The University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia

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Dr. Raymond Ng and Dr. Anita Palepu co-leaders of the UBC AI and Health Network

Delivering AI’s promise of better health care

UBC’s AI and Health Network is using AI to drive health innovation and improve patient care

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esperanza spalding

The Chan Centre presents esperanza spalding

Concert will emphasize the intimacy of the artist’s voice, bass and catalogue

Join for a medicinal plant walk at the UBC Botanical Garden

Learn to identify plants and discover their healing uses for first aid and health care

Ryan Heppner and Jonny McGill

Thunderbirds make the majors in latest MLB draft

Ryan Heppner drafted by Braves, Jonny McGill to sign with Angels

Explore UBC

Crowd at a concert

How to protect your hearing at summer concerts

Dr. Navid Shahnaz discusses the impact loud music can have on our hearing

Dr Gino DiLabio and doctoral student Hossein Khalilian discussing their research

Quantum discovery reveals how enzymes tame free radicals

Research uncovers the surprising role of quantum forces in biological control

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Insects in the city: How urban trees could better support biodiversity

Why planting trees that support insects and microbes matters to people, too

pile of empty cans and bottles

How a lottery-style refund system could boost recycling

New approach to recycling beverage containers could help reach zero-waste goals by motivating people to recycle

Graduate student Samikshya Sahu with Alannah Hallas examine and discuss experimental materials in Prof. Hallas’ lab at the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute at UBC.

Nature vs. nurture beliefs are still holding women back in STEM

Research explores how everyday assumptions can quietly steer women away from system-focused roles

Clear cutting of trees

Clear-cutting linked to 18-fold rise in severe flood events

Research finds long-term impacts on flood size and frequency decades after trees are removed

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.