They have been around for more than 100 million years and survived the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Volunteers Foster Science Fun in B.C. Schools
Young scientists at UBC are donning their lab coats in elementary schools and showing kids how fun -- and rewarding -- science can be.
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Prof Digs for Clues to our Survival
In the Yellow River valley of northern China, Zhichun Jing digs through the remains of long-ago cities to find insights for modern survival.
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Big Boys Don’t Cry
It’s a tragic paradox -- more women report being depressed, but more men kill themselves.
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Rehab Robot Does Heavy Lifting
Over the past few months, the School of Human Kinetics’ Tania Lam has been keeping close company with the Lokomat®, one of only two rehab robots in Canada.
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Med Students Walk the Global Talk
A group of UBC med students wants to do more than stand on the sidelines when it comes to delivering health care in developing nations.
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Employee Innovation Spins off as Smart Forms
A UBC staff innovation that has drastically cut the turnaround time for expense claims is now the basis of the university’s latest spin-off company.
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Did B.C. Melting Cause Ice-Age Megaflood?
Robert Young is stepping into some turbulent scientific waters.
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