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Moss on UBC's Vancouver Campus, Nibote Gardens. We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful ...
We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can ...
Studying for exams doesn’t have to be difficult. Join us at our Coaches Corner for 15 minutes to kick off your final exam preparation. Study smarter, not harder. From Mar 24 to Apr 8, the Science Peer ...
In late June, you’ll learn the results of your specialization application. If you are continuing with first year class standing, you can look at your intended specialization(s) on the UBC Calendar and ...
Dr. Mark MacLachlan, Canada Research Chair in Supramolecular Materials and the new Dean of Science at UBC, discusses his path ...
The loss of large predator animals across the globe is having unanticipated impacts on processes as diverse as human disease dynamics, wildfires and biogeochemical cycles, according to new research by ...
UBC botanists have placed seaweed in the underwater equivalent of a wind tunnel to get a better idea of how different types of algae withstand the onslaught of strong waves and currents. The findings, ...
Interactive teaching methods significantly improved attendance and doubled both engagement and learning in a large physics class, according to a University of British Columbia study published today in ...
Humans play a far greater role in the fate of African elephants than habitat, and human conflict in particular has a devastating impact on these largest terrestrial animals, according to a new ...
A “four-eyed” fish that sees simultaneously above and below the water line has offered up a dramatic example of how gene expression allows organisms to adapt to their environment. Gregory L. Owens, a ...
UBC Science's Loren Rieseberg and Chris Orvig are among six UBC researchers elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) this year. Rieseberg, Canada Research Chair in Plant Evolutionary Genomics, has ...