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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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Rent control improves average welfare of cities: UBC study

One of the most controversial tactics used to address affordability is rent control.

Campus
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$33.8M gift to transform MS research and save more lives, sooner
This remarkable donation is the world’s largest known gift for MS research and care.
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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Unearthing the hidden world of trees
Learn about the Mother Tree Project and Dr. Suzanne Simard’s groundbreaking research.
Health
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Empowering diabetes prevention

Find out how you and your loved ones can ensure a healthy future.

Humanities
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What will Martians eat?

Two food security experts explore how the first Mars colonists might feed themselves.

Life
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The stories men tell themselves after getting dumped

Here’s how men can find healthy ways to recover from a partner-initiated breakup.

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 — and even...

Technology
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Feeding the mission to Mars

A UBC prof tackles the challenge of adequate nutrition for astronauts.

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.

My Town

Insider travel tips from alumni in the know

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Porto, Portugal

Explore the charming town of Porto from the perspective of UBC alum Robyn Freiheit.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rewind

A glance into UBC’s past

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Fort Camp

Humble huts and grim grub.

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.

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

In Memoriam

Lives and Legacies

Class Acts

News from your old classmates

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.

Opinion

Opinion

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Dig for victory
Eleanor Boyle, PhD'92
7 Min
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This year, let’s get up close and personal with nature
Alison McAfee, BSc'14, PhD'19
7 Min
Bianca Andreescu speaks at a media conference beside the Lou Marsh Trophy
The complex legacy of sports journalist Lou Marsh and his trophy
Janice Forsyth
6 Min
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If cities don’t want homeless encampments, they should help people, not punish them
Penny Gurstein
5 Min
Police fire tear gas at demonstrators in Quebec City in 1969 during protest
Here’s why Canadian-style multiculturalism probably isn’t possible in Europe
Aryan Karimi
5 Min
Airplane spraying a roadside in South Vietnam in 1966.
Landscapes can be weaponized to influence public opinion during war
Fionn Byrne
6 Min
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When health care goes wrong: It's time to improve transparency and trust
5 Min
Crowd outside the U.S. Supreme Court, protesting the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade. One prominent sign reads: "March like your future depends on it."
What’s likely to happen if Roe v. Wade is overturned — and why it matters
Heidi Wudrick
6 Min
Fridays For Future march on November 05, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland
The climate crisis demands courage not optimism
Kathryn Harrison and Simon Donner
6 Min
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Climate change is a public health emergency
Courtney Howard, MD'05
6 Min
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