The University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia

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A participant stands in UBC’s robotic balance platform, a research device designed to mimic and alter the forces involved in human standing balance.

How the brain keeps us upright

UBC scientists’ discovery could help shape new ways to reduce fall risk for millions of people

Spotlight

Artwork by Jaad Kuujus. The Spirit of Shape, 2015–2018

Visit Museum of Anthropology newest exhibit: Jaad Kuujus

Learn about Northwest Coast weaving practices through the technologies of today

Food shared on table.

How to feel good about holiday feasting

Webinar features UBC dietitians unpacking the science behind food, fats and oils

Tree lighting at Norman MacKenzie Square.

The Wesbrook Village Holiday Market is back

Local artisans, festive lights and live music bring Norman MacKenzie Square to life

Explore UBC

Person holding their calf

Researchers uncover how statins harm muscles—and how to stop it

Study reveals how cholesterol-lowering drugs can trigger muscle damage—and point to a way to make them safer

A nsyilxcn street sign on UBC Okanagan’s campus.

Arts and Culture, Campus

Syilx students give nsyilxcn a voice on UBC Okanagan streets

QR codes connect visitors to recordings by students pronouncing nsyilxcn street names

Dr. Sabrina Leslie

Innovation, Research

When it comes to mRNA, seeing is believing

New imaging technology captures genomic medicine delivery in action

Teacher in a classroom

Teaching and Learning

A faster path to becoming a teacher

UBC Okanagan unveils redesigned 11-month Bachelor of Education program

Christmas trees outside

How warming winters could reshape BC’s Christmas tree choices

Dr. Sally Aitken explains how temperatures, droughts and pests could change which species thrive

Volunteers holding dogs

UBC and Community Veterinary Outreach improve DTES health access through human–pet bond

Learn how project got started and the unique approaches of the work

We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.