UBC

• ‘A new era’: Stellat’en First Nation and UBC launch medical supply drone delivery project

  Stellat’en First Nation and the University of British Columbia have launched a year-long study to investigate whether drones can deliver medical supplies to remote communities.

  Health

  11 hours
• Robots with iPads help B.C. long-term care residents connect with loved ones

  Right now, there are 10 prototype "telepresence" robots at four long-term care facilities in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.

  Health

  Oct 12
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• With award-winning prototype, U of R team brings world a little closer to life on Mars

  The student-led team is putting the finishing touches on their airlock design, which could theoretically be used to help humans adapt to the hostile Martian environment.

  Science

  Oct 12
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• Southern resident killer whales do not lack summer prey: UBC researchers

  Southern resident killer whales may be thinner than their northern resident cousins, but UBC researchers say that's not likely due to a summer prey shortage in the Salish Sea.

  Environment

  Oct 12
• UBC team designs Canada’s first text service for education on parenting

  A research team at the University of British Columbia believes they've invented the first text message-based parental education program in Canada.

  Education

  Oct 7
• Vancouver has the highest rate of rental eviction in Canada, study finds

  Vancouver has the highest rate of renter evictions of all major Canadian cities, a new report by University of British Columbia researchers has found.

  Canada

  Sep 22
• UBC study a ‘call to action’ to save coral reefs

  The UBC study says the capacity for coral reefs to provide people with food, jobs, and climate protection has declined by half since the 1950s.

  Environment

  Sep 17
• UBC student says dozens contracted COVID-19 after indoor frat party

  University RCMP officers shut down a party at the fraternity village on Wesbrook Mall on Aug. 29 after they found students gathering in the courtyard and inside several homes.

  Health

  Sep 7
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• Amid COVID-19 protocols, a move-in day like no other at UBC

  Despite the pandemic, move-in day remains an exciting time for students, faculty, and staff, UBC officials say.

  Canada

  Sep 4
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• Okanagan College won’t require COVID-19 vaccination disclosure when classes resume

  Okanagan College says while they are not mandating COVID-19 vaccination for staff and students on campus, they are recommending everyone get their vaccine.

  Canada

  Sep 3