University Of British Columbia
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Driver dies after vehicle falls ‘nose-first’ through barrier at UBC parkadeA 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."EducationJan 17
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Hospitals seeing more patients with increasingly complex medical issues: UBCThe 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.HealthJan 8
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B.C. predicted to be middle of the pack for food price increases in 2024: ReportThe 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.ConsumerDec 7, 2023
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Bugs in your brownies? University students dish it out in Great UBC Bug Bake OffAs 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.ScienceNov 28, 2023
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Analysis finds ‘alarming’ issues with some injunctions against B.C. homeless encampmentsThe 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."CanadaOct 26, 2023
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A sea of orange: Sept. 30 march at UBC honours intergenerational survivorsOn 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.CanadaSep 30, 2023
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Can cute AI robots help with aging and dementia? UBC study seeks to find outKiwi 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.ScienceSep 20, 2023
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B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expectedThe 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.FireSep 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?CanadaSep 6, 2023
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UBC Okanagan campus welcomes more first-year students than 2022The campus at UBC-Okanagan in Kelowna has come alive with students--and a lot of them.CanadaSep 5, 2023
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