Research Stories


Recent Research Stories From Across UBC

Photo by Markus Spiske


Fast-tracking mining in B.C. without repeating past mistakes

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UBC dentistry students capture images of Mrs. Wun’s teeth during a checkup at Villa Cathay Care Home in Vancouver. Credit: Erik Rolfsen / UBC Media Relations


UBC-developed app saves seniors a trip to the dentist

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (green) inside human immune cells known as macrophages. Credit: Av-Gay Lab.


Seventy-year-old Parkinson’s drug shows promise against tuberculosis

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Western tent caterpillars close up. Credit: Iain Myers-Smith


Why these hairy caterpillars swarm every decade – then vanish without a trace

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a gaping oyster


New mega RNA virus may hold the key to mass oyster die-offs

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(Photo credit: UBC Faculty of Applied Science)


Next-gen technology helps high-rise buildings ride out earthquakes

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Thousands more B.C. women chose top-tier birth control after patient costs eliminated

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clearcut hillside


Clear-cutting linked to 18-fold rise in extreme floods, UBC study finds

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guppies


Orange is the new aphrodisiac—for guppies

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Dr. Kelly McNagny and a student in the lab (Photo by Phillip Chin)


Unlocking a mystery: How a healthy microbiome protects babies from chronic inflammation

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Dark red/grey photo showing plumes of red smoke over a house. Image credit: Daniel Lincoln/ Unsplash


Extreme heat and wildfire smoke is a risky combination, new study finds

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quantum


UBC scientists propose blueprint for ‘universal translator’ in quantum networks

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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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