Spotlight

The good news is we have most of the technological solutions for transitioning to low-carbon sources of energy. The biggest challenges to adopting them more widely and rapidly are social and political — from funding and investment, to international cooperation, to inspiring mass support for ambitious policies.

Articles

Kevin Leyton-Brown stands against a grey wall, wearing a dark blue suit.

A UBC prof is cautiously optimistic.

The struggling grad who found his way from pain to purpose.

A person with short black hair and dark skin sits on a wall made of filled, upright sacks.

A tech-enabled strategy for beating poverty.

Tara Moreau and Scott Ferguson at UBC Botanical Gardens

How to garden with the climate in mind this dry season.

Raymond Ng is using NLP to streamline complex processes and improve patient outcomes.

An illustration of two hands, with a string attached to each finger, puppeteering the inside of a person's head.

How do we make artificial intelligence accountable to the people who use it?

A graphic of a red satellite juxtaposed on a black-and-white photo of a planet

There are no easy answers, but satellite images and machine learning could help show us a way.

Marina Tran-Vu walking outside with a bridge in the background

UBC alum Marina Tran-Vu shares what she loves about Ho Chi Minh City and the people of Vietnam.

Woman climbing up the side of a mountain with the ocean in the background

We’d love to hear about a pivotal time when you chose courage over comfort. Submit by June 10.

Cooked crickets laid out on a green leaf on a light brown wooden surface.

Insects are highly nutritious, and there are many ways to incorporate them into your diet.