Research Stories


Recent Research Stories From Across UBC

 A view of CHIME at night, with the Milky Way in the background.


Canadian telescope directly maps earliest glow of hydrogen, opening a new window on the universe

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Dr. Sriram Subramaniam holds a model of the H5N1 surface protein.


Canada’s first human bird flu case offers new clues for monitoring pandemic threats

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Callipallene pilosuspedes, a species of sea spider newly discovered in the Salish Sea is a long-legged transparent blue creature with two tiny orange eyes that appears to be floating, on a black backdrop


Hairy-legged red-eyed sea spiders discovered in the Salish Sea

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UBC scientists uncover why some Huntington disease patients decline years earlier

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Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake


Study confirms permanent loss of Canada’s last Arctic epishelf lake

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A male in all black is leading a walking tour with researchers and city staff, assessing tree-planting challenges in the neighbourhood.


New UBC tool helps cities plant trees where they’re needed most

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William Dennis and Dr. Yeling Zhu at DicinFoam’s Vancouver pilot plant.


UBC-developed ‘wood foam’ enters production as Indigenous-led pilot plant opens in Vancouver

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A hand in a blue medical glove reaches toward a petri dish with 4 bright red and green strawberries in it.


UBC seaweed-derived coating keeps strawberries fresher than a fridge

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Close up on elderly person's face and eye.


Researchers discover the eye’s hidden cleanup system

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Supportive doctor in blue scrubs soothing a worried overweight patient in a hospital gown, discussing test result in emergency room.


Researchers discover new form of hereditary prostate cancer

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Pigeon with head-mounted camera. Credit: Anthony Lapsansky


How camera-equipped homing pigeons could improve robotic vision in flight

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A coyote at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park. Photo credit: Nathan Lewis


How we can coexist with coyotes, and other lessons from Stanley Park

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