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UBC Students in Top 25 at Cyber Super Bowl in Banff
April 7, 2008
Computer science students from UBC ranked among the world's brightest at this year's International Programming Competition, placing 23rd in a competitive field of 100 teams. "I'm very proud of what the UBC students have accomplished," said Bill Aiello, head of the UBC Department of Computer… read more
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Physics and Astronomy Profs Honoured for Peer Review Work
April 1, 2008
Professors Ian Affleck and Douglas Scott-both with the Department of Physics and Astronomy-have been named 2008 Outstanding Referees by the American Physical Society. This is the inaugural issue of the designation, which will go to roughly 130 of the Society's 42,000 active referees each year. The… read more
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Stick Insects and Natural Selection: Zoology Post-Doc Helps Prove Darwin Right
March 29, 2008
A post-doctoral fellow with the Department of Zoology has conducted the first in-nature experiments that show environmental adaption accelerates the development of new species. "As far as advancing Darwin's theory that natural selection is a key driver of speciation, this is the first experiment… read more
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Zoology Researcher Donates Research Prize Money to New Biodiversity Museum
March 21, 2008
Sally Otto, the 2007 Steacie Prize recipient, will donate the $15,000 in prize money that goes with the award to UBC's new Beaty Biodiversity Museum. The museum, set to open in 2009 on the Point Grey Campus, will be the first of its kind in Canada--a public education centre that focuses entirely… read more
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A Blue Whale's Cross Country Journey to Vancouver
March 18, 2008
Researchers with UBC's Beaty Biodiversity Museum are working to bring Canada's first blue whale skeleton to British Columbia. It's no small task to transport the remains of a massive 85-foot whale from coast to coast—but scientists at UBC are working to do just that. A team from the… read more
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UBC Science Researcher Awarded $140,000 Arts Council Fellowship
March 15, 2008
Tom Beatty, a professor with the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is one of 10 Canadian researchers who have been awarded a 2008 Canada Council for the Arts Killam Research Fellowship. Among Canada's most distinguished research honours, the awards support scholars engaged in research of… read more
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UBC Astronomers Discover Largest Dark Matter Structures Ever Recorded: 270 Million Light-Years Wide
February 28, 2008
Researchers led by a UBC Science astronomer have discovered the largest structures of dark matter ever recorded, measuring 270 million light-years. "The presence of a cosmic dark matter web that extends over such large distances has never been observed," says Ludovic Van Waerbeke, assistant… read more
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UBC Neutrino Researcher Awarded One of Five Canadian Sloan Fellowships
February 23, 2008
Scott M. Oser, Assistant Prof. in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Canada Research Chair in Solar Neutrinos, has been awarded a 2008 Sloan Research Fellowship. The prestigious award (35 Sloan fellows have become Nobel Laureates) is intended to enhance the careers of outstanding young… read more
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UBC Postdoctoral Fellow Co-hosts New CBC Science Show
February 18, 2008
A postdoctoral fellow with the UBC Department of Microbiology and Immunology co-hosts Project X, CBC's new science show, set to debut this week. Jennifer Gardy—a microbiologist working to increase our understanding of the human innate immune system—graduated from SFU with a PhD in… read more
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UBC Science Volcanologist Awarded Mineralogy Association’s Highest Honour
February 11, 2008
Kelly Russell (Earth and Ocean Sciences) has been awarded the Peacock Medal, the Mineralogical Association of Canada's most prestigious award. The medal goes to scientists who have made significant contributions to the mineralogical sciences in Canada. According to the association: "We recognize… read more