An anthropologist, a climate scientist and a geographer all walk in to NASA… While that may sound like the set-up to a bad joke, that kind of interdisciplinary work gave rise to a new NASA-funded research project involving two UBC researchers.
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Can you imagine a world without your favorite fish? Dr. Rashid Sumaila, director of UBC’s fisheries economics research unit and professor of economics, would like to prevent that scenario from ever happening. But it's not so easy.
“Divers become carbonated beverage.” That's how Dr. David Harrison, the medical manager of the Hyperbaric Unit at VGH, explained the effects of scuba diving. “You don't have to be stupid to die scuba diving, but it does help.”
Taken together, UBC’s Aquatic Centre is the first to incorporate all of these sustainability features available. Its innovative design works to meet a high level of sustainability while still maintaining a world-class facility.
Can we recycle LEDs? That’s the question posed to Dr. Maria Holuszko and her PhD student Amit Kumar at the Urban Mining Innovation Centre (UMIC) at UBC. “Processing LEDs was something [a] recycling company didn’t know how to do," but UBC did.
The scientific community often operates under the assumption that it is destined to succeed simply because it is committed in principle to noble aims. But noble aims mean nothing if scientists do not perform the actions to support them.
In BC, syphilis rates among men who have sex with men have seen a fourfold increase between 2010 to 2014. Researchers have also noticed that the number of people contracting HIV and syphilis simultaneously has increased by 50 per cent to 75 per cent.
Having a credible source for the general population to get information about skin products is the goal of UBC medical residents Dr. Yi Ariel Liu and Dr. Danny Guo, and the motivation behind their website.
One month into school and you’ve re-marathoned the Lord of the Rings and helped your brother move into his new apartment. But that 10-page paper you were assigned on the second day of class that's due in two days? Word count: 12.
The series of interactive workshops discussed various topics such as development, the right to pollute, qualities of a transformational company and fostering sustainable development through technology.
Scientists around the world have been late to lab meetings, classes and social events because we’re reacting with horror to Trump’s first six weeks. Crucially, we should all remember that a shocked reaction is the first step towards resistance.
Although the primary symptom of Alzheimer’s Disease — dementia — typically does not develop until late adulthood, mouse studies led by Dr. Weihong Song suggest a connection between vitamin A deficiency in the womb to Alzheimer's later in life.
“Because the lake has characteristics from the oceans of the past … it is a cool peek into what microbial life could have looked like," said Céline Michiels, lead author of the study and PhD student in the department of microbiology and immunology.
The competition was set up to engage students in finding solutions for some of our current and potential future challenges within the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. UBC students won in three of the five categories.
Everyone knows that ambrosia of post-secondary life. Its very aroma gives inspiration for last-minute assignments and provides the strength to conquer early morning lectures. Yes, it’s coffee! But did you know coffee is also a laxative?