Research Stories

Celebrating Excellence: UBC Royal Society 2020 Fellows and Members speak about their research

Half a billion bets teach UBC algorithm how to identify problem gamblers

Could worms help us treat chronic inflammatory conditions?

New regional collaborations will accelerate innovation in data-intensive medical science

Research shows cash transfers allowed people to access housing faster, improving stability and lowering the risk of trauma

Dr. Liisa Galea on the mental health of new moms

Can You Study Great Apes During a Pandemic?

New research: People react better to both negative and positive events with more sleep

Global COVID-19 treatment trial shows current antivirals are of little benefit to hospitalized patients

What will our cities look like after COVID-19?

New survey shows links between COVID-19 pandemic and B.C. nurses’ mental health

Speeding up COVID-19 testing with artificial intelligence

Quantifying the bond between SARS-CoV-2 and human cell receptors

Blood is the life: An appreciation of mosquitoes

Centering Indigenous perspectives in designing AI

How Indigenous Knowledge is helping us fine-tune statistical models

How a group of UBC researchers is poised to make B.C. the hub of a global green economy

This ‘Cold Tube’ can beat the summer heat without relying on air conditioning

A 3-D printed seatbelt for people with limited hand dexterity

How Indigenous Knowledge is helping fine-tune statistical models

Searching for differences, finding common ground

Bordering the pandemic: COVID-19 and immigration law in Canada

App helps translate stories in multiple Indigenous languages

As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates

The secret world of Gentoo penguins

Adult-born neurons keep growing and contributing to brain flexibility long after neurogenesis declines

Not all stress is equal: Early life stress more than doubles the risk of depression in youth

New UBC Psychology study reveals older adults coped with pandemic best

Study prompted by Commander Hadfield comment finds gravity affects astronauts' speech

Questioning the Belief that English is a Common Universal Language

New insights into the origins of our universe

Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers

Lead released in Notre-Dame Cathedral fire detected in Parisian honey

UBCO researchers link advertising to uptick in youth vaping

HPV strains may impact cervical cancer prognosis

UBC Okanagan helps Arc’teryx stay green and dry with next-generation water-repellent fabrics

UBC Economists Analyze Initial Impacts of COVID-19 on Labour Market

Deglaciation will cause water shortages for Alberta’s Bighorn Dam and other sites

UBCO researcher looks at food security during COVID-19

Canadians wary of new technologies that allow employers to spy on staff

COVID-19 and its Impact on Migration

Want to fuel your personal performance? You’re probably choosing the wrong foods

Astronomers pinpoint the best place on Earth for a telescope: High on a frigid Antarctic plateau

Social circles of visible-minority youth become less diverse as they get older

COVID-19 pandemic causes ‘quiet period’ for seismic noise

One billion tweet dataset investigates impact of COVID-19 on human communication

UBC scientists sequencing the genomes of Canadians with COVID-19

UBCO researchers create liquid-repelling substance that works on all surfaces

UBC researchers set sights on coronavirus antibodies

Sexual health and domestic violence during COVID-19

Research collaborations tackle challenges faced by rural BC residents

Mom and baby share “good bacteria” through breast milk

Evaluating COVID-19 vaccines amid pandemic poses challenges

Supergenes play a larger role in evolution than previously thought

Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs

UBC research shows hearing persists at end of life

New study reveals people more likely to donate when reminded of own mortality

New research shows adolescents are kinder than we think

Gender employment gap among parents increases over first three months of pandemic

UBCO engineers look at ways to power electric vehicles sustainably