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UBC engineer creates valve that will reduce vehicle emissions
A UBC researcher has determined there is a way to make internal combustion engines more fuel efficient and better for the environment.
New UBC program feeds demand for creative tech-savvy workers
There’s a new program at UBC’s Okanagan campus linking the tech industry to academia.
Timothy Caulfield takes on pop culture health myths at UBC’s speaker series
Pop culture, celebrity scientists and social media trends often make it tricky to determine what’s right and what’s not when it comes to healthy eating, food myths, and basic common sense.
UBC researchers develop drinking water quality index tool for municipalities
UBC engineers have created a tool that will help municipalities measure water quality, as a way to ensure clean and safe drinking water is coming out of the taps.
UBC research aims to help Canadian flax farmers
A UBC professor’s flax research could one day help Canadian farmers grow a car fender.
BC’s South Okanagan becomes home to a new family medicine residency training site
UBC and the Province of British Columbia have launched a new family medicine training site in the South Okanagan, marking the first time doctors in UBC’s Family Practice Residency Program can complete their entire residency in the region.
B.C.’s superintendent of Graduation and Student Transitions talks about transforming education
B.C.’s superintendent of Graduation and Student Transitions talks about transforming education
UBC partnership aims to recycle environmental contaminants
UBC is partnering with a BC company to turn soil contaminants into household products.
UBC takes steps toward examining the DNA of the world’s wine regions
UBC researchers are one step closer to identifying the biological personalities of the world’s greatest wines.
Risky business: Seniors don’t acknowledge post-hospitalization vulnerability
Everyone lies, including seniors.