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UBC zoologist named fellow of the Royal Society UK
May 16, 2024
Dr. Sally Otto—a theoretical biologist focused on fundamental questions of population genetics and evolution—has been elected to the Fellowship of the United Kingdom’s Royal Society. She joins 12 other UBC Science fellows elected to the society over the past decades.A highly acclaimed scientist, Dr… read more
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Quantum geometry offers new insights into ‘smart’ materials with switchable electric polarity
May 14, 2024
Quantum theorists at the University of British Columbia have proposed a new approach to studying stacking ferroelectricity—spontaneous electric polarization—in layered, two-dimensional lab-grown materials.Ferroelectric materials are unique in their ability to “remember” their new state after the… read more
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AI can tell if a patient battling cancer needs mental health support
May 2, 2024
Psychiatrists and computer scientists at UBC and BC Cancer have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can accurately predict if a person receiving cancer care will require mental health services during treatment.The AI uses natural language processing and advanced neural networks… read more
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UBC evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter named AAAS Fellow
April 18, 2024
Internationally renowned evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter has been elected to the newest class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows, among the most distinct honours within the global scientific community. AAAS, the world’s largest general… read more
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How art can help us talk about the green transition
April 16, 2024
Elders, researchers and musicians are using art to get people talking about the challenges and opportunities of a transition to renewable energy. The Heavy Metal Suite concert premiers on Earth Day, featuring individual musical movements inspired by the critical elements needed for the green… read more
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UBC adding 778 student spaces across technology and life sciences programs thanks to provincial investment
April 12, 2024
B.C.’s Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation, the Honourable Brenda Bailey, was on site at UBC’s Vancouver campus Friday to celebrate the expansion of technology-related learning spaces as part of the provincial government’s long-term plan to meet growing demand… read more
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Tropical coral-infecting parasites discovered in cold marine ecosystems
April 11, 2024
Parasites thought only to infect tropical coral reefs have been discovered in a large variety of creatures in cold marine ecosystems along the Northeast Pacific, according to new research from University of British Columbia botanists. The finding, published today in Current Biology, greatly… read more
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New gravitational wave signal helps fill the ‘mass gap’ between neutron stars and black holes
April 8, 2024
A collaboration of researchers including UBC scientists have observed gravitational waves from the collision of what is most likely a neutron star and an object likely to be a light black hole, 650 million light-years from Earth. The mass of the black hole is 2.5 to 4.5 times the mass of Earth… read more
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With the planet facing a 'polycrisis', biodiversity researchers uncover major knowledge gaps
April 3, 2024
A scientific review has found almost no research studying the interconnections across three major threats to planetary health, despite UN assessments suggesting one million species are at risk of extinction, a global pandemic that resulted in over six million excess deaths, and a record-breaking… read more
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Science researchers nab UBC’s premier awards
March 19, 2024
Material scientist Dr. Andrea Damascelli and statistical ecologist Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé have earned two of UBC’s top research honours—the Jacob Biely Research Prize and the Charles A Mcdowell Award for Excellence in Research, respectively. Dr. Damascelli, a leading… read more