Research Stories


Recent Research Stories From Across UBC

person shopping for produce

Where do Canada’s fruits and vegetables come from? New website maps the flow into provinces

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sexuality conficts

How sexuality conflicts are quietly breaking relationships apart

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decorative

Remaking connections through art(ifacts)

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salting truck

Winter road salt could be killing salmon eggs

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person fidgeting

The surprising reason some people can’t stand your fidgeting

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Can plastic-eating bugs help with our microplastic problem?

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Coral

Climate change could bring more severe bacterial infections, including in corals

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Researcher holding salmon in a boat on a lake

UBC study reveals 15 ways to improve salmon survival after capture-and-release

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Photo credit: Daniel Mirlea for Unsplash

Conserving nature can shield cities from floods

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Patient undergoing ultrasound scan

Cancer-like mutations in healthy cells point to origins of breast cancer

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mountain biking in Whistler

Spinal cord injuries from mountain biking exceed hockey, other high-risk sports

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youth using cellphones

How to reduce social media stress by leaning in instead of logging off

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First Nations land acknowledegement

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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