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Chris Cannon

Two luxury yachts next to each other

And how a widening wealth gap is damaging...

An illustration of people standing before a barbed wire wall, behind which are finger prints and a giant hand print.

Dismantling it risks turning democracy into a...

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...

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Today’s students are not passive recipients of...

A colourful graphic illustration representing a learning renaissance in modern education

Potent new technologies are redefining education,...

Illustration of a baby crawling, with symbols representing DNA and genes by the baby's brain

Unravelling the mysteries of gene expression in...

An illustration of a woman watering a garden

The struggle for agricultural reform and food...

Illustration of people enjoying a public park, with a city in the background

Communities are shaping their public spaces into...

A picture of Kookai Chaimahawong, smiling, against an orange background.

Young workers are nimble, connected, and...

Billy Lan and Tony Liu, smiling.

Billy Lan and Tony Liu

Felicia Chan and Bahar Moussavi, laughing.

Felicia Chan, Bahar Moussavi, Mikhaela Torio

Kookai Chaimahawong, smiling.

Kookai Chaimahawong

Two people shine flashlights onto a white background overlaid with colourful double helixes.

How CRISPR gene-editing technology is changing...

Illustration: Fernando Volken Togni

UBC’s Global Reporting Centre stops traditional...

How do we better accommodate wild animals within...

Dare

Dentistry grad Chris Dare, DMD'15, has completed...

Data artist Jer Thorp speaks out against the...

How a kid from a Vancouver Island logging town...

Research, both old and new, points to the...

The hectic life of a Formula 1 engineer.

The West’s relations with North Korea have long...

Wasting time isn’t an option for inventor and UBC...

Genocide scholar Adam Jones, BA'88, PhD’99,...

UBC researchers explore how the quality of...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving. How...

The Rare Disease Foundation is using a collective...

Forty years after completing her undergraduate...

Today’s Dan Mangan is critical of the music made...

Andrew Haas, BA’09, took part in an extreme...

Two luxury yachts next to each other

And how a widening wealth gap is damaging democracy.

An illustration of people standing before a barbed wire wall, behind which are finger prints and a giant hand print.

Dismantling it risks turning democracy into a gated community, say UBC experts.

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?

Graphic illustration depicting a person speaking at a lectern

Today’s students are active participants in their own education.

A colourful graphic illustration representing a learning renaissance in modern education

Potent new technologies are redefining education.

Illustration of a baby crawling, with symbols representing DNA and genes by the baby's brain

Unravelling the mysteries of gene expression in early brain development.

An illustration of a woman watering a garden

The struggle for agricultural reform and food sovereignty.

Illustration of people enjoying a public park, with a city in the background

Communities are shaping their public spaces into social places.

A picture of Kookai Chaimahawong, smiling, against an orange background.

Young workers are nimble, connected, and redefining employment relationships on their terms.

Billy Lan and Tony Liu, smiling.

Two UBC Sauder grads created a platform to connect hourly workers with hiring managers.

Felicia Chan and Bahar Moussavi, laughing.

Three UBC students launched a non-profit to help neurodiverse youth in computer sciences.

Kookai Chaimahawong, smiling.

The venture capital model is undergoing a radical rethink, thanks to the next generation.

Two people shine flashlights onto a white background overlaid with colourful double helixes.

Here’s how CRISPR gene-editing technology is changing the future of health sciences.

Illustration: Fernando Volken Togni

UBC’s Global Reporting Centre steps away from typical "parachute journalism" to empower locals.

How do we better accommodate wild animals within a human-modified landscape?

Dare

A UBC grad completed a challenge that few others would attempt. This is his survival story.

Data artist Jer Thorp speaks out against the monopoly and misuse of our data.

How a kid from a Vancouver Island logging town became flight surgeon for Apollo 11.

Experts call for more research into illicit drugs with therapeutic potential.

The hectic life of a Formula 1 engineer.

A UBC prof pioneers academic relations with North Korea.

Wasting time isn’t an option for inventor and UBC student Ann Makosinski.

Genocide scholar Adam Jones balances his research with prolific travel and photography.

UBC researchers explore how the quality of personal relationships influences well-being.

Artificial intelligence is changing life as we know it. Will it be for the better?

The Rare Disease Foundation is using a collective approach to create a support network for

Forty years after completing her undergraduate degree, Cari Green returned to UBC to study

An indie darling with many awards under his belt, Dan Mangan's third album explores darkness.

This UBC alum took part in an extreme endurance race that is not for the faint of heart.