Research Stories
Recent Research Stories From Across UBC

Aerial drones offer new perspective on resident killer whale behaviour
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When Leaders Show Humility, Workers Are Happier: Study
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B.C. wood fuel could cut coal power emissions by 85%
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How globalization stoked fear of disease during the Romantic era
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Why we need to live in social quilts, not echo chambers in times of COVID-19
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Geologists find lost fragment of ancient continent in Canada’s North
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Mastering the physics of racing cars
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A ‘playground’ for excellence
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The 20-year journey to develop an important cancer drug
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Revealing the mathematical patterns of everyday phenomena
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Anticipating species’ success in the face of climate change
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Taking stock of the world’s oceans
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Quantum materials for complex quandaries
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Co-creating new realities of global citizenship
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How does ancient Latin poetry translate to today?
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Redefining our understanding of ovarian cancer
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How does climate change make some fish winners or losers?
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Q&A: The morality of right and wrong with Azim Shariff
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Margo Seltzer: No Flying Pigs Allowed
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Meet Orlando Rojas, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Forest Bioproducts
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New laser technique images quantum world in a trillionth of a second
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Genetic variants place Asians at higher risk of side effects to common medications
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When a virus is the cause, racism is often the symptom
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Consumers value products more on sunny and snowy days but not when it rains
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New study finds companies with women on corporate boards are more innovative, efficient
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Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change: UBC study
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Hey Google, are my housemates using my smart speaker?
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Living near major roads linked to increased risk of dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and MS
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UBCO professor simplifies exercise advice for spinal cord injury
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UBC student discovers 17 new planets, including potentially habitable, Earth-sized world
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Asian Studies professor explores how Hollywood’s portrayal of Muslims has shifted over past two decades
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Magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected
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Law fit for heating planet?
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UBC researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint
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Study points to better medical diagnosis through levitating human blood
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Peer mentorship programs vital for supporting women leaving prison
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Ocean fish farming in tropics and sub-tropics most impacted by climate change: UBC study
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PhD Student Explores the Ties that Bind Among Divided Factory Workers
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When it comes to conservation, ditch the ‘canary in the coal mine’
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"We all have things we need to unload"
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Cyber patients are training the world’s future doctors
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UBC Linguistics grad develops dictionary app to support Indigenous language revitalization
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New quantum switch turns metals into insulators
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Government Grants Deliver Highest Returns for College Financing, says Study
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Young children prefer to learn from people who are consistently accurate and confident
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Protecting wild salmon in uncertain times
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Study finds resale ticket markets benefit sports teams and fans
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Study of Canadian sexual assault cases deflates ‘statutory rape’ myth
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Tracking BC’s vanishing glaciers
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I quit: how poor treatment by customers leads to high turnover in the service industry
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Rijeka, when history goes public
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How ancient microbes created massive ore deposits, set the stage for early life on Earth
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Canadians dying at a higher rate in areas with more air pollution
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How Women and Girls get Political Power
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