UBC

• ‘It’s just a hobby’: Meet the B.C. scientist whose crosswords have run in the NY Times

  Mark MacLachlan is a UBC professor and dean of sciences. To unwind, he crafts crossword puzzles that have run in newspapers such as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

  Aug 27, 2025
  
• After her dad was killed, this B.C. doctor wants to help others through mentor program

  Thirty-two years later, Dr. Jacquelyn Cragg says she wants to pay the kindness and the mentorship that she and her family received forward.

  Education

  Mar 31, 2025
  
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• ‘Biology’s cookbook’: UBC team discovers new kind of brain cell linked to memory

  The UBC team's research, published this week in the journal Nature Communications, dubbed the highly-specialized neurons 'ovoid cells.'

  Science

  Feb 13, 2025
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• UBC criticized for renting room to Hong Kong government for recruitment exam

  A human rights group says UBC should not have rented a room for Hong Kong to conduct an exam related to its National Security Law. UBC says the event followed its policies.

  Canada

  Dec 26, 2024
• Surge in e-bike adoption brings higher speeds, concerns to Metro Vancouver bike lanes

  As Metro Vancouverites flock to adopt e-bikes and other devices, speeds are climbing on local bike paths, raising new concerns.

  Traffic

  Dec 17, 2024
• Stressed out UBC grad students ease frustrations with ‘smash therapy’

  Students had the chance to process the stress of exams, classes and their personal lives by shattering unsalvageable glass laboratory equipment.

  Education

  Nov 22, 2024
• Silent trails deepen connection to nature, UBC research suggests

  The initiative saw signage installed designating "silent" areas on two Lower Mainland trails. Researchers chose softer walking paths to minimize noise and restricted bicycles.

  Science

  Nov 22, 2024
• ‘I felt like I fit in’: UBC celebrates 50 years of its Indigenous teacher program

  The University of British Columbia is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Indigenous teacher program.

  Perspectives

  Sep 30, 2024
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• Pig head mounted on UBC fence an act of antisemitism, Jewish group says

  The severed head was discovered on Tuesday, in front of what appears to be UBC President Benoit-Antoine Bacon's home. 

  Politics

  Sep 5, 2024
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• Eby pledges $300M for 1,508 new student beds at UBC by 2028

  Premier David Eby says the province and University of British Columbia will partner to create housing for more than 1,500 students at the institution's Vancouver campus.

  Education

  Aug 20, 2024