be ‘pro-abortion’ when the patient is a child, UBC scholars argue

  • One in 20 babies experiences physical abuse, global review finds

    One in 20 babies experiences physical abuse, global review finds

Science & Technology

  • InBC and UBC partner to spur growth and commercialization of UBC-affiliated companies

    InBC and UBC partner to spur growth and commercialization of UBC-affiliated companies

  • UBC study links artificial turf fields to lethal chemical threat for salmon

    UBC study links artificial turf fields to lethal chemical threat for salmon

  • Wild plants can rapidly evolve to rescue themselves from climate change

    Wild plants can rapidly evolve to rescue themselves from climate change

  • Extreme heat has extreme effects–but some like it hot

    Extreme heat has extreme effects–but some like it hot

Society & Culture

  • This UBC prof’s novel is being adapted for Netflix

    This UBC prof’s novel is being adapted for Netflix

  • ‘I knew it!’—Why misinformation feels so good to share, and what to do about it

    ‘I knew it!’—Why misinformation feels so good to share, and what to do about it

  • Apocalyptic beliefs are no longer fringe—and they’re shaping how people respond to global threats

    Apocalyptic beliefs are no longer fringe—and they’re shaping how people respond to global threats

  • Why Canada shouldn’t embrace prediction markets, according to a researcher who ran one

    Why Canada shouldn’t embrace prediction markets, according to a researcher who ran one

University News

  • UBC announces 2026 spring honorary degree recipients

    UBC announces 2026 spring honorary degree recipients

  • UBC launches new South Asia Hub, partnerships in India 

    UBC launches new South Asia Hub, partnerships in India 

  • Gateway Health Building

    State-of-the-art Gateway Health building opens as integrated hub for student health, teaching and research

  • Okanagan wild horses are helping Indigenous youth heal and reconnect with cultural traditions

    Okanagan wild horses are helping Indigenous youth heal and reconnect with cultural traditions

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