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Healthy Aging

By mid-century, it’s projected that about one quarter of Canadians will be at least 65 years old. More people living longer is a triumph of modern times, but those extra years need to come with good health, independence, and wellbeing. Find out how science and innovation are redefining what it means to grow old.

Anne Martin-Matthews.
Are we prepared for an aging world?
New ways of living, working, and caring can help to sustain aging populations.
Spotlight Archive
Spotlight Archive
Arts
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UBC prof Loghan Paylor's The Cure for Drowning wins Canada Reads 2026
Author Loghan Paylor believes books have the power to build bridges.
Spotlight Archive
Athletics
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UBC and the Winter Olympic Games: On and beyond the podium
Medal moments, equity research, and elite training reveal UBC’s impact on winter sport.
Spotlight Archive
Business
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Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
Is innovation too masculine? Uncovering the hidden gender gap
UBC Sauder’s Dr. Angèle Beausoleil unpacks the gender bias inherent in the innovation economy.
Spotlight Archive
Campus
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New poll shows strong region-wide support for SkyTrain extension to UBC
Respondents cited the project’s potential to increase housing supply and economic growth.
Spotlight Archive
Careers
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What you don’t see: Behind intimate scenes on stage and screen
Intimacy coordinators help directors and performers navigate sensitive material.
Spotlight Archive
Community
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Who is UBC’s most famous alum?
We’re accepting suggestions of notable graduates for a fun bracket competition this summer.
Spotlight Archive
Environment
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Model homes
Novel designs piloted at UBC are leading the way for a new era of sustainable housing.
Spotlight Archive
Give UBC
Michael Young photographed with the PICNIC kitchen in the background.
Michael Young: Rebuilding connection, community, and hope
“My lived experience gives me a different perspective.”
Spotlight Archive
Health
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Seasonal allergies are getting worse—and climate change is partly to blame
A UBC allergy expert explains why there’s so much pollen in the air—and how to manage symptoms.
Spotlight Archive
Humanities
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As war raises oil prices, households pay while energy companies profit
The US–Israeli war on Iran means higher fuel prices and greater economic uncertainty.
Spotlight Archive
Life
Dr. Craig Jones.
How can Canada fix its housing crisis?
UBC researchers are investigating and advocating for better housing outcomes across the country.
Spotlight Archive
Science
Dr. Tony Yang and students in UBC's Smart Structures Lab.
The instant high-rise

Novel modular construction using AI and robots can raise a 15-storey
building in under a week.

Spotlight Archive
Technology
Qian Chen's Building Information Modelling, or BIM.
The living blueprint
Turning building plans into an integrated virtual platform that can be updated in real time.
Spotlight Archive
afterwords

alumni UBC’s afterwords is a digital conversation series that shares the stories of some of UBC Okanagan’s extraordinary alumni.

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Allisha Heidt
Meet a UBCO alum and entrepreneur whose business is helping to save the planet.
Spotlight Archive
Changemakers

UBC grads defining the future

Erin Scott.
“The land of misfit toys”
Meet one of the minds behind an Okanagan literary society that caters to the margins.
Spotlight Archive
Class Acts

News from your old classmates

Collective Wisdom

One pressing question. Multiple expert perspectives.

Six UBC experts offer their perspectives on the future of housing.
What might become standard for future homes that isn’t common today?

One pressing question, multiple expert perspectives. 

Spotlight Archive
In Memoriam

Lives and legacies

Spotlight Archive
My Town

Insider travel tips from alumni around the world

Test
Geneva, Switzerland
UBCO alum Courtney Wilson shares budget-friendly tips for exploring this stunning Swiss city.
Spotlight Archive
Opinion
Canadian PM Mark Carney talks to US President Donald Trump
How Mark Carney became the darling of the global anti‑Trump movement
Why was Carney able to say what others would not, or could not, on such a high-profile stage?
Spotlight Archive
President’s Highlights

Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon reflects on the people and places shaping UBC

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Why connection matters

Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon reflects on transit and building a more connected region.

