Spotlight

With populations aging and mental health disorders on the rise, the human brain is the focus of more research attention than ever. Advancing technologies such as machine learning are driving new methods for modelling and studying this highly complex organ, and strategies for keeping us healthy, long into old age.

Arts

Arts

Indigenous bronze artwork at the base of a totem pole

The 15-foot-wide disc depicts salmon carved by a xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) master carver.

Woman in hat and coat turned sideways smiles on steps in black-and-white photo

Winnifred Eaton was the first Asian and first woman to head a Hollywood script department.

Illustration of a purple magnifying glass against a purple book

A new study by a UBC prof examines the power of language history for language learners.

Composite image showing from left to right: illustration of cities, Vladimir Putin, Ryan Reynolds, Gerphil Geraldine Flores, aerial shot of Vancouver

From pop stars to Putin, here are our five most popular reads of the year.

Canadian writer George Bowering listens while his wife Jean Baird talks.

Baird and Bowering donate to the special collections and humanities research lab.

Black girl browsing through books on shelves

Two professors discuss how language impacts the development of stereotypes.

Shot of an iPad screen held over the Chemistry building. On the iPad screen is a shot from the Adam Project outside Chemistry building.

The university often ranks as one of the most filmed locations in the world.

Human left hand beside a robotic right hand

AI–generated text will soon be indistinguishable from that written by a person.

A rainbow array of sequins

Check out these emerging and established dragsters from UBC who know how to werk it.

Women in red robes and white bonnets pray on steps in The Handmaid's Tale

Writers have explored how abortion becomes entangled with how we shape the future.