A new approach to drug design can deliver medicine directly to the gut in mice at significantly lower doses than current inflammatory bowel disease treatments. The proof-of-concept study, published ...

Scientists studying plants in one of the most extreme environments on Earth say the Arctic is indeed changing under the impact of global warming—but not in a uniform way. Researchers tracked more than ...

The University of British Columbia has adopted a new way of assessing tuition rates that provides consistency and clarity for international students. The multi-year tuition framework was formally ...

As the days get longer and gardeners plan their spring planting, research from the University of British Columbia offers some good news this Earth Day: small, simple changes to urban green spaces can ...

On April 22, the world will celebrate E a rth Day under the theme “Our Power, Our Planet.” UBC experts are available to comment.

At UBC’s Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, PhD student Joseph Doh Wook Kim plays a flawless riff on an electric guitar made with plantation-grown Fijian mahogany. The sound is deep, warm and ...

The never-before-seen images demonstrate the European Space Agency (ESA) satellite’s ability to unravel the secrets of the cosmos and enable scientists to hunt for rogue planets, use lensed galaxies ...

New research challenges the common belief that everyone needs the same amount of sleep for good health. A new UBC study finds that persistently isolated older Canadian women are more likely to fall ...

A new approach to drug design can deliver medicine directly to the gut in mice at significantly lower doses than current inflammatory bowel disease treatments. A study finds Canada ranks last for ...

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