Eleven remarkable individuals will receive honorary degrees this year from the University of British Columbia. UBC grants honorary degrees—the highest honours conferred by the university—to deserving ...

Diabetes rates continue to rise, with 11.7 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At UBC, scientists have created a pain-free drug delivery method to help people with diabetes manage ...

At UBC’s Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, PhD student Joseph Doh Wook Kim plays a flawless riff on an electric guitar made with plantation-grown Fijian mahogany. The sound is deep, warm and ...

UBC researchers discover how to grow specialized immune cells for more accessible off-the-shelf cell therapies to treat cancer, autoimmune disorders and more. For the first time, researchers at the ...

With Valentine’s Day approaching, romance is in the air—and on the page. Zac Hug is a screenwriter who has built a career crafting romantic comedies that bring comfort, humour and heart to audiences.

Violence in the first two years of life is far more common than official reports suggest, according to a new study co-led by UBC and Memorial University that underscores the need for prevention and ...

UBC researchers are proposing a solution to a key hurdle in quantum networking: a device that can “translate” microwave to optical signals and vice versa. The technology could serve as a universal ...

The earliest warning signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may emerge more than a decade before the first classical neurological symptoms occur, according to new research from the University of British ...

When UBC University Librarian Susan Parker opened a package from Canada Post in January, she wasn’t expecting to find a book that had been checked out before The Beatles became famous. “Most people ...

Canada’s wildfire season has had an early and intense start, with states of emergency declared in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and forecasts warning of severe conditions across central and eastern Canada ...

More students will have access to affordable on-campus housing at the University of British Columbia thanks to a new student residence complex coming to the Vancouver campus. The total project cost is ...

When Eylul Kara graduated with a bachelor’s degree with honours in political science and international relations last month, she took her final step on a UBC path marked by community engagement, ...