In his short life, Kip the coyote with the one bad leg, became an unofficial mascot on UBC’s Vancouver campus.

A three-year agreement between UBC-affiliated research networks is designed to strengthen collaboration across Canada’s three ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes ...

A Q&A with UBC computer scientist Dr. Vered Shwartz. Large language models are more persuasive than humans, according to recent UBC research. Their vocabulary, perceived empathy and ability to provide ...

Mathematics and Physics may be difficult for many students, but with the right strategies, you can succeed. 1. Figure out early whether to rely on lecture notes, textbook, or another resource. Some ...

AI generated image of a pair of tornadoes. DeepAI. In 1951, physicist Julian Schwinger theorized that by applying a uniform electrical field to a vacuum, electron-positron pairs would be spontaneously ...

UBC chemists tested the tracer on mice with human tumour implants (UBC). A preclinical evaluation of a new ’dual-mode’ tracer agent shows promise in not only helping surgeons image and plan prostate ...

The Thunderbird Reactor is a custom-made, bench-top-sized particle accelerator and electrochemical reactor built by an interdisciplinary team at The University of British Columbia. Using a small bench ...

It turns out those cellulose-based thickening agents found in common foods can be digested. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that our gut bacteria can feed on these large ...

Western tent caterpillars close up. Iain Myers-Smith. Western tent caterpillars might not be on your mind every year, but during their peak outbreaks, they’re impossible to ignore—hairy larvae ...

A tray of healthy wild oysters. Amy M. Chan. Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off in B.C., Canada. The discovery serves as a reminder ...