https://www.scmp.com/rss/522385/feed The University of British Columbia (UBC): A prominent Canadian public research university, UBC has main campuses near Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is a global centre for teaching, learning, and research, consistently ranking among the world’s top public universities. UBC is dedicated to academic excellence, fostering global citizenship, and advancing a sustainable society through extensive educational and research activities across numerous faculties,... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Bochen Han Bochen Han Look for the US and Canada to move farther apart on China policy, even in areas where they were previously aligned, analysts say, days after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a multifaceted deal with Beijing. In recent years, Washington and Ottawa had drawn closer together when it came to dealing with Beijing, from electric vehicle tariffs and research security to investment screening. But that convergence is now fraying, analysts say, as Canada signals a greater willingness to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340910/us-and-canada-drift-apart-china-ottawa-rethinks-beijing-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3340910/us-and-canada-drift-apart-china-ottawa-rethinks-beijing-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:04:17 +0000 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft Robert Ho Hung-ngai, a celebrated Hong Kong journalist, philanthropist and avowed Buddhist, has died at the age of 93. A notice posted on the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation’s website said that Ho died peacefully on November 30 in Vancouver, Canada. A separate obituary in Canadian media reported that a private funeral would be held, with Buddhist prayer services scheduled for December 16. Born in Hong Kong in 1932 to one of the city’s pre-eminent “first-generation” merchant families, Ho was the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335855/robert-ho-hong-kong-journalist-philanthropist-and-devout-buddhist-dies-93?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3335855/robert-ho-hong-kong-journalist-philanthropist-and-devout-buddhist-dies-93?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:58:21 +0000 Alex Lo Alex Lo Well, thank God we don’t live in a computer simulation after all. At least that’s according to a new paper by University of British Columbia physicist Mir Faizal and his team of international researchers, including cosmologist and science writer Lawrence Krauss. Or rather, there is no God to thank because if our universe is not a computer simulation, there is no supreme programmer in the first place. The team targets an influential simulation argument proposed by Swedish philosopher Nick... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333895/simulation-hypothesis-really-proof-existence-god?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333895/simulation-hypothesis-really-proof-existence-god?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 01:30:09 +0000 Anthea Rowan Anthea Rowan It is November, often called Movember after the charity that raises awareness of men’s mental and physical health in this month. Men around the globe are invited to grow a moustache to symbolise healthier men, and as a means to get people talking – including to healthcare professionals. Research from many countries suggests men’s mental health is in decline. A May 2025 study from the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation found that 64 per cent of participants suffered with moderate-to-high stress (up... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3331853/how-movember-urges-men-start-important-conversations-about-mental-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3331853/how-movember-urges-men-start-important-conversations-about-mental-health?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:15:10 +0000 Victoria Bela Victoria Bela Scientists from China and Canada have successfully transplanted a human kidney after the organ’s blood type was converted from type A to the universal type O using special enzymes for the first time. After being transplanted into a recipient who had been diagnosed with brain death, the enzyme-converted kidney functioned for at least two days without signs of hyperacute rejection. This conversion could overcome the barrier of having to match donor and recipient blood types for transplants, which... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3328146/kidney-transplant-after-blood-type-conversion-may-improve-access-organs-cut-wait-list?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3328146/kidney-transplant-after-blood-type-conversion-may-improve-access-organs-cut-wait-list?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 04:00:07 +0000 Cherry Liu Cherry Liu In a lavish multi-day celebration that drew millions of views online, TikTok influencer Becca Bloom (real name Rebecca Ma) married software engineer David Pownall at Villa Balbiano on Lake Como, Italy, on August 28. Bloom – known on the platform as the “queen of RichTok” for her videos blending luxury lifestyle content with personal finance tips – spent more than US$6 million on the wedding, according to Elle Australia. Bloom wore a stunning Oscar de la Renta gown embroidered with laser-cut... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3324886/who-tiktok-star-becca-blooms-new-husband-david-pownall?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3324886/who-tiktok-star-becca-blooms-new-husband-david-pownall?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:01:09 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang Julian Cheng Zhizhen, a global expert in optical and radio frequency wireless communication, has left his position in Canada to join the newly established Great Bay University (GBU) in southern China. Cheng, previously an electrical engineering professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), will be chair professor and dean of the school of information science and technology, GBU announced in a post on its official social media account on June 23. The announcement came just four days... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3316594/communication-expert-julian-cheng-leaves-canada-career-china-university?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3316594/communication-expert-julian-cheng-leaves-canada-career-china-university?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:00:10 +0000 Shi Huang Shi Huang China has secured a major academic coup with the recruitment of mathematics luminary Joshua Zahl, recently celebrated for solving the more than 100-year-old three-dimensional Kakeya conjecture. Zahl is leaving Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) to take up a full-time position as a chair professor at Nankai University’s Chern Institute of Mathematics (CIM), according to the Chinese educational institution’s website. Zahl and his collaborator Wang Hong from New York University posted... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3315717/star-mathematician-joshua-zahl-leaves-canada-china-after-solving-century-old-puzzle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3315717/star-mathematician-joshua-zahl-leaves-canada-china-after-solving-century-old-puzzle?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:30:16 +0000