News
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Climate change may disrupt flight season of Canadian butterflies
November 19, 2013
The flight season timing of a wide variety of butterflies is responsive to temperature and could be altered by climate change, according to a UBC study that leverages more than a century’s worth of museum and weather records. Researchers from UBC, the Université de Sherbrooke and the… read more
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UBC Science welcomes three new Canada Research Chairs
November 18, 2013
UBC Science boosted its research capacity in biochemical sensing, particle physics and mathematical biology today with the appointment of three new Canada Research Chairs. The chairs are among 10 new, three renewals and two advancements at UBC, the largest share of the latest round of CRC… read more
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Don’t hold the anchovies: Study shows Peruvian fish worth more as food than as feed
November 13, 2013
The true potential of Peruvian anchovy lies not in fishmeal but as food for people and as part of the ocean food web, according to Canadian and Peruvian researchers. The Peruvian anchovy is the world’s biggest fishery resource, with annual landings of five to 10-million metric tons. It… read more
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Delayed gratification hurts climate change cooperation
October 21, 2013
Time is a huge impediment when it comes to working together to halt the effects of climate change, new research suggests. A study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change reveals that groups cooperate less for climate change mitigation when the rewards of cooperation lay in the future… read more
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Celebrate Learning 2013
October 18, 2013
Celebrate Learning Week is a showcase of teaching and learning opportunities available to our students, faculty, and staff at UBC Vancouver. Join us from October 20 – 26, 2013 as we honour and promote student learning and development opportunities through open lectures, information sessions… read more
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Adaptability to local climate helps invasive species thrive
October 17, 2013
The ability of invasive plants to rapidly adapt to local climates -- and potentially to climate change -- may be a key factor in how quickly they spread. According to new research published in Science by UBC evolutionary ecologist Rob Colautti, it is rapid evolution -- as much as resistance to… read more
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Crowdsourcing Seahorses: New smartphone app offers hope for seahorse science and conservation
October 9, 2013
Marine conservationists from the University of British Columbia, Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago today launched a smartphone app that could lead to new discoveries about some of the ocean’s most mysterious and threatened animals — seahorses … read more
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Ancient soils reveal clues to early life on Earth
September 25, 2013
Oxygen appeared in the atmosphere up to 700 million years earlier than we previously thought, according to research published today in the journal Nature, raising new questions about the evolution of early life. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and University of British Columbia… read more
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Songbirds may have “borrowed” DNA to fuel migration
September 19, 2013
A common songbird may have acquired genes from fellow migrating birds in order to travel greater distances, according to a University of British Columbia study published this week in the journal Evolution. While most birds either migrate or remain resident in one region, the Audubon’s… read more
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EOAS, Chemistry researchers recognized by Canadian royal society
September 12, 2013
Douglas Oldenburg, a world-renowned geophysicist, and Mark MacLachlan, a leading Canadian supramolecular materials chemist, have been recognized with honours from the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). Oldenburg, elected a fellow of the RSC, is cited by the Society as "the world’s leading… read more