Applying the right strategies to communicate climate research is an essential skill that helps researchers share their hottest takes.
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We sat down with student climate activists and faculty experts to discuss climate anxiety and what students can do to take action.
UBC will soon be home to its very own smart energy district and BC's first hydrogen refuelling station for light- and heavy-duty vehicles.
At the 2021 BC Galaxy Seminar Series in July, an astrophysicist described the birth and life cycle of galaxies — taking students on a journey to infinity and beyond.
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We asked you to examine a consequence of bioengineering, whether it be about clones to genetic engineering to a weird semi-sentient vine that’s attached to a cybernetic enhancement.
The bird stares back up at us, but with that dead, shiny look. I pull Sam away ‘cause he’s fixing to touch it with his chubby little hands.
I didn’t want the government’s blood money. But in the end, I don’t think there was anything I could have said to keep you home.
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Applications are open for the first-ever Environment and Climate Change Youth Council, and for new internship opportunities in the environmental and clean technology sector.
A team that includes researchers from UBC has confirmed the discovery of the moon-sized white dwarf star, designated ZTF J190132.9+145808.7.
The In Tune With Your Brain Virtual Symposium was held by UBC Brain and Music on May 15. From spotlighted research to live studio production sessions, the seminar delved into the intricate relationship between music and the mind.
Since the pandemic lockdowns, noise levels have fluctuated on campus, across BC and around the world.
Although the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were developed in less than a year, Health Canada deemed them to meet the "stringent" safety, efficacy and quality standards as all vaccines authorized for use in Canada.
The morning of June 29, a wildfire broke out near Wreck Beach on campus. While it was quickly put out, this event marks the start of wildfire season — and all the health implications that come with it.
Hua Ki’i is an app designed to use AI technology to turn your phone into a visual dictionary.
On his blog, UBC student Tiger Oakes outlined his colleague's experience with the mentorship platform, Female Laboratory of Innovative Knowledge. According to Oakes, students using this platform risk exposure to unpaid internships under the guise of apprenticeships.
Pandemic curricula changes call into question how dentistry students feel as they learn how to make our smiles picture — and Zoom meeting — perfect.
Currently, the computer science department at UBC has no requirements to include ethical reasoning and implications of tech in the computer science curriculum.
We asked you to examine a consequence of bioengineering, whether it be about clones to genetic engineering to a weird semi-sentient vine that’s attached to a cybernetic enhancement.
The bird stares back up at us, but with that dead, shiny look. I pull Sam away ‘cause he’s fixing to touch it with his chubby little hands.
I didn’t want the government’s blood money. But in the end, I don’t think there was anything I could have said to keep you home.
Johnny was a chef by trade. Heat was his living. He tasted it in fire noodles and spicy beef. He felt it every time his hands hovered over a wok full of fried eggs.
Even if their bones were Gen’d stronger, that just made their teeth more efficient at driving that stress straight into their brain, it felt.