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Coding in the curriculum prepares students for today’s digital world
September 19, 2016
Starting this year, B.C. students will learn to code as part of their kindergarten to grade 12 education. UBC computer science professor Gregor Kiczales explains how coding prepares students to better understand the digital world they live in. How do you teach computer coding to children? It… read more
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Rapid test for sepsis developed at UBC set for clinical trials
September 13, 2016
A potentially life-saving sepsis diagnostic test based on UBC research took a major step toward clinical use today, with Canada’s Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD) announcing the spin-off of Sepset Biosciences. The company’s rapid diagnostic test, based on work by UBC… read more
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Two UBC Science researchers join College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
September 13, 2016
A UBC oceanographer with a focus on climate a change and a chemist whose findings have assisted in new technologies research have been elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Roman Krems is a chemist and professor in UBC’s Chemistry… read more
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UBC team lends 'geo-expertise' to NASA OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission
September 8, 2016
UBC planetary geophysicist Catherine Johnson is watching today’s launch of NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission with more than a passing interest. The Canadian Space Agency’s contribution to the mission is the OSIRIS-Rex Laser Altimeter (OLA), an instrument designed to map the shape of the… read more
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Future fisheries can expect $10-billion revenue loss due to climate change
September 7, 2016
Global fisheries stand to lose approximately $10 billion of their annual revenue by 2050 if climate change continues unchecked, and countries that are most dependent on fisheries for food will be the hardest hit, finds new UBC research. Climate change impacts such as rising temperatures and… read more
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New fellows elected to Royal Society of Canada
September 7, 2016
The Royal Society of Canada has elected 89 new Fellows, including a UBC geochemist and a computer science professor. Dominique A.M. Weis, a professor and researcher in the department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, serves as the Director of the Pacific Centre for Isotopic and… read more
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Improved high-seas fisheries management could help vulnerable coastal fisheries deal with climate change
August 30, 2016
Closing the high seas to fishing could increase fish catches in coastal waters by 10 per cent, helping people, especially the most vulnerable, cope with the expected losses of fish due to climate change, new UBC research finds. “Many important fish stocks live in both the high seas and… read more
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Three UBC Science staff members receive President’s Awards
August 24, 2016
Three UBC Science staff members have been recognized with President’s Staff Awards for their outstanding achievement and contributions to the university. Derek Tan, Digital Media Specialist at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum is the recipient of a President’s Staff Award for Creativity … read more
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Incoming UBC Science student receives prestigious Schulich Leader Scholarship
August 23, 2016
Lasya Vankayala, a student with an interest in biochemistry who is joining UBC Science this fall, has been named the recipient of a $60,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship. A graduate of David Thompson Secondary School, Vankayala’s research in wound healing, mitochondrial dynamics, and… read more
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Discarded lobster shells can become batteries, plastics: UBC chemist
August 19, 2016
Forget about dipping lobsters in butter. UBC chemist Mark MacLachlan has other plans for the tasty crustacean. The scientist is experimenting with the shell, or exoskeleton, of lobsters to make batteries as well as biomedical materials and plastics. Why, and how, could you turn lobster shells… read more