Thanks to an accidental discovery, researchers at the University of British Columbia have created a new super-black material that absorbs almost all light, opening potential applications in fine ...

As climate change warms rivers across B.C., young salmon are facing increasing heat stress at vulnerable stages of their lives. Two new studies from UBC’s Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Lab ...

In research labs across Canada and around the world, scientists developing the next biomedical breakthrough rely on products made in B.C. by STEMCELL Technologies. Founded in 1993 by UBC professor and ...

In Kisii County, southwestern Kenya, collecting water was once a daily burden that defined the rhythm of life for children. Hours spent during the school day walking to creeks and springs that were ...

Think things are bad down south? Canada has no reason to be proud of our immigration detention system either, according to a new report which finds the detention system disproportionately impacts ...

Two UBC Vancouver faculty members, Dr. Patrick Keeling and Dr. Rachel Scholes, have been awarded $1-million Wall Fellowships, the university’s highest-value internal research award. The fellowships ...

James Seabrook graduated from UBC Okanagan’s engineering program in 2011 and didn’t leave the region. He walked into a shop in Kelowna, got a job and started building his own business. Today, Vitalis ...

A new UBC-led study is shedding light on a long-overlooked consequence of colorectal cancer: the lasting toll it can take on women’s sexual health, even years after treatment ends. Researchers ...

What’s the best way for men who lead teams to deal with a male employee who says something sexist? According to new research by UBC Sauder School of Business assistant professor Dr. Jonathan Evans and ...

Canadian researchers have developed an effective new technique for identifying aggressive medulloblastoma—the most common type of malignant brain tumour in children—and potentially sparing young ...

Who will win ice hockey gold at the 2026 Winter Olympics? When will Canada enter a recession? These are the kinds of questions prediction markets aim to answer. Popular in the U.S., prediction markets ...

Summer weather is arriving earlier, lasting longer and packing more heat than it used to—and it’s happening faster than scientists had previously measured. A new study by UBC researchers has found ...