As Canada’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) system evolves, new UBC research sheds light on the difficult realities of Track 2 cases, where people may live for years while enduring chronic ...

As global climate negotiations unfold in Brazil, UBC nursing instructor Dr. Monica Rana is watching closely—not only for policy movement, but for signs that youth, Indigenous communities and ...

When Jonathan Alvaji walks across the stage at UBC’s graduation ceremony on Nov. 26, he’ll be thinking about the people who helped him reach the milestone he once thought impossible. “I went to about ...

Beyond the fun and creativity, Halloween offers a chance to explore culture and respect. Dr. Surita Jhangiani, the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education in the UBC faculty of education explains ...

Would you rather have 10 cents in your pocket or a 1-in-10,000 shot at $1,000? Many people would choose the latter, and that could be the key to getting people to recycle more, a new University of ...

According to nationally-representative surveys in the United States, hundreds of thousands of straight-identified men have had sex with other men. In the new book Still Straight: Sexual Flexibility ...

From ghost stories to Sasquatch sightings, belief in the paranormal is alive and well in Canada—though perhaps not as strong as you might think. A new national survey by UBC sociologists Dr. Tony ...

Diabetes rates continue to rise, with 11.7 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At UBC, scientists have created a pain-free drug delivery method to help people with diabetes manage ...

A global study of more than 66,000 participants has revealed which groups of people are most susceptible to misinformation. Study participants assessed news headlines and tried to judge whether they ...

AI-generated writing, photography, art and music have been skyrocketing in popularity, but that surging success has also triggered an enormous backlash, with many rejecting AI art — and even asserting ...

Young people’s mental health may depend on how they use social media, rather than how much time they spend using it, according to a new study by University of B.C. researchers. The research, led by ...

Rising rents and housing shortages aren’t just making it harder for young Canadians to find a place of their own—they’re fundamentally changing how families live together, according to new research ...