Core Area – Research Excellence

Strengthening pathogen research in British Columbia

Strengthening pathogen research in British Columbia

UBC researchers working at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control’s (BCCDC) Public Health Laboratory will benefit from state-of-the-art research infrastructure thanks to a $4-million investment from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The investment will ensure the facility continues to play a leading role in addressing current and future pandemic threats in BC and […]

Pushing the boundaries of spinal cord research

Pushing the boundaries of spinal cord research

An estimated 85,000 Canadians live with a spinal cord injury (SCI), and approximately half of those injuries are sustained because of a traumatic event like a motor vehicle crash or fall. UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Christopher West first became involved in SCI research during his Master of Science at Brunel University London, where he worked with […]

UBC’s next generation of researchers

UBC’s next generation of researchers

On November 17, 2022, the Government of Canada announced that the three federal research granting agencies, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), were investing $275-million in the latest cohort of scholarship and fellowship recipients. These awards recognize and support the […]

UBC and Wet’suwet’en First Nation collaborate to create new packaging foam from wood waste

UBC and Wet’suwet’en First Nation collaborate to create new packaging foam from wood waste

Please visit https://news.ubc.ca/2022/11/07/environmentally-friendly-biofoam-could-address-plastic-pollution-crisis/ to read the story.

UBC research could help astronauts eat well on future Mars missions

UBC research could help astronauts eat well on future Mars missions

If space is the final frontier, it’s food that will get us there in good shape, and UBC researchers are making sure that our food will be up to the task. Dr. John Frostad, Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering who studies the science of food, leads a team that is creating new ways […]

Scientists uncover new clues about the climate and health effects of atmospheric particles

Scientists uncover new clues about the climate and health effects of atmospheric particles

Peering inside common atmospheric particles is providing important clues to their climate and health effects, according to a new study by University of British Columbia chemists. Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) particles are ubiquitous in the atmosphere and play an important role in air quality and climate. They can add to air pollution and damage lungs, […]

Where the rubber hits the road

Where the rubber hits the road

Ever wonder what happens to the rubber tread that wears off a vehicle’s tires? New modelling by UBC Okanagan researchers suggests an increasing amount of microplastics—fragments from tires and roadways—are ending up in lakes and streams. The UBCO School of Engineering researchers developed a conceptual framework to examine the potential contamination originating from the regular […]

Centre for Computational Social Science launches at UBC

Centre for Computational Social Science launches at UBC

In recent years, social scientists have gained access to previously unimaginable quantities of social data and computing power. This has unlocked new opportunities to reveal hidden truths about social movements, power, inequality, technology and politics. But it has also raised challenges and important ethical questions. How should data about human behaviour be tracked? What are […]

Transformative agreements are changing open access publishing at UBC Library

Transformative agreements are changing open access publishing at UBC Library

Please visit https://about.library.ubc.ca/2022/10/24/transformative-agreements-are-changing-open-access-publishing-at-ubc-library/ to read the full story.

Improving youth mental health

Improving youth mental health

To read this story, please visit https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2022/10/09/improving-youth-mental-health/.