It didn’t look like the beginning of a global biotech company. In 2012, six scientists working in a corner of a UBC lab were developing technology they believed could transform how new medicines are ...

Statins have transformed heart health, saving millions of lives by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But for many patients, these drugs come with a troubling ...

What if a robot could show us how the brain keeps us balanced? UBC scientists built one – and their discovery could help shape new ways to reduce fall risk for millions of people. A towering ...

More than one in three kindergarten children in B.C. are entering school with challenges in one or more core areas of development—a rate higher than ever recorded in the province, according to new ...

Across B.C., people in public-facing roles are increasingly encountering serious situations, from someone in distress at a shelter to a crisis unfolding in a community space. These moments can be ...

When Jonathan Alvaji walks across the stage at UBC’s graduation ceremony on Nov. 26, he’ll be thinking about the people who helped him reach the milestone he once thought impossible. “I went to about ...

Alberta and the federal government have signed a memorandum of understanding that carves out special exemptions from federal environmental rules for the province and signals Ottawa’s political backing ...

As British Columbians prepare for the holiday season, climate change is reshaping the Christmas tree industry in unexpected ways. We spoke with Dr. Sally Aitken, a forest geneticist at UBC, about why ...

As global climate negotiations unfold in Brazil, UBC nursing instructor Dr. Monica Rana is watching closely—not only for policy movement, but for signs that youth, Indigenous communities and ...

Media are invited to meet UBC’s “body-swap” robot: a one-of-a-kind machine that lets researchers rewrite the rules of standing upright. UBC School of Kinesiology researchers built the robotic platform ...