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A UBC professor is doing his part to help improve seatbelt safety, especially for women. As Kylie Stanton reports, he’s teaming up with Toyota to develop a more inclusive design in hopes of keeping everyone safe.

Mohkam Singh Malik says recruiters are offering international students thousands of dollars to carry out extortion crimes. Global News Morning speaks with the UBC student and member of Surrey’s Livability, Social Equity and Public Safety Committee about who is being targeted and why.

A new UBC study says the ground rubber tire fill used in modern artificial turf generates contaminated runoff that can be deadly for coho salmon. Grace Ke reports.

A new program at UBC Okanagan is hoping to help minimize the risk of wildfires by teaching the importance of prescribed burns. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, the first of its kind training program hopes to address a critical gap in Canada’s ability to use and scale the tool.

The provincial government has controversially allowed a wolf hunt in parts of B.C., in hopes of protecting the endangered caribou population. But a new UBC study has found that the hunt may not improve the calves’ survivial, particularly when it comes to the terrain. Paul Johnson explains.

Premier David Eby is backing away from his stance that suspending DRIPA will be a confidence vote issue. UBC Political Science Professor Stewart Prest discusses what the issues are and what happens next.

There is a growing call for the province to follow the federal government’s lead to scrap gas taxes to help with affordability during the Iran war. UBC Okanagan economic professor Ross Hickey says that isn’t the way to fix the problem

It’s one of the largest technology conference’s of its kind in Vancouver. UBC’s BluePrint conference takes place at the university’s downtown location at Robson Square. Grace Co, co-president at UBC BizTech and Angela Huang, BizTech BluePrint’s event director joins Global News Morning to talk more about the event and how the next generation of Vancouver’s...

Researchers from UBC Okanagan are looking for help in preventing destructive invasive species from taking root in B’C.. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, they’re hoping to assist in a task currently performed by humans – and dogs.

Hundreds of protesters were at the University of British Columbia on Thursday when OneBC leader Dallas Brodie showed up to speak.

UBC Forestry Professor Emeritus John Richardson speaks with Global News Morning about the potential consequences of a snow-free winter.

The World Cup kicks off on June 11th with Canada’s first match kicking off the following day. This will be the men’s national team’s third appearance at the biggest sporting event in the world and Canada is co-hosting the tournament which is something our next guest would never have dreamed of as a passionate fan...

Global News Morning speaks with UBC Law Lecturer Jon Festinger about the civil lawsuit against OpenAI, launched by the family of a 12 year old girl who was critically hurt in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting.

Safeeya Pirani explores how UBC researcher Shandin Pete reconstructs Salish astronomical knowledge.

BC Ferries Commissioner Eva Hage speaks with Jordan Armstrong on how we got to the current state of funding for the BC Ferries service, and what she thinks need to be done to get to a state of sustainable funding in the future.

They are not your typical choirs, butut that’s probably why the Rock Choirs are so popular. Jay Durant reports in This is BC.

An Okanagan Falls teen is recovering from a traumatic brain injury and several broken bones after a ski accident on Apex Mountain. and UBC Okanagan is receiving funding for a one-of-a-kind fire mitigation program.

BC Ferries is recovering from the Easter long weekend of cancellations, just in time for its annual fare increase. As costs are passed on to passengers, critics are wondering if costs can be cut from the top. Jordan Armstrong reports.

BC Ferries’ CEO is apologizing for the disruptions over the weekend, saying he knows service levels fell short. But as Jordan Armstrong reports, without more funding, the costs of operating will continue to rise as the corporation is stretched thin.

Eric McNeely, BC Ferry & Marine Workers’ Union president, speaks with Jordan Armstrong on the various problems facing BC ferries in recent weeks.