Research Stories

A healthcare revolution

Just what the doctor ordered

Transforming our health with AI

Can a robot be a friend?

ChatGPT, how do we keep the world from starving?

Code of ethics: How do we make artificial intelligence accountable to the people who use it?

A hi-tech cure for our ailing healthcare system

Algorithms + altruism: A tech-enabled strategy for beating poverty.

Can AI change life for the better?

Indigenous-led solutions to health crises: UBC Research Cluster tackles pandemic inequities

Scientists develop tool to predict sepsis in apparently healthy newborns

Gender-diverse youth feeling more welcome at home, less welcome in public

Made in Canada breakthrough is a gamechanger in heart valve technology

Protecting elections in the age of generative AI

UBC collaborating on AI-powered ultrasound for gastrointestinal healthcare

Drug discovery could prevent spread of childhood bone cancer

Researchers discover common origin behind major childhood allergies

UBC engineers develop all-in-one solution to catch and destroy ‘forever chemicals’

How much microplastic are you drinking? New UBC tool can tell you in minutes

Fire-breathing research: Clearing the air of wildfire dangers

People dislike AI art because it threatens their humanity

The noxious cocktail of wildfire smoke

Leading the charge: New Battery Innovation Centre to power up at UBC Okanagan

Scientists discover high-risk form of endometrial cancer — and how to test for it — using AI

The mystery of the missing butterflies in Vancouver

Prof. William Cheung explores the “food, climate change and biodiversity nexus”

Basic income could solve global poverty and stop environmental destruction, study finds

UBC student develops website to help Canadians choose the right type of abortion

UBC research helps migrating salmon survive mortality hot-spot

Where the wild bees are—and aren’t—impacts food supply

Research breathes fresh air into classrooms at UBC Okanagan

UBCO author’s book about who owns your data nominated for top prize

UBCO researchers study how prolonged sitting can impact children’s brains

UBC Anthropologist Dr. Andrew Martindale Wins SSHRC Impact – Connection Award 2023

Celebrating Excellence and Engagement: UBC's Royal Society of Canada 2023 Inductees Speak about their Research

Reconstructing 3D images and videos from situations that never existed

Transforming dry data into Instagrammable art

UBC team deploys AI-powered robots for faster, safer construction

Genetic testing could greatly benefit patients with depression, save health system millions

Cracking the code: Why songbirds are larger in colder climates

UBC engineers develop breakthrough ‘robot skin’ in collaboration with Honda researchers

New personal diet calculator checks how your diet stacks up against guidelines

Bits of Bennu asteroid to arrive at UBC

UBC Okanagan researchers take an interdisciplinary approach to wildfire management

Hospital admissions for COPD have increased, especially in women and younger adults

Exercise apps a good prescription to boost healthcare workers’ mental health

Collaboration to develop national standards for substance use education and intervention in schools

Dr. Ly Vu one of 11 cancer researchers to receive funding from a new grant program committed to challenging gender disparities

This UBC professor is spinning the stuff of electric dreams

How AI is rewriting the story of cancer research

Astronomers double the number of repeating cosmic probes

AI predicts cancer patient survival by reading doctor’s notes

Innovative treatment targets blood clots without increased bleeding risk

New UBC water treatment zaps ‘forever chemicals’ for good

Spiritual connection with nature transcends politics, religion

AI predicts cancer patient survival by reading doctor’s notes

UBC scholar helping AI overcome its language barrier

Changing human behaviour to avert the climate crisis

Traffic pollution impairs brain function

Toxic toilet paper and long-lasting chemicals found in endangered killer whales