Spotlight Archive
Readers Write

Stories, advice, and snapshots of life from UBC Magazine readers.

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10 ways you ingeniously saved during university

Necessity is truly the mother of invention when it comes to stretching a student budget.

Spotlight Archive
Rewind

A glance into UBC’s past

The Science Week tricycle race.
Pedal to the medal

The thrills and spills of the Science Week Tricycle Race.

Spotlight Archive
Short Fiction

Winning entries from our annual writing contest for UBC alumni 

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2026 Winner: Bio 101
Winner of the 2026 alumni UBC Short Fiction Contest.
Spotlight Archive
The Big Picture

More show, less tell

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Robby the robot
The newest member of UBC’s Athletics & Recreation team is a line-painting robot.
Spotlight Archive
The Last Word

Q&As featuring well-known individuals with a UBC connection

Bill Millerd.
Bill Millerd

Dictators must exit the stage.

Spotlight Archive
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Who is UBC’s most famous alum?
We’re accepting suggestions of notable graduates for a fun bracket competition this summer.
2 Min
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How to hack your microbiome for lifelong health
Learn how the microorganisms in your body can support healthy living and aging.
Sarah Anderson and Emily Cooke
5 Min
A photo collage of characters from K-dramas, overlapping each other like a scrapbook page. Bright pink, yellow, and green squares are laid out on a crinkled-effect background.

What K-dramas reveal about women and power today

A UBC expert in Korean popular culture explores how women are depicted in South Korean dramas.
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Spotlight

Healthy Aging

Presenting Partners of FORWARD, the campaign for UBC
CBC logo The Globe and Mail logo
Illustration of two young people watching their older selves.
The last “acceptable” prejudice
Bruce Grierson
9 Min
A landscape made up of a uterus.
A new chapter in women’s health
Rachel Glassman, BA'18, MA'20
6 Min
Community connectors—volunteers who provide social services to those in need—emerging from pill bottles.
The social prescription
Chris Cannon
4 Min
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Featured

Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
Is innovation too masculine? Uncovering the hidden gender gap
Woman in white suit with the former Prince Andrew and Donald Trump
What the Epstein files reveal about elites trading toxic gifts and favours
Hugh Gusterson
5 Min
A red and white image depicting the Canadian flag, illustration of a handshake, and a map of the world.
How can Canada shape a shifting global order?
A black and white photo of three people working on the Wally Wagon
The Wally Wagon
Rachel Glassman, BA'18, MA'20
3 Min
Canadian PM Mark Carney talks to US President Donald Trump
How Mark Carney became the darling of the global anti‑Trump movement
Stewart Prest
5 Min
Woman in red hoodie lying on bed looking at smartphone
Mindfulness may help people disconnect from their smartphones
Patty Wellborn
4 Min
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UBC launches South Asia Hub to strengthen Canada-India collaboration
This hub will advance research connections, academic partnerships, and talent development.
Thandi Fletcher
5 Min
Person unscrews cap on gas tank while holding gas pump nozzle
As war raises oil prices, households pay while energy companies profit
The US–Israeli war on Iran means higher fuel prices and greater economic uncertainty.
Philippe Le Billon
6 Min
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Podcasts

What’s happening with extending SkyTrain to UBC?
What’s happening with extending SkyTrain to UBC?
23 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
Is innovation too masculine? Uncovering the hidden gender gap
30 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
Where the wild things matter
30 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
The secret lives of orcas
27 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
From migrant justice to The Amazing Race Canada
31 Min

Give UBC

Michael Young photographed with the PICNIC kitchen in the background.
Michael Young: Rebuilding connection, community, and hope
4 Min
PhD student Klára standing with a group of DTES learners part of the Learning Exchange program
When stories come to life
3 Min
A dog from UBC Okanagan's B.A.R.K program, photographed next to a handler.
Therapy dogs help students find home at UBC Okanagan
3 Min

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