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Scientists develop a new way to remotely measure Earth’s magnetic field

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UBC museum welcomes ancient sea monster

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Appetite for shark fin soup drives massive shark population decline

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Climate change fuels accumulation of pollutants in Chinook salmon, killer whales

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UBC physicist, computer scientist among new RSC fellows

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Scared of first-year calculus? Just grow with it

Calculus is the first step into a rich mathematical and personal exploration says UBC mathematician Stephanie van Willigenburg.

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Juli Carrillo, a #UBC professor of applied biology who is trying to create safer, plant-based pesticides, is a co-winner of an Innovate BC award. #ubcscience #science UBC chemistry alumna Emily Chung is now a science and tech reporter with the CBC. “Having a PhD in chemistry gives me the confidence to tackle stories other people wouldn’t have the confidence to cover.” 🔬 https://science.ubc.ca/alumni/notes/cbc%E2%80%99s-emily-chung-upbeat-science-beat #ubc #ubcscience #science Congrats to Andrew Trites (MSc’85, PhD’91), professor in the Institute for Oceans and Fisheries, who has been awarded the #UBC Faculty of #Science Alumni Builder Award for 2018. 🏆 Photo, from left to right: Allan Berezny (Assistant Dean Development and Alumni Engagement UBC Science), Andrew Trites, Meigan Aronson (Dean, UBC Science).#ubcscience Got a great science instructor? Nominate them for a Killam Teaching Award. Deadline: November 15, 2018. https://science.ubc.ca/faculty/awards/killam #UBC #ubcscience UBC astrophysicist Gary Hinshaw is creating the largest map of the universe ever attempted. https://ourpotential.ca #UBC #science #ubcscience #astronomy An ancient marine reptile comes to life in this stop-motion video showing the assembly of our 13-metre-long Elasmosaurus. #UBC #science #ubcscience Meet our new friend. This Elasmosaurus is actually a marine reptile, not a dinosaur, and it lived in the Late Cretaceous. What should we name it? #UBC #ubcscience #prehistoric

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CBC’s Emily Chung is upbeat on the science beat

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