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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
Arts
Indigenous woman dressed in orange stands behind small orange flags
UBC Okanagan’s Tania Willard wins Canada’s top prize for visual art
UBCO's gallery director has won the 2025 Sobey Art Award.
Athletics
Three photos: Man biking, man jogging, father with arm around daughter
Can you train for a long-distance triathlon in 12 months?
A UBC Okanagan study is uncovering how endurance training transforms the body and mind.
Business
Headshot of President and COO of MobSquad Arif Khimani with a navy and purple coloured background.
How to succeed in a work-from-anywhere world
A UBC alum and expert explores the pros and cons of remote, hybrid, and in-office work.
Campus
UBC Okanagan.
The age-friendly university

UBC Okanagan welcomes older learners and collaborators.

Careers
Two students in an academic setting photographed through the frame of a window, appearing to be in active discussion.
Cultivate mindsets for mentorship
Discover how to build trust, foster growth in others, and strengthen your leadership abilities.
Community
Recipients of the 2025 alumni UBC Achievement Awards
2025 alumni UBC Achievement Awards Recipients

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

Environment
An epigenetic clock.
Born to age
From the womb on, our life experiences influence how fast we age—and how long we stay healthy.
Give UBC
Portrait of Angeli Li outdoors
Easing the burden on loved ones
Angela Li is part of the equation for UBC women in math.
Health
Anne Martin-Matthews.
Are we prepared for an aging world?
New ways of living, working, and caring can help to sustain aging populations.
Humanities
Killam Professors from left to right: headshots of Marco Marra, Isabel Grant, and Jamie Peck, with a golden dusted background.
Challenges, changes, and research: Insights from UBC’s University Killam Professors
Discover how their novel research is shaped by and responds to our shifting global landscape.
Life
Illustration of two young people watching their older selves.
The last “acceptable” prejudice

Ageism is getting old. It’s time to ditch the stereotypes.

Science
A ramp in the atrium of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre.
A look inside ICORD, where science meets humanity

UBC researchers are reimagining recovery after spinal cord injury.

Technology
A robotic exoskeleton, used to aid with mobility.
Home, smart home

The novel devices helping older adults to age in place.

afterwords

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

Upper-body shot of Allisha Heidt standing by the front counter in her store
Allisha Heidt
Meet a UBCO alum and entrepreneur whose business is helping to save the planet.
Changemakers

UBC grads defining the future

April Houweling.
Symphony of the sea

A marine biologist invites us to listen to the underwater world of Howe Sound.

Class Acts

News from your old classmates

Collective Wisdom

One pressing question. Multiple expert perspectives.

Headshots of the six experts, with a white capital letter Q juxtaposed on top
How should democracies adapt for the 21st century?

One pressing question, multiple expert perspectives.

In Memoriam

Lives and legacies

My Town

Insider travel tips from alumni around the world

Hannah Edwards at Tokyo Station at night, with skyscrapers in backdrop
Tokyo, Japan
UBC alum Hannah Edward shares insider tips for exploring Japan’s vibrant and bustling capital.
Opinion
Supporters of Vice President Kamala Harris during her concession speech for the 2024 presidential election, with American flags in the background
Hope in precarious times
As democracy in America faces its greatest test, this is the hope that I’m holding on to.
President’s Highlights

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

Rick Hansen at a tour of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre.
How UBC researchers are changing what it means to age well

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

Readers Write

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

UBC Concerts
Why these 17 concerts on campus will stay with alumni forever
Readers share their most memorable and magical (and sometimes rainy) concert memories.
Rewind

A glance into UBC’s past

Darren Peets and the "Hydrant."
Beer and politics

The drunken “radicals” who shook up UBC elections.

Short Fiction

Winning entries from our annual writing contest for UBC alumni 

An illustration of students in a classroom practicing calligraphy, while outside the window other people march beside red flags
2025 Winner: Magnificence
Winner of the 2025 alumni UBC Short Fiction Contest.
The Big Picture

More show, less tell

Photo of Robby the robot.
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

Kim Campbell.
Kim Campbell

“Seek wisdom, conquer fear, do justice.”

Female student eating ramen in front of a laptop and surrounded by piles of schoolwork
Tell us about your most creative—or unhinged—savings hack as a student

How far did you go to save a buck during your UBC days? Share your most memorable money-saving hacks by January 4, 2026, and your story could be featured in UBC Magazine.

1 Min
Four men and one woman sit and stand on stage
Is modern masculinity facing a crisis—or undergoing an evolution?
Four experts explored whether masculinity is collapsing or adapting in our changing world.
David Bidwell
4 Min
Hannah Edwards at Tokyo Station at night, with skyscrapers in backdrop
Tokyo, Japan
UBC alum Hannah Edward shares insider tips for exploring Japan’s vibrant and bustling capital.
6 Min
A man and a boy jump off of a deck into a lake

Spotlight

Healthy Aging

Presenting Partners of FORWARD, the campaign for UBC
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Anne Martin-Matthews.
Are we prepared for an aging world?
Richard Littlemore
10 Min
An epigenetic clock.
Born to age
Chris Cannon
5 Min
A robotic exoskeleton, used to aid with mobility.
Home, smart home
Jared Downing
7 Min
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Featured

Scuba diver floats near measuring tape over sea stars on rock
Solving the decade-long mystery of what was killing sea stars in the Pacific
5 Min
Smoke billowing from a wildfire with water in the foreground and mountains in the background
Using technology to get ahead of wildfires
David Bidwell
4 Min
Profile of coyote
RIP Kip: What cherished campus coyote’s death tells us about his life
Matthew Ramsey, MJ'05
4 Min
Man and woman stand at top of stairwell
Delivering AI’s promise of better health care
Brett Goldhawk
6 Min
Headshot of Naomi Klein on the right with repeating images of her book on the left
Naomi Klein: Facing the mirror world of digital doppelgangers
View of sleeping pod at Japanese capsule hotel
What’s a healthy amount of sleep? It differs from one country to another
Erik Rolfsen, BA’92
2 Min
Curtains illuminated by glow through a window
Ghosts, aliens, and Sasquatch: What Canadians believe in
Belief in the paranormal is alive and well in Canada—though not as strong as you might think.
Erik Rolfsen, BA’92
4 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha

Where does journalism go from here?

UBC’s Kamal Al-Solaylee unpacks the state of modern media and its role in healthy democracies.
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Podcasts

Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
What helps men ask for help
30 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
Where does journalism go from here?
31 Min
From Here Forward: Return to campus
Return to campus
29 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
Would you recycle for a chance at $1,000?
25 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
Here’s a stirring solution to drink spiking
25 Min
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Give UBC

Portrait of Mohammed Al-Seragi
From East Vancouver to biochemistry breakthroughs
3 Min
Portrait of Angeli Li outdoors
Easing the burden on loved ones
1 Min
Portrait of James Seabrook and his family seated on a set of stairs
One of UBC Okanagan’s earliest grads is giving back—for a greener future
4 Min

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