Spotlight

Most of today's university undergraduates were born in the 2000s. Like every generation before them, their formative years are being influenced by a distinct set of social conditions, significant events, opportunities, and challenges. What's it like to be a student today? What do Gen Z want from university? And how are universities helping them prepare for their (and our) futures?

Fall 2022

grain silos in yellow canola fields

A complex problem in need of a complex solution. It’s going to be tough, says UBC prof.

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

a collage showing a can of tomato sauce being poured over a landscape on Mars

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

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Fun, food, and fulfilment.

How to be a savvy networker.

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Diet and health are closely linked, but how does nutrition affect specific diseases?

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Developing emotional competencies improves well-being and workplace performance.

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The struggle for agricultural reform and food sovereignty.

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Innovative methods for preserving food are preventing spoilage and waste without sacrificing...

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WWII food policy offers lessons for today.

“Bed Races” during Fort Camp reunion

Humble huts and grim grub.

Photo of Damon Gilmour holding up his invention.

A new synthetic material could create longer-lasting products that “mend” themselves.

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One pressing question, multiple expert perspectives.

Engineer devises a tool to protect pregnant women and their babies.

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Test your UBC smarts in this (non-credit) quiz.