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Compostable coffee pods

Plant-based packaging breaks down fully in 35 days

Spotlight

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UBC named one of BC’s top employers in 2021

Health benefits and a family-friendly environment contribute to UBC’s honour

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Get active with Move UBC

How to increase your physical activity

President and Vice-Chancellor Santa J. Ono

President Santa J. Ono updates the UBC community

Resources to prepare for exam success

Explore UBC

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Innovation, Research

Engineering nanotech

Mohammad Zarifi is developing tiny electronics with big potential

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Arts and Culture, People

Faculty of Arts books to add to your 2021 reading list

Topics range from cult cinema to global trade and immigration

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Discovering the healing power of movement

Exercise because it makes you feel good

This Week at UBC host Nicole Mendoza

This Week at UBC

What’s happening from February 21 to 27

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Portrait of a young galaxy throws theory of galaxy formation on its head

Scientists are challenging our current understanding of how galaxies form

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Investors who try to time the market take on more risk and make less money

Active traders end up with more risk and lower returns