The University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia

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UBC glassblower Brian Ditchburn making glass

Holiday spirit

UBC glassblower raises money for charity in his daughter’s memory

Spotlight

Order of Canada medal

UBC community members among new Order of Canada appointees

Faculty and alumni honoured

Hockey game at Thunderbirds Arena.

Attend Winter Classic

Cheer on the Thunderbirds hockey teams as they play against rivals

Students walking on UBC Vancouver campus covered with snow.

Student supports over the holidays

Find resources available from December 25 to January 6

Explore UBC

e-bike at the park

Skyrocketing e-bike use drives speed increase on Metro Vancouver pathways

Research found fourfold increase in e-bike riders

Innovation, Research

Reflecting on COP29

Observer delegates share insights from the global conference on combating climate change

Fence with "compost happens" sign

How to reduce food waste and feast sustainably this holiday season

Dr. Tara Moreau provides tips to reduce food waste and enjoy a more sustainable break

Health care worker holding patient's hand

Innovation, Research

Better care for people with Parkinson’s disease

Researchers are improving lives with innovations in virtual care, diet and exercise

Illustration of a tree with discussion bubbles with people under it

How to talk about climate change

Facts alone are not enough

Grizzle bear in the wild

Innovation, Research

Researchers highlight critical role of grizzlies in huckleberry health

Grizzly bears reshape Rocky Mountain ecosystems by spreading and germinating huckleberry seeds all over

We acknowledge that UBC’s two main campuses are situated within the ancestral and unceded territory of the Musqueam people, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.