Empowering language learners: Technology’s role in celebrating Arabic dialects

How AbCellera grew from a UBC lab to a global biotech company

A UBC spin-off powered by alumni talent, pushing BC’s economy forward It didn’t look like the beginning of a global biotech company. In 2012, six scientists working in a corner of a UBC lab were developing technology they believed could transform how new medicines are discovered—the team that would go on to form AbCellera.  

How the Nuxalk Nation Is Working with UBC’s Museum of Anthropology to Host the First-Ever Exhibit of Their People

Dr. Candace Galla appointed UNESCO Co-Chair to advance Indigenous and non-dominant language rights

UNESCO has appointed UBC professor Dr. Candace Galla as Co-Chair for Rights Education among Indigenous and Non-Dominant Language Communities—a global role focused on advancing language rights, education, and community-led research.

UBCO research study uncovers how endurance training transforms the body and mind

“I wouldn’t say I was a couch potato,” laughs UBC alumnus Vicens Paneque. “But I’ve certainly never done anything this intense before. It’s changed the way I see my body and what it can do.”The “it” Paneque refers to is the ULTRA Project—a first-of-its-kind research study that aims to take 40 healthy but inactive individuals and, through a structured training plan, turn them into long-distance triathletes 12-months later.