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UBC researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint

UBC researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint

It’s a problem plaguing grape-growers worldwide—in an ever-changing climate, how can they protect their crops from the undesirable effects of wildfire smoke exposure.

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Connecting in the Yukon

Connecting in the Yukon

UBCO students from multiple disciplines participate in the ‘Landscapes as Complex Social-Ecological Systems’ Yukon field course.

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Exposing Land Grabs

Exposing Land Grabs

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Researchers test common garden practice on lodgepole pine forests

Researchers test common garden practice on lodgepole pine forests

New research suggests a backyard gardener’s tried and true method of ‘thinning’ could be beneficiary to tree growth and water supply, and ultimately help fight climate change.

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UBC event explores true meaning of walls

UBC event explores true meaning of walls

Walls are everywhere.  Although hardly noticed, they define who is legitimate and who is not.  Whether someone is inside or outside the walls of a home, office, prison, public building or a border wall, it affects their identity and its legitimacy. 

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UBC becomes first Canadian institution to join open science platform

UBC becomes first Canadian institution to join open science platform

With increasing interest in promoting transparency, collaboration, and reproducibility in academic research, the University of British Columbia announced today that it has become the first Canadian post-secondary institution to join the Center for Open Science’s online platform, Open Science Framework Institutions (OSFI).

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UBC mental health experts: Bell “Let’s Talk” day

UBC mental health experts: Bell “Let’s Talk” day

Almost 10 years ago, Bell launched “Let’s Talk”, an initiative to promote awareness and positive change in the mental health of Canadians.

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Scientist Lera Boroditsky explains why language is vital to us all

Scientist Lera Boroditsky explains why language is vital to us all

The spoken word, in any language, can be a powerful thing. But how does each word, each sentence, our tone, the context—indeed our language—impact how we think.

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From wildland firefighter to researcher and professor

From wildland firefighter to researcher and professor

Mathieu Bourbonnais always loved the outdoors. Born in Edmonton and […]

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Make-believe zombie apocalypse puts UBC professors to the test

Make-believe zombie apocalypse puts UBC professors to the test

For many, the question of who to bring along in order to rebuild human civilization during a zombie apocalypse has gone unanswered for too long. Now, six UBC Okanagan professors, all from different fields of expertise, aim to settle the issue once and for all—or at least until next year—as they prepare for the second annual Life Raft Debate.

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