University of British Columbia (UBC)

The University of British Columbia (commonly referred to as UBC) is a Canadian public research university with campuses and facilities in British Columbia, Canada.

Lighting the way to real-time detection of hydrocarbons and pesticides in water

Adding a simple polymer to fertilizers or pesticides could dramatically reduce agricultural pollution

Stool transplants can battle serious infections

The “Cold Tube” can cut air conditioning energy consumption by up to 50 percent

A portable DNA device could change tree pest control

New trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues

A new plant-based super glue that doesn’t use toxic solvents

Depleting fish stocks more rapidly with technological advances

Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their fishing power every 35 years and put even more pressure on dwindling fish stocks, new research has found. Researchers from the Sea Around Us initiative at the University of British Columbia analyzed more than 50 studies related to the increase in vessels’ catching power and found that

Depleting fish stocks more rapidly with technological advances

Small changes can dramatically boost learning in STEM classes

Low-cost, active teaching techniques—particularly group work and worksheets—substantially improve learning in university science classes, according to a new study involving 3,700 University of British Columbia (UBC) biology students. “Many university STEM classes continue to rely on conventional lectures, despite substantial research that suggests active teaching techniques like peer instruction and group discussion are more effective,”

Small changes can dramatically boost learning in STEM classes

Facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions

Software that purports to read emotions in faces is being deployed or tested for a variety of purposes, including surveillance, hiring, clinical diagnosis, and market research. But a new scientific report finds that facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions. “It is not possible to confidently infer happiness from

Facial movements are an inexact gauge of a person’s feelings, behaviors, and intentions

Can ecstasy (MDMA) help to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

An international study involving researchers from UBC Okanagan has shown that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, may be a valuable tool for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Published recently in Psychopharmacology, the study demonstrated substantial improvements in individuals who had not responded to prior treatments, explains UBCO Associate Professor of Psychology Zach Walsh. This is also, he

Can ecstasy (MDMA) help to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

A laser microscope that could both diagnose diseases and perform incredibly precise surgery—all without cutting skin

UBC researchers develop new laser microscope that could be ‘revolutionary’ for treatment of diseases such as skin cancer University of British Columbia researchers have developed a specialized microscope that has the potential ability to both diagnose diseases that include skin cancer and perform incredibly precise surgery—all without cutting skin. The researchers describe the technology in

A laser microscope that could both diagnose diseases and perform incredibly precise surgery—all without cutting skin

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Government of Canada announces over $3.5 million in support for University of British Columbia - BioProducts Institute
on August 12, 2021 at 4:09 pm
The pulp and paper sector is a key component of the British Columbia forestry ... Canada Excellence Research Chair in Forest Bioproducts and Scientific Director, UBC BioProducts Institute ...
Government of Canada announces over $3.5 million in support for University of British Columbia - BioProducts Institute
on August 12, 2021 at 3:31 pm
announced funding of over $3.5 million in federal support for the University of British Columbia's (UBC) BioProducts Institute. This funding will support the development, scale-up, and production of ...
Government of Canada announces over $3.5 million in support for University of British Columbia - BioProducts Institute
on August 12, 2021 at 3:25 pm
CNW/ - Pacific Economic Development Canada The pulp and paper sector is a key component of the British Columbia forestry industry which has made ...
University of British Columbia
on August 11, 2021 at 5:00 pm
but was established in 1908 as the University of British Columbia. Teaching at UBC began in 1915. UBC distinguishes itself with exceptional research work at the Barnfield Marine Science Centre ...
Delic Labs Scientific Advisor Professor Glenn Sammis Receives Full Professorship at University of British Columbia
on August 10, 2021 at 5:37 am
Founded by award-winning chemist, Dr. Markus Roggen, and UBC Professor ... Full Professor at the Chemistry Department at the University of British Columbia. He has built an internationally recognized ...

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$22 million awarded to UBC research in conservation, new materials, cyber security - UBC Faculty of Science
August 13, 2021
UBC implements vaccine declaration and rapid testing for COVID-19 - UBC News
August 27, 2021
Innovative coating for blood vessels reduces rejection of transplanted organs - UBC News
August 9, 2021
New study examines 'Achilles heel' of cancer tumours, paving the way for new treatment strategies - UBC Faculty of Medicine
August 27, 2021
Volcanism drove rapid ocean deoxygenation during the time of the dinosaurs - UBC Faculty of Science
August 23, 2021

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Turns out this common Vancouver Island plant eats insects
on August 22, 2021 at 6:00 am
It won’t bite. But if you’re a tiny insect like a midge or gnat, and walking up the sticky stalk of a Triantha occidentalas — a flowering wetland plant commonly found on Vancouver Island and all . . .
Discovery by UBC researchers holds promise of reducing organ transplants rejections
on August 13, 2021 at 1:18 am
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have made a breakthrough discovery that holds the ... Dr. Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu with UBC’s Centre for Blood Research said.
New Carnivorous Plant Species Identified in North America
on August 11, 2021 at 9:53 am
Gizmodo reported on the discovery, which a team of botanists from the University ... British Columbia outlined in a study recently published in the journal PNAS. Sean Graham, a botanist at UBC ...
Delic Labs Scientific Advisor Professor Glenn Sammis Receives Full Professorship at University of British Columbia
on August 10, 2021 at 6:27 am
About Delic Labs (formerly Complex Biotech Discovery ... at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and founded by award-winning chemists Dr. Markus Roggen and UBC Professor ...
New Carnivorous Plant Discovered in Canada Gets More Than Half its Nitrogen From Prey
on August 10, 2021 at 1:17 am
A new carnivorous plant has been identified in Canada's British Columbia, causing a sensation among botanists. This is the first such discovery in as many as 20 years. The delicate stem and pretty ...