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December 2020

It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of 2020, a year which we will all remember as one full of challenges, heartache and unprecedented change, but also one which propelled the world forward on a number of fronts, including anti-racism, social justice and renewed calls to address the climate crisis.  As we approach the end of Winter Term 1 and the close of 2020, I would like to take the opportunity to highlight a few accomplishments.

RSS News from UBC Okanagan

  • Toxic freedom and farm work in a warming world
  • Research putting future power grids to the test before they’re built
  • Where art meets science in the woods
  • Researchers, egg farmers hatch sustainable agriculture plans
  • Debaters, audience test AI’s influence on the human experience
  • UBCO’s Art on the Line gala returns with art, food and fundraiser

RSS News from UBC Vancouver

  • The UBC scientist who built Canada’s largest biotech company
  • Extreme heat has extreme effects–but some like it hot
  • Everyone should be ‘pro-abortion’ when the patient is a child, UBC scholars argue
  • ‘I knew it!’—Why misinformation feels so good to share, and what to do about it
  • B.C.’s switch to permanent DST adds to the ‘perfect storm’ for poorer adolescent sleep and mental health
  • Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds
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