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Spotlight
The Future of Food

As well as being essential to life, food is a bedrock of culture, a determinant of health, a yardstick for equality, and a focus of hot debate. Its future, and ours, will be shaped by climate change, transformative technology, and human will.

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10 billion mouths to feed

A complex problem in need of a complex solution. It’s going to be tough, says UBC prof.

Spotlight Archive
Arts
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Looking for a faster way to learn a language? Try historical linguistics

A new study by a UBC prof examines the power of language history for language learners.

Athletics
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Welsh rugby player returns T-shirt to UBC Bookstore after 42-year ordeal

The return window for the item had been “ever-so-slightly exceeded.”

Business
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UBC study finds owners of pricey Vancouver homes pay very little income tax

A relatively low minimum income tax could generate significant revenue for cities.

Campus
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UBC student spreading cheer with hidden coffee gift cards

Anonymous coffee crusader spills the beans.

Careers
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Rebuilding your work boundaries

A career coach shares strategies for integrating your work and personal life.

Community
Dr. Kari Marken sits at a desk with lego, smiling at the camera.
Accounting. Marketing. Leadership. Lego?
UBC Sauder’s Dr. Kari Marken (PhD’19) challenges her Creativity students with purposeful play.
Environment
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UBC engineers want to save whales from drowning…in noise

Propeller noise accounts for much of the underwater acoustic barrage from ships.

Give UBC
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Giving Day brings out the UBC community’s competitive spirit
As we get ready for Giving Day on Apr. 5, 2023, here’s a look back at 2022’s memorable event!
Health
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UBC to lead biomedical innovation hub for lifesaving medicines

This hub positions Canada as an epicentre for next-generation immune-based therapeutics.

Humanities
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Children’s education becoming more closely tied to their mother’s

This study points out that previous research only considered the education of fathers.

Life
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Make more happiness

Learn how your everyday choices about time, money, and technology can cultivate happiness.

Science
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Charting a new course for MS treatment
Research from the UBC Faculty of Medicine could stop the disease in its tracks.
Technology
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Is AI coming for white-collar jobs?

A UBC psychology professor finds out the hard way.

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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Josée Kreese

A UBCO alum shares her path to becoming a social worker and offers career advice for new grads...

Changemakers

UBC grads defining the future

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Reforming broken bonds

A new synthetic material could create longer-lasting products that “mend” themselves.

Class Acts

News from your old classmates. Submit yours here.

Collective Wisdom

One pressing question. Multiple expert perspectives.

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Can (and should) we remove animals from our food system?

One pressing question, multiple expert perspectives.

In Memoriam

Lives and Legacies

My Town

Insider travel tips from alumni in the know

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Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

UBC alum Brian Patterson shares a slice of island life from his home on Grand Cayman.

Opinion
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This year, let’s get up close and personal with nature

We need more contact with the natural world if we really hope to preserve it.

President's Message

A message from UBC President and Vice-Chancellor Santa J. Ono

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How connecting a city makes people’s daily lives better

UBC President and Vice-Chancellor Santa J. Ono

Quiz

A non-credit test of your UBC smarts

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Classics, critters, and capers

Test your knowledge of UBC in our latest quiz.

Rewind

A glance into UBC’s past

“Bed Races” during Fort Camp reunion
Fort Camp

Humble huts and grim grub.

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.

The Last Word

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

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bbno$ (“baby no money”)

Fun, food, and fulfilment.

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UBC student spreading cheer with hidden coffee gift cards

Anonymous coffee crusader spills the beans.

Matthew Ramsey, MJ'05
4 Min
One large whale, with one small whale, swimming in ocean
UBC engineers want to save whales from drowning…in noise

Propeller noise accounts for much of the underwater acoustic barrage from ships.

Lou Corpuz-Bosshart
3 Min
Headshot of Charina Cruz

Rebuilding your work boundaries

A career coach shares strategies for integrating your work and personal life.

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Spotlight

The Future of Food

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What will Martians eat?
Jared Downing
6 Min
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Dig for victory
Eleanor Boyle, PhD'92
7 Min
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Cool beans
Chris Petty, MFA'86
6 Min
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Featured

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Is AI coming for white-collar jobs?
Jessica Werb
4 Min
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Science at the crossroads of creativity and ethics
Aditi Ghosh-Mooruth
4 Min
“Bed Races” during Fort Camp reunion
Fort Camp
Rachel Glassman, BA'18, MA'20
3 Min
Several illustrations of vials, needles, testing, doctor looking at lung scan on screen, and more
Combatting COVID-19: UBC's contributions to overcoming the pandemic
Craig Takeuchi, BA’96, MFA’02
11 Min
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Porto, Portugal
5 Min
Two-storey minimalist high-end house with swimming pool
UBC study finds owners of pricey Vancouver homes pay very little income tax
Tom Leslie
3 Min
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Empowering diabetes prevention

Dr. Mary Jung discusses a local diabetes prevention program that’s making a big difference.

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Where the rubber hits the road: Tire particles can impact fresh water

An increasing amount of microplastics are ending up in lakes and streams.

Patty Wellborn
3 Min
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Podcasts

From Here Forward
The power of storytelling for human rights
27 Min
From Here Forward
The big nanoparticle story behind the COVID-19 vaccine
37 Min
From Here Forward
The three billion download man
20 Min
From Here Forward
Reflections from UBC’s 15th President
23 Min
From Here Forward
Turning mining waste into climate gold
11 Min
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Give UBC

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FORWARD for Students Affordability Initiative
2 Min
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Sustainable battery research is charging ahead
3 Min
Students and staff holding UBC Giving Day signs and balloons on Vancouver campus
Giving Day brings out the UBC community’s competitive spirit
4 Min

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