Research Stories


Recent Research Stories From Across UBC

How a group of UBC researchers is poised to make B.C. the hub of a global green economy

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This ‘Cold Tube’ can beat the summer heat without relying on air conditioning

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A 3-D printed seatbelt for people with limited hand dexterity

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How Indigenous Knowledge is helping fine-tune statistical models

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Searching for differences, finding common ground

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Bordering the pandemic: COVID-19 and immigration law in Canada

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App helps translate stories in multiple Indigenous languages

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As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates

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The secret world of Gentoo penguins

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Adult-born neurons keep growing and contributing to brain flexibility long after neurogenesis declines

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Not all stress is equal: Early life stress more than doubles the risk of depression in youth

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New UBC Psychology study reveals older adults coped with pandemic best

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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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