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A new study has found that a mother’s educational status—the highest level of education that she has attained—plays an increasingly important role in shaping her children’s educational status, while the importance of the father’s…

The University of British Columbia’s Athletics and Recreation department unveiled an exciting new piece of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) artwork as part of its Thunderbirds story on Monday, March 13.The artwork, titled “Thunderbird Takes…

Engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new water treatment that removes “forever chemicals” from drinking water safely, efficiently – and for good.“Think Brita filter, but a thousand times better,” says UBC…

Health Canada is currently reviewing regulations for pesticides in Canada, and three UBC researchers say regulators might want to consider what happened in Japan.A lake in Shimane Prefecture has seen its commercial fishery collapse by…

A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours.The peer-reviewed findings,…

A new study from UBC’s Sauder School of Business shows that owners of $3.7-million homes in Vancouver pay just $15,800 in income tax.“They’re sitting on some of the most expensive real estate in North America, but owners of the priciest…

There’s a new branch on the tree of life and it’s made up of predators that nibble their prey to death.These microbial predators fall into two groups, one of which researchers have dubbed “nibblerids” because they, well, nibble chunks off…

Researchers at UBC’s Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that shows early promise at halting infections from a range of coronaviruses, including all variants of SARS-CoV-2 and the common cold.The findings, published this…

Chronic ship noise can lead to stress, hearing loss and feeding problems for marine mammals like whales, dolphins and porpoises. UBC researchers are diving in to help address the issue.According to project lead Dr. Rajeev Jaiman, an…

Canadian researchers measured wildlife overpasses around the world and found 71 per cent in North America are narrower than recommended.These bridges let bears and other creatures cross over busy highways, allowing animals to live and…