Technology

A graphic of hands and people cleaning up the earth with a spray bottle, a cloth, plants, and chemicals.

A UBC engineer is devoted to making our dirtiest chemicals clean.

A nuclear reactor tower against the blue sky.

Professor M.V. Ramana discusses the "Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change."

A person in a lab coat holding up a blue-violet crystalline structure

UBC is a central player in Canada’s medical biotech boom.

A woman at her desk on a Zoom call

A UBCO study examines the difference between in-person and videochat perceptions.

Young people sitting in a row outside looking at smartphones

Mental health may depend on how social media is used rather than how much it is used.

A robotic arm slips a ballot into a slot

Here's why we should be vigilant, but not fatalistic.

Conceptual illustration of a tram running alongside a lake

A feasibility plan introduces a 342-kilometre route linking Kamloops and Osoyoos.

Kevin Leyton-Brown stands against a grey wall, wearing a dark blue suit.

A UBC prof is cautiously optimistic.

A person with short black hair and dark skin sits on a wall made of filled, upright sacks.

A tech-enabled strategy for beating poverty.

Raymond Ng is using NLP to streamline complex processes and improve patient outcomes.