Research Stories

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

Why are bald eagles such great gliders? It's all in the wrist

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

Atmospheric pressure impacts greenhouse gas emissions from leaky oil and gas wells

UBC lab spins nanofibre "gold" from waste fabrics

How to make carbon pricing palatable to air travellers

Climate change could pit species against one another as they shift ranges

Building more inclusive cities through data science

Rapidly changing Arctic fisheries potential requires comprehensive management

Let it glow: How smartphones and glowing dots could revolutionize medical tests

New viruses discovered in endangered wild Pacific salmon populations

Slowed metabolism helps geese fly high

Canadian children’s diet quality during school hours improves over 11-year period

Secret love letters and languages: UBC exhibit offers Pride Week history lesson

UBC, U Paris researchers discover new way to recycle CO2

Anxiety disorders during pregnancy and postpartum more prevalent than previously thought

UBC-led project combats emissions by locking carbon dioxide in mine waste

Working Towards Inclusion: TYDE Project helps those with developmental disabilities find meaningful employment

Tiny Molecules Add New Life to Pulp and Paper Products

Music students perform better in school than non-musical peers

UBC launches Canada’s first graduate blockchain training path

Study highlights lack of fair access to urban green spaces

Flexible work arrangements reduce wage gap for mothers

Gay and lesbian spaces in the city becoming more diverse, not going away

A Sound Solution to a Silent Killer

UBC researchers find ways to hackproof smart meters

Scientists revisit the cold case of cold fusion

Having Their Say: Authority, Voice, and Satisfaction with Democracy

Beyond the Bard

Teens prefer harm reduction messaging on substance use

Filtered diesel exhaust may worsen allergy-induced lung impairment more than unfiltered

Not all stem cells are created equal

From foam to bone: plant cellulose can pave the way for healthy bone implants

Low-cost 'cancer probe' could spot deadly melanoma early

Even the fittest middle-aged athletes can’t outrun cardiovascular risk factors

Scientists grow perfect human blood vessels in a petri dish

UBC researchers develop climate change video game for classroom use

Global warming pushing alpine species higher and higher

Discovery by SBQMI-led research collaboration shortlisted as a 2018 Breakthrough of the Year

UBC Pharm Sci professor to join Canadian research team studying the progression of multiple sclerosis

Two UBC researchers are conducting Canada’s first psychosocial space experiment to learn how astronauts adjust to life in the cosmos

Keep your head out of the game, suggests new UBC research

NFL gives significant funding to help youth ‘shred’ the burden of concussion

UBC scientists find potential biomarker for a regional health hazard

Breakthrough discovery will change treatment for COPD patients

Gut enzymes could hold key to producing universal blood

Mammals and birds could have best shot at surviving climate change

Innovative floor-cleaning robots now scrubbing the halls of UBC

Rogers and UBC ink multi-year agreement to build 5G Hub in Vancouver

Dr. Daniel Justice portrays the true nature of Indigenous peoples through artistic and literary expression