All your favourite Canadianisms—and 137 new ones—just got easier to find, right in time for Canada Day. The UBC editors of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles have released an ...

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 ...

Would you rather have 10 cents in your pocket or a 1-in-10,000 shot at $1,000? Many people would choose the latter, and that could be the key to getting people to recycle more, a new University of ...

Jump-started by a $22.5 million gift, UBC’s new AI and Health Network is deploying powerful artificial intelligence tools to drive health system innovation and improve patient care.

New research shows that reviving Indigenous languages may do more than preserve culture—it may also improve public health.

Close to five million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study that warns the scale of the trade is far larger than ...

Canadian scientists have developed a blood test and portable device that can determine the onset of sepsis faster and more accurately than existing methods. Published today in Nature Communications, ...

As the days get longer and gardeners plan their spring planting, research from the University of British Columbia offers some good news this Earth Day: small, simple changes to urban green spaces can ...

Dr. Laura Schummers' latest research shows Canada's abortion rate remaining relatively stable, in contrast to other countries where it has risen dramatically.

Experts expect the marine shipping sector will see a reduction in carbon intensity of 30 to 40 per cent by 2030.

New research reveals who is most at risk, as a first step toward effective strategies for counteracting misinformation.

New home of UBC’s School of Biomedical Engineering will advance health solutions and grow Canada’s biotech sector Today, the University of British Columbia officially opened the doors to the Gordon B.