For how much time we spend staring at our phones and computers, it was inevitable that we would become… close. And the resulting human relationships with computer programs are nothing short of complex, complicated, and unprecedented. AI is capable of simulating human conversations by way of chatbots, which has led to an historic twist for therapists.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers, the Tennessee Army National Guard, and DEVCOM ARL demonstrated cold spray additive manufacturing and drone technology at the Knoxville Armory. This collaboration enhances military readiness, accelerates part production, and prepares students for impactful careers while advancing metallurgy and materials science to support operational Army units by 2026.

When Brooke Boeding looked for employers willing to hire undergraduate engineering students, she knew she could rely on her co-op adviser. They match students with companies in a program called cooperative education. Students divide the year between classroom instruction and full-time employment with a firm in their chosen field. But co-op advisers also help graduating students kindle their new careers.

One in four adults over the age of 25 will have a stroke in a lifetime, according to the Global Stroke Fact Sheet 2025. Awareness remains key for early intervention and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Advances in genomic science are now offering a new lens to identify these risks early—sometimes decades before a stroke occurs.

When Rice University doctoral candidate Barclay Jumet first launched a high school business designing, making and selling bow ties — learning to sew on his mother’s college sewing machine — he never imagined that same skill set would one day help him reinvent how people communicate. Today alongside adviser Daniel J. Preston, Jumet is co-founder of Actile Technologies, a startup transforming everyday fabrics into smart, touch-based communication devices.

Tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber have climbed to 45 per cent, following a recent increase of 10 per cent on lumber and 25 per cent on engineered wood products. UBC faculty of forestry associate professor Harry Nelson says this escalation pushes B.C.’s forestry sector into uncharted territory, threatening not just sawmills but also pulp and secondary manufacturing. 

As British Columbia faces increasingly severe wildfire seasons, new research at UBC is revealing the hidden helpers at work underneath the ash. Assistant professor Dr. Monika Fischer studies pyrophilous fungi—fire-loving organisms that thrive in burned landscapes and may play a crucial role in helping forests recover.