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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.

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

UBC grads defining the future

One pressing question. Multiple expert perspectives.

Insider travel tips from alumni around the world

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

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

A glance into UBC’s past

Winning entries from our annual writing contest for UBC alumni

More show, less tell

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

Recipients of the 2025 alumni UBC Achievement Awards

On November 6, 2025, we honoured nine inspiring members of the UBC community.

A pair of hands tucks a sprig of spruce into the string wrapped around brown paper package with holiday wrapping materials surrounding it

Struggling with gift ideas? These UBC alumni have you covered.

A woman with a pregnant belly, holding a medicine box in one hand and medication pills in the palm of her other hand.

Despite recent headlines, the evidence that drugs like Tylenol or SSRIs cause autism is weak.

A man and a boy jump off of a deck into a lake

Anne Martin-Matthews.

An epigenetic clock.

A robotic exoskeleton, used to aid with mobility.

Indigenous woman dressed in orange stands behind small orange flags

Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha

Cut logs with a crane at a site in a forest

Female student eating ramen in front of a laptop and surrounded by piles of schoolwork

Four men and one woman sit and stand on stage

Hannah Edwards at Tokyo Station at night, with skyscrapers in backdrop

Scuba diver floats near measuring tape over sea stars on rock

In 2013, a mysterious epidemic swept across the Pacific Coast of North America.

Smoke billowing from a wildfire with water in the foreground and mountains in the background

UBCO researchers are using predictive tools to help communities respond quicker to wildfires.

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Podcasts

Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha

Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha

Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha

From Here Forward: Return to campus

Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha