The report provides insights into food price trends, affordability challenges and the broader forces shaping Canada’s food systems.

Holiday lights brighten the dark winter nights and lift spirits, but they can also disrupt our smallest neighbours— nocturnal animals and insects— who share these spaces. A UBC research project is ...

Plastic pollution occurs in every ecosystem on the planet and lingers for decades. Could insects be part of the solution? Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined ...

A new UBC Psychology study has found that, no matter their political stripe, people value nature for the same big reasons.

Labour economics (wages, employment, unemployment) labour relations (unionization, collective bargaining) social policy: education, training, income support programs (unemployment insurance, welfare) ...

Could the fungal apocalypse of The Last of Us have roots in reality? A new UBC study shows that climate warming can potentially make bacterial and fungal infections deadlier for cold-blooded animals ...

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UBC researchers fed mealworms ground-up face masks mixed with bran and found that the bugs excreted a small fraction of the microplastics consumed. For Dr. Paul Onkundi Nyangaresi, a postdoctoral ...

High costs keep one in 20 Canadians from being able to take their medications as prescribed, highlighting critical gaps in Canada’s healthcare system, according to new research from UBC published in ...

A UBC study finds that conserving just five per cent of watersheds (two per cent of Canada’s land) could shield more than half of urban floodplains, safeguarding millions. Picture a forest meadow, a ...

A free coffee. One in 10 odds. That’s all it took to get people to ditch their disposable cups and embrace reusable ones at bustling university cafés. A research team from the University of B.C.

This holiday season, UBC's Dr. Tara Moreau provides tips to reduce food waste and enjoy a more sustainable break. A new UBC Psychology study has found that, no matter their political stripe, people ...