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Speculative rendering of False Creek in 2050

Climate change adaption

Here’s how coastal communities can prepare for rising sea levels

Spotlight

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Meet the 38 students from the Public Scholars Initiative

Now in its seventh year, the Initiative spans faculties and disciplines

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Faculty and staff update on remote work

New, hybrid work arrangements for transition back to campus

President and Vice-Chancellor Santa J. Ono

President Santa J. Ono updates the UBC community

Campus vaccination clinics; SkyTrain to UBC

Explore UBC

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Campus, Community

How to feel right as rain—even when skies are grey

Tips to help you stay well this season

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Community, Research

Student research finds publicly subsidised oil, gas wells in endangered caribou habitat

Study is believed to be first of its kind to draw connection between habitat and active wells

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Community, Research

Cancer chemotherapy drug reverses Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice

Drug inhibits growth of new blood vessels in brain—a feature shared by cancer tumours and Alzheimer’s disease

This Week at UBC host Nicole Mendoza

This Week at UBC

What’s happening from October 17 to 23

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Campus, Teaching and Learning

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of Schulich Leader Scholarships

Since 2012, 118 UBC students have won Canada’s premier STEM award

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Campus, Community

Faculty and staff find fall inspiration

Check out photographs submitted by UBC community members