September 2022
To our students, faculty and staff on both campuses and beyond, welcome back! On behalf of the Board, I hope the first Term of your Winter Session is off to a great start.
News from UBC Okanagan
- UBCO study finds microdosing can temporarily improve mood, creativity
- Light Up Kelowna turns city core into a digital playground
- New UBCO research challenges traditional teen suicide prevention models
- Why the Amazon’s ability to make its own rain matters more than ever
- Zinc-ion batteries get a boost from cross-campus research team
- AI-powered vision gives meaning to wildfire chaos
News from UBC Vancouver
- Orcas and dolphins seen hunting together for the first time
- Spot these three Salish constellations this winter
- Why you shouldn’t sue your cousin for food poisoning, and other holiday legalities
- UBC team develops greener way to produce clothing fibres
- Canada needs 22 million homes fast. UBC and partners are delivering solutions
- 15 ways UBC researchers broke new ground in 2025