Science

• Women in STEM fields celebrated for their efforts

  Some STEM professionals feel diversity, equality and inclusion efforts are at risk, but that isn't stopping many women from breaking through barriers.

  Education

  Feb 11
  
• Texting trouble: Study finds distracted walkers at higher risk of road injury

  New research from the University of British Columbia has confirmed what you might already suspect about distracted walking: it's risky.

  Science

  Oct 8, 2024
  
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• Players get ‘sleepy’ brainwaves after soccer headers, UBC study finds

  New research from the University of British Columbia has found measurable effects on the brain from using the head to pass, shoot or clear the ball.

  Health

  Sep 24, 2024
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• Microplastics in your drink? UBC develops cheap, portable plastic particle detector

  Researchers at the University of British Columbia say they've come up with a portable device that can cheaply detect the amount of microplastics in drinks and other liquids.

  Science

  Aug 27, 2024
• What happens to B.C.’s released orphan bear cubs? New study aims to find out

  While there are records of the occasional released bear that comes into conflict with humans or is killed by a hunter, the fate of most cubs remains largely unknown.

  Environment

  Aug 1, 2024
• How fruit fly genes are helping B.C. scientists reverse Parkinson’s symptoms

  Researchers at Simon Fraser University say they may have discovered a gene that appears to reverse Parkinson’s disease symptoms in fruit flies. And humans have a similar gene.

  Science

  Jul 31, 2024
• B.C. man fights to bring tumor-‘deleting’ cancer treatment to Canada

  Ron Haufler is going to the U.S. for a new treatment that could eliminate his cancer using sound waves. But he wants to know why he can't get it here in B.C.

  Health

  Jul 12, 2024
• Why the ‘big one’ earthquake threat to B.C. may be bigger than previously thought

  A study has offered us our clearest look yet at the undersea faults capable of producing Earth's biggest quakes, and warns that B.C. is in the area at the highest risk.

  Science

  Jun 11, 2024
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• Students earn “rollercoasterology” degrees during amusement park field trip

  Around 1,900 Calgary students took a field trip to Calaway Park on Friday, to learn about science and physics by jumping on amusement park rides.

  Features

  May 31, 2024
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• Older brains feel ‘reward’ from music, even if they don’t like it: study

  The brains of older adults feel a sense of reward when listening to music, even if it's a song they don't particularly like, a researcher at B.C.'s Simon Fraser University says.

  Science

  May 2, 2024