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  9. Beaty Biodiversity Centre expansion

    UBC opens $45M Beaty Biodiversity Centre expansion

    September 17, 2025

    UBC has opened a $45 million expansion of the Beaty Biodiversity Centre, made possible by philanthropic support from the Ross and Trisha Beaty family and Gordon B. Shrum, matched by UBC. The Centre houses the Biodiversity Research Centre and the Beaty Biodiversity Museum. The extension… read more

  10. Artistic impression of the 'loudest' black hole.

    ‘Loudest’ black hole ever detected, 10 years after Nobel-winning discovery

    September 10, 2025

    Scientists celebrate the anniversary of the first gravitational wave ever detected with new resultsA decade after the groundbreaking detection of gravitational waves, an international team, including researchers from the University of British Columbia, has observed the loudest black hole merger to… read more

Musqueam First Nation land acknowledegement

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 advance Reconciliation and ensure traditional ways of knowing enrich our teaching and research.

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