University Of British Columbia

• 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
  
• Driver dies after vehicle falls ‘nose-first’ through barrier at UBC parkade

  A man has died after his car tumbled through a concrete barrier in a multi-storey parkade at the University of British Columbia, falling to the ground "nose-first."

  Education

  Jan 17
  
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• Hospitals seeing more patients with increasingly complex medical issues: UBC

  The number of hospitalized elderly patients with multiple conditions will only increase as people live longer through medical innovation and drug treatment, said Dr. Hiten Naik.

  Health

  Jan 8
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• B.C. predicted to be middle of the pack for food price increases in 2024: Report

  The forecast, published Thursday in the 14th edition of Canada's Food Price Report, also found that B.C.'s food prices increased 5.9 per cent between September 2022 and 2023.

  Consumer

  Dec 7, 2023
• Bugs in your brownies? University students dish it out in Great UBC Bug Bake Off

  As it stands, up to 80 per cent of the world's countries consume insects, from maggot-filled cheese consumed in Italy's Sardinia to the silkworm snacks often enjoyed in Thailand.

  Science

  Nov 28, 2023
• Analysis finds ‘alarming’ issues with some injunctions against B.C. homeless encampments

  The report claims some injunction decisions were made through a "relaxed legal test that minimizes or ignores the issues of irreparable harm and balance of convenience."

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2023
• A sea of orange: Sept. 30 march at UBC honours intergenerational survivors

  On the fourth year of intergenerational marches at the University of British Columbia, hundreds participated in activities to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2023
• Can cute AI robots help with aging and dementia? UBC study seeks to find out

  Kiwi and Mango are small and plush, resemble a cross between Teletubbies and WALL-E, and have technology that allows them to move, learn, speak and recognize faces and voices.

  Science

  Sep 20, 2023
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• B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected

  The warming and drying trend that began in the mid-2000s coincided with pine beetle outbreaks that left swaths of B.C.'s forests dead, dry, brittle and ripe for wildfire.

  Fire

  Sep 11, 2023
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• International students pay sky-high fees. Whose job is it to house them?

  The clamour for a cap on international student intake is growing, but whose job is it to house the students who are already in Canada?

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2023