Research Stories


Recent Research Stories From Across UBC

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Want to be more persuasive? Talk with your hands, study finds

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 A sawmill and timber manufacturer located within the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest in B.C. Photo: UBC Forestry


What 45-per-cent tariffs mean for B.C.’s forest sector

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UBC's electron beam additive manufacturing platform has provided a big boost for its creator, Ralf Edinger (left) and UBC users like (second from left to right) Minyu Tseng, Ruth Birth, Jasmine Lee, Warren Poole and Will Sparling. Image: Paul H. Joseph/UBC


Additive manufacturing: Faster, cleaner, cheaper

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David Jones is using advanced laser spectroscopy to assess the composition of rock samples for the mining industry Image: Paul H. Joseph/UBC Brand & Marketing


Zeroing in on critical minerals

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RSV hits infants under six months hardest, driving nearly half of hospital costs

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New ocean research alliance to boost national collaboration

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Image shows the kidney, pre-transplant, in a perfusion device which is used to circulate a solution that contains the converting enzymes. Source: Nature Biomedical Engineering.


UBC enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation

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Machine-learning to design new quantum materials

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From spice to sugar: Westernized diets reshaping immigrant gut microbiomes

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A unique initiative in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is bringing Indigenous patient partners and UBC experts together to address barriers to eye care.


A shared vision for better health

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Autism is not a scare story: What parents need to know about medications in pregnancy, genetic risk and misleading headlines

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Artistic impression of the 'loudest' black hole. Credit: Aurore Simonnet (SSU/EdEon)


‘Loudest’ black hole ever detected, 10 years after Nobel-winning discovery

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