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Political observers have noted an ongoing global decline in democracy over the past two decades. And now, the world’s most powerful nation is led by a president who is openly challenging the democratic ideals on which it was built. What are the roots of this backsliding, and how can democracy be strengthened for the 21st century?

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

Fall 2020

On-scene care saves more lives than transporting cardiac arrest patients to hospital

The Research:

Dr. Brian Grunau of UBC’s department of Emergency Medicine led a study to...

Photo: Robin Naidoo

The Research:

Forestry professor Cole Burton and Robin Naidoo, adjunct professor at the...

WIDER PAVEMENT MARKINGS COULD MAKE HIGHWAYS SAFER

The Research:

Civil engineering professor Tarek Sayed explored how the size of road markings...

Andrea Bang

Lifelong learner, tea-worshipper, slayer of chairs.

Illustration: Federico Gastaldi

In a post-COVID world, UBC legal research may help explore a once-unexamined Canada-US border.

Illustration by Gracia Lam

Danny Ramadan, MFA’20, is an award-winning novelist, speaker, and LGBTQ-refugee activist.

Illustration: Fernando Volken Togni

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

Illustration: Margie and the Moon

Implementing ecosystem-based principles may make it easier to co-exist with rats.

A black and white illustration of three side-by-side circles: the first shows a scientists in a lab with UBC Okanagan diplomas on the wall, the second shows a UBC Thunderbird sitting atop the La Coupe Vanier, and the third shows an anthropomorphic heart saying, "Hi!"

What did UBC President Santa Ono announce on April Fools’ Day in 2019?