Media theorist and professor in the UBC department of English Dr. Richard Cavell has recently published Mediatic Shakespeare, a book discussing how Shakespeare was writing in "a highly volatile media ecology," at the moment when oral culture, scribal practices and the new force of print collided.
UBC researchers have discovered a 70-year-old Parkinson’s drug to be a strong candidate for treating tuberculosis (TB) by using an innovative approach that bypasses traditional antibiotics.
Deep learning is being used more and more in rainfall-run-off modelling. However, Ara Bayati and his co-authors note that while these models can achieve great accuracy, they come with doubts about whether their internal logic is reliable.
The 13th annual Canadian Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CCUW*iP) was held at UBC from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, welcoming students from universities across Canada.
UBC scientists have discovered hot gas in a 12-billion-year-old galaxy cluster, shedding light on galaxy clusters in the early universe — and contradicting current models of their evolution.
Preterm infants rely on respiratory support to survive, but the same life-saving ventilation can also put their developing brains at risk. Researchers at UBC and the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute are examining how preterm infants use oxygen in their brains to transform early neonatal care.
The second annual UBC Undergraduate Shakespeare Conference (USC) featured seven presenters from Canadian universities.