The University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia

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Push Forward

UBC experts are using data and technology to better predict when and where wildfires may occur

Spotlight

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Nominate UBC Staff for the 2026 President’s Awards

Recognize and celebrate those who demonstrate outstanding achievement and excellence

Dominique Fils-Aimé

Chan Centre presents Dominique Fils-Aimé

Experience a live performance featuring music from her latest album, My World Is The Sun

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UBC recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers

Learn the three reasons why

Explore UBC

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Campus, Innovation, Research

Gateway Health building opens as a new hub for student health, teaching and research

The building houses nursing, kinesiology, student health programs—and a team-based care teaching clinic

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Is your diet influencing your dreams? What research says about food and nightmares

Gut discomfort could manifest psychologically during sleep as nightmares

Person getting their vaccine shot at the clinic.

How vaccines give our immune systems a home advantage

Scientific evidence points to vaccines helping, rather than hindering, our immune systems

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Born to age

We can’t stop the clock, but our life experiences influence how fast it ticks—and how long we stay healthy

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Why Canada shouldn’t embrace prediction markets, according to a researcher who ran one

UBC expert tells us why Canada should continue with its cautious approach.

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Forest loss can make watersheds “leakier,” global study suggests

UBC Okanagan research shows how forests are arranged affects a watershed’s ability to store water

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.