Research Stories

Aerial drones offer new perspective on resident killer whale behaviour

When Leaders Show Humility, Workers Are Happier: Study

B.C. wood fuel could cut coal power emissions by 85%

How globalization stoked fear of disease during the Romantic era

Why we need to live in social quilts, not echo chambers in times of COVID-19

Geologists find lost fragment of ancient continent in Canada’s North

Mastering the physics of racing cars

A ‘playground’ for excellence

The 20-year journey to develop an important cancer drug

Revealing the mathematical patterns of everyday phenomena

Anticipating species’ success in the face of climate change

Taking stock of the world’s oceans

Quantum materials for complex quandaries

Co-creating new realities of global citizenship

How does ancient Latin poetry translate to today?

Redefining our understanding of ovarian cancer

How does climate change make some fish winners or losers?

Q&A: The morality of right and wrong with Azim Shariff

Margo Seltzer: No Flying Pigs Allowed

Meet Orlando Rojas, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Forest Bioproducts

New laser technique images quantum world in a trillionth of a second

Genetic variants place Asians at higher risk of side effects to common medications

When a virus is the cause, racism is often the symptom

Consumers value products more on sunny and snowy days but not when it rains

New study finds companies with women on corporate boards are more innovative, efficient

Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change: UBC study

Hey Google, are my housemates using my smart speaker?

Living near major roads linked to increased risk of dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and MS

UBCO professor simplifies exercise advice for spinal cord injury

UBC student discovers 17 new planets, including potentially habitable, Earth-sized world

Asian Studies professor explores how Hollywood’s portrayal of Muslims has shifted over past two decades

Magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected

Law fit for heating planet?

UBC researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint

Study points to better medical diagnosis through levitating human blood

Peer mentorship programs vital for supporting women leaving prison

Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change: UBC study

PhD Student Explores the Ties that Bind Among Divided Factory Workers

When it comes to conservation, ditch the ‘canary in the coal mine’

"We all have things we need to unload"

Cyber patients are training the world’s future doctors

UBC Linguistics grad develops dictionary app to support Indigenous language revitalization

New quantum switch turns metals into insulators

Government Grants Deliver Highest Returns for College Financing, says Study

Young children prefer to learn from people who are consistently accurate and confident

Protecting wild salmon in uncertain times

Study finds resale ticket markets benefit sports teams and fans

Study of Canadian sexual assault cases deflates ‘statutory rape’ myth

Tracking BC’s vanishing glaciers

I quit: how poor treatment by customers leads to high turnover in the service industry

Rijeka, when history goes public

How ancient microbes created massive ore deposits, set the stage for early life on Earth

Canadians dying at a higher rate in areas with more air pollution

How Women and Girls get Political Power

How virtual reality could revolutionize the art of conducting

Does Climate Change Affect Real Estate Prices? Only If You Believe In It

Sebastian Prange wins the American Historical Association’s John F. Richards Prize

UBC Sauder research proposes a virtual speed bump for lightning-fast markets

The frostier the flower, the more potent the cannabis: UBC study

Collecting the Impossible moss: BC species key to charting 1 billion years of plant evolution