Sophia Russo

Donors to the UBC Body Donation Program are shaping the next generation of medical staff as part of their legacy.

In 2025, Hansen will join NASA astronauts on the Artemis II mission, where he will be sent into orbit around the Moon on the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft. He will be the first Canadian astronaut to venture around the Moon.

Community members gathered to celebrate Black excellence in healthcare at a virtual panel Tuesday afternoon.

One in 140 Canadians are living with IBD — among the highest incidences of this disease class in the world.

At the 2nd Annual John S. MacDonald Outer Space Lecture on September 18, UBC welcomed an acclaimed Canadian-born NASA researcher to discuss her decades-long career at the forefront of space exploration.

Dr. Eduardo Jovel has spent years of his academic career in labs researching the chemical composition of Indigenous plant medicine — work which stems from his Pipil-Mayan heritage.

Subpar sexual education can set many of us on an uncertain path toward understanding our sexuality — but it’s never too late to begin sexual reclamation through knowledge and learning.

Engineering students connected with top employers at the UBC Applied Science Co-op Networking Reception on Thursday night.

Eleven research projects at UBC’s Vancouver campus will benefit from over $3.3 million from the B.C. Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF). Minister Brenda Bailey, Parliamentary Secretary for Technology and Innovation, alongside Dr. Deborah Buszard, Interim President and Vice-Chancellor at UBC. This financial backing will support research infrastructure for projects ranging from astrochemistry and quantum computing to endometriosis and wildlife conservation and more.unding will also be granted to UBCO, the University of Victoria, SFU and Vancouver Island University for a total of $4.3 million to fund 18 “high impact projects at universities throughout our province to improve lives for British Columbians,” according to Bailey. Financial sup

Philosophers have long debated the nature of reality. But thankfully, science can help armchair philosophers and brain aficionados alike better understand these centuries-old questions — and hopefully add some neuroscience to your daily existential crisis.

Dr. Kat Milligan-McClellan, assistant professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of Connecticut, presented her work on the link between how gut microbes vary between populations and how her lab developed a fishy model for studying microbial communities. In her talk titled “Adapting an evolutionary model organism for host-microbe studies,” Milligan-McClellan described how her Inupiat heritage informed her research, her lab’s recent breakthroughs and her passion for advocacy and outreach.

Filipino students groups describe the interconnected set of issues the Philippines faces — from the climate crises to a history of colonial rule and more.

The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope allow space fanatics to travel to infinity and beyond.

From blogging to science illustration, science communication took many forms at a seminar hosted by the Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar team.

Two weeks ago, trespassers crept into my home, took pictures of my most intimate space and documented it on Reddit for the UBC community’s amusement. But you probably didn’t hear about it from any formal news outlet. I get it, B&Es just aren’t as high priority when your place gets mistaken for a bomb shelter.

The Ubyssey has compiled the primary health care policies of the four major political parties so that students can remain informed for the upcoming election.

COVID-19 policy discussed by political parties and proposals for action range from bolstering domestic vaccine production to vaccine passports.

The In Tune With Your Brain Virtual Symposium was held by UBC Brain and Music on May 15.

As UBC attempts to address the unique anxieties of future nurses, doctors and pharmacists, the question remains whether these changes will be enough to embolden students to one day marry the frontlines — or leave their pre-pandemic aspirations with cold feet.

Hewlett stressed that students shouldn’t be tempted to pursue their own ghost hunting ventures, as that may put students at risk for legal trouble or injury.