Research Stories

Questioning the Belief that English is a Common Universal Language

New insights into the origins of our universe

Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers

Lead released in Notre-Dame Cathedral fire detected in Parisian honey

UBCO researchers link advertising to uptick in youth vaping

UBC Okanagan helps Arc’teryx stay green and dry with next-generation water-repellent fabrics

HPV strains may impact cervical cancer prognosis

UBC Economists Analyze Initial Impacts of COVID-19 on Labour Market

Deglaciation will cause water shortages for Alberta’s Bighorn Dam and other sites

Canadians wary of new technologies that allow employers to spy on staff

UBCO researcher looks at food security during COVID-19

Want to fuel your personal performance? You’re probably choosing the wrong foods

COVID-19 and its Impact on Migration

Astronomers pinpoint the best place on Earth for a telescope: High on a frigid Antarctic plateau

Social circles of visible-minority youth become less diverse as they get older

COVID-19 pandemic causes ‘quiet period’ for seismic noise

One billion tweet dataset investigates impact of COVID-19 on human communication

UBC scientists sequencing the genomes of Canadians with COVID-19

UBC researchers set sights on coronavirus antibodies

UBCO researchers create liquid-repelling substance that works on all surfaces

Sexual health and domestic violence during COVID-19

Research collaborations tackle challenges faced by rural BC residents

Mom and baby share “good bacteria” through breast milk

Evaluating COVID-19 vaccines amid pandemic poses challenges

Supergenes play a larger role in evolution than previously thought

Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs

UBC research shows hearing persists at end of life

New research shows adolescents are kinder than we think

New study reveals people more likely to donate when reminded of own mortality

Gender employment gap among parents increases over first three months of pandemic

UBCO engineers look at ways to power electric vehicles sustainably

Using AI to develop drug cocktails for COVID-19

Wildfire smoke has immediate harmful health effects

Scientists discover the heaviest neutron star, or lightest black hole, ever observed

Heat may kill more people than previously reported

UBC student lays groundwork for an anti-Black racism strategy in Vancouver

Falling childhood asthma rates linked to declining use of unnecessary antibiotics

New test paves the way for tailored treatment of deadliest form of ovarian cancer

As many as six billion Earth-like planets in our galaxy, according to new estimates

Waiting Is Easier When People Change Their Perception of Time: Study

Hummingbirds see colours humans can only imagine

Helping seniors in long-term care combat social isolation during COVID-19

Pregnancy and birth in the time of a pandemic

Cannabis poisonings in children linked with drinking and illicit drug use

Wildfire in the Era of COVID-19

Researchers uncover novel approach for treating eczema

Predicting the evolution of COVID-19 to help manage future outbreaks

UBC researchers establish performance assessment guidelines for local water utilities

Get it over with, or procrastinate? New research explores our decision-making process

Trial drug can significantly block early stages of COVID-19 in engineered human tissues

Discover UBC's Response to COVID-19

Climate change an imminent threat to B.C.’s ‘living dinosaurs’

Cracking the complex biology of cannabis

Protecting Canadian forests through applied biosurveillance research

Fusing Satellite Images to Detect Fire Patterns

Majority of cannabis use in Vancouver’s DTES for therapeutic purposes, may also reduce opioid overdose risk

UBC Sauder research helps determine treatment plans for kidney patients across North America

UBC researchers join with partners to develop portable ultrasound scanner network for COVID-19

UBC Researched explores reconciliation in contested landscapes

UBC researchers develop biodegradable medical mask for COVID-19