UBC team developing oral insulin tablet sees breakthrough results
A team of University of British Columbia researchers working on developing oral insulin tablets as a replacement for daily insulin injections have made a game-changing discovery. Researchers have discovered that insulin from the latest version of their oral tablets is absorbed by rats in the same way that injected insulin is. “These exciting results show […]
Call for applications: 2023/24 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters competition
The Offices of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, and the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, are pleased to announce the 2023/24 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters (GCRC) Competition. This competition is open to emerging and established clusters of research excellence in all disciplines on the Vancouver campus, and we welcome applications from both previously funded and […]
Province invests in research infrastructure, innovation at post-secondary institutions
The BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF) has awarded over $20-million for 78 research projects being led by researchers at the University of British Columbia. “As part of our StrongerBC Economic Plan and commitment to prepare people for the jobs of tomorrow, we are investing in research capabilities at B.C. post-secondary institutions to help solve some […]
Mapping the Milky Way
Nestled in a remote valley just an hour outside of Kelowna, amongst ridges and plateaus where cattle graze, Dr. Alex Hill and his students are watching the stars. But they’re not star-gazing for the fun of it; rather, the team is using a state-of-the-art telescope at Canada’s largest radio observatory—the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO)—to […]
Honing the immune cell production pipeline
Please visit https://www.msl.ubc.ca/honing-the-immune-cell-production-pipeline-how-zandstra-lab-researchers-are-advancing-cellular-therapy/ to read the story.
Unlocking the mysteries of concussion and the brain
Please visit https://www.med.ubc.ca/news/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-concussion-and-the-brain/ to read the story.
Engineering students set to launch ‘sailbot’ to Hawaii
Get ready for the next leap forward in autonomous driving—on the water. Raye, an 18-foot-long autonomous sailboat (or ‘sailbot’), will be launching on her maiden voyage from Victoria, BC to Maui, Hawaii this month. Built and developed by passionate students from the UBC Sailbot engineering design team, Raye will navigate and sail 2,308 nautical miles (4,274 […]
Next-generation batteries power a more sustainable future
UBC’s Dr. Jian Liu and his team are developing safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, solar panels and more—and building a western Canadian supply chain to ensure renewable energy security Many of us are feeling the pinch of rising gas prices. But few of us ever think about the price of lithium, which helps […]
Mobilizing vaccine research in a pandemic
When Canada began rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, the Vaccine Evaluation Center (VEC) supported by UBC and the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute mobilized rapidly to monitor the safety and side effects of the vaccines with the launch of the CANVAS-COVID study. For Kim Marty, senior data manager at the VEC, one of the biggest challenges […]
Harnessing the power of forests to fight climate change
Dr. Suzanne Simard is leading the Mother Tree Project at UBC, which could transform how we manage forests while capturing more carbon and protecting biodiversity worldwide Forests have the potential to be “carbon sinks”, absorbing more carbon dioxide (CO2) than they release. That’s great for slowing climate change by reducing the amount of CO2 in […]