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  1. NSERC investments boost 63 UBC Science research projects

    August 29, 2023

    Sixty-three projects across UBC Science have been awarded more than $15 million in funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The new projects, which tackle a range of research areas including sustainable food solutions, green chemistry, volcanic eruptions,… read more

  2. New CRCs focus on Indigenous fisheries, machine learning

    August 29, 2023

    Dr. Andrea Reid has been appointed the new Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous fisheries science—one of four UBC Science faculty members to be newly appointed or have their CRC renewed this week. Also announced was a newly created CRC in machine learning and single-cell analysis,… read more

  3. New courses focus on cannabis, data ethics, and machine learning

    August 23, 2023

    From studies on cannabis, machine learning in physics and astronomy, to ethics in an age of big data—new undergraduate courses at UBC Science will bring widely discussed topics from the real world into the classroom this school year. Learning foundations of biology through cannabis A new… read more

  4. UBC Computer Science welcomes new leadership

    August 22, 2023

    Drs. Joanna McGrenere and Margo Seltzer have been appointed co-heads of the UBC Department of Computer Science for a five-year term, beginning September 1, 2023. Dr. McGrenere, an award-winning expert in human-computer interaction, has served on committees at the department, faculty and… read more

  5. Star with two faces discovered thousands of light years from Earth

    July 19, 2023

    It’s not the nicest description for a human, but a two-faced star has been identified by astronomers in a first for its kind. With one side composed fully of hydrogen and the other of helium, the star has been dubbed Janus after the two-faced Roman god of transition, and described in a new… read more

  6. Jeffrey Richards appointed head of UBC Zoology

    July 5, 2023

    Dr. Jeffrey Richards, an expert on how organisms respond to environmental change and former chair of UBC’s Animal Care Committee, has been appointed head of UBC Zoology, effective July 1. He replaces Dr. Vanessa Auld in the role after a five-year term. The Richards lab focuses on… read more

  7. Canadian scientists celebrate launch of Euclid satellite

    July 1, 2023

    Today, the European Space Agency launched its Euclid satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Twelve years in the making, the Euclid mission will construct a 3D map of the Universe by observing billions of galaxies, across more than a third of the sky. The goals: To understand the physical laws of… read more

  8. Changes in the tick of ‘cosmic clocks’ reveal gravitational waves

    June 28, 2023

    Using part of the Milky Way as an antenna, researchers have found evidence for gravitational waves that undulate over periods of years to decades by measuring changes in the tick of ‘cosmic clocks’, according to new research. The observations, published today in a suite of papers in… read more

  9. Are viruses keeping sea lice at bay in wild salmon?

    June 22, 2023

    More than 30 previously unknown RNA viruses in sea lice have been identified by University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers. Sea lice are parasitic copepods (small crustaceans) found in many fresh and saltwater habitats, and have been implicated in the decline of wild salmon populations. The… 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.

Learn more: Musqueam First Nation

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