UBC Nursing’s Monica Rana helps students turn climate anxiety into action—exploring health impacts, resilience strategies and ...

From ghost stories to Sasquatch sightings, belief in the paranormal is alive and well in Canada—though perhaps not as strong as you might think. A new national survey by UBC sociologists Dr. Tony ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and ...

Kids pick up all sorts of things at school: reading and writing skills, math literacy, social skills—and plenty of germs. While the occasional cold or stomach bug is par for the course, it’s important ...

Income-based rebates for electric bicycles are helping British Columbians drive less, save money, and generate revenue for the province, a new study has found. The rebates also make e-bikes more ...

A new UBC-led study finds that migrant youth in Canada are less likely to be sexually active than their Canadian-born peers – but among those who are, contraception use is declining. The findings ...

The earliest warning signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may emerge more than a decade before the first classical neurological symptoms occur, according to new research from the University of British ...

New research explores how everyday assumptions—not just policies—can quietly steer women away from system-focused roles in STEM. Despite decades of progress, women remain underrepresented in science ...

Clear-cutting can make catastrophic floods 18 times more frequent with effects lasting more than 40 years, according to a new UBC study. In one watershed, these extreme floods also became more than ...

All your favourite Canadianisms—and 137 new ones—just got easier to find, right in time for Canada Day. The UBC editors of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles have released an ...

In British Columbia, First Nations youth who speak their ancestral language are less likely to die by suicide. In Australia’s Northern Territory, community-led language initiatives are linked to ...