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Indigenous-led solutions to health crises: UBC Research Cluster tackles pandemic inequities

Share a Research in focus profile

Submit your Research in focus (a short, informative profile) and help your colleagues learn more about you and your research at UBC. We would love to hear more about you and your research at UBC. What do you hope will change as a result of your research? What’s surprised you the most about your research journey? Who are the collaborators you would like to acknowledge? Tell us. 

How does memory work

UBC researchers are revealing how the brain creates, stores and retrieves memories, opening the door to new treatments for PTSD, Alzheimer’s disease and autism spectrum disorder.

UBCO gut health research moves from lab to real world

University Library receives Norman Epstein archives

Teaching in focus: Andrés Varhola

Andrés is an assistant professor of teaching in the Department of Forest Resources Management with the Faculty of Forestry. Through his teaching, he hopes to facilitate turning “aha moments” arising from students’ academic experiences, into effective life-long skills and timeless wisdom.

UBC's Financial Planning Process for 2025/26

Every fall, UBC’s leadership launches a comprehensive and consultative planning process to determine how best to allocate our financial resources for the upcoming year. Coordinated planning activities on the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses result in a consolidated budget proposal that is submitted to the Board of Governors each spring.

Cancer-like mutations in healthy cells point to origins of breast cancer

Extension of appointment of Dr. Joanne Fox, Principal, Vantage College

Dr. Joanne Fox has accepted an extension of appointment as the Principal of Vantage College. She will begin her final three-year term on July 1, 2025.

Get ready for winter: Important extreme weather preparedness and campus safety information for you and your teams

Spinal cord injuries from mountain biking exceed hockey, other high-risk sports

Join the conversation to help shape the future of the UBC Okanagan campus

The UBC Okanagan community is invited to give their feedback regarding an update to the existing UBC Okanagan campus plan. The campus plan, which was created in 2015, is being updated to inform how UBC Okanagan will use its land over the next 20 years. The first round of engagement took place in spring 2024.