Research Stories


Recent Research Stories From Across UBC

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UBC researchers find Indigenous lands can outperform protected areas on conservation

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A tabby cat standing in front of a tree, with wide eyes.


Pet cats that roam outdoors carry similar disease risk as feral cats, UBC-led global study finds

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Doctor touching hands to encouragement mental of elderly patient after surgery at bed in hospital.


Drugging the undruggable: Scientists achieve million-fold leap in targeting elusive cancer proteins

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Dr. Suzanne Simard wearing a red jacket and sitting inside a hole in very large tree.


Smarter forest practices could help protect B.C. forests from wildfire and climate stress, new research suggests

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Summer is getting longer, and it’s happening faster than we thought

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

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A dark-haired woman looks down at her smartphone and smiles.


Texting with a stranger beats a chatbot at easing loneliness

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Woman with long dark hair, wearing a dark lab coat and light blue gloves pours pebble-sized tar pieces into her hand from a brown glass jar.


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

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Raccoon interacting with puzzle box.


Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds

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A disceveled man in a plaid shirt holding a cardboard sign that reads "THE END IS NEAR"


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

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A female caribou and it's young, in ap open field with snow and melted snow on the brown grass around them.


Wolf reduction boosts caribou survival—but only in rugged terrain

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Dr. Sarah Hedtrich (centre) and her team examine a skin-on-a-chip model


Scientists develop first gene-editing treatment for skin conditions

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We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.



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