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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
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Sparking a Passion for Chemistry in Rural BC
September 11, 2013
Children in remote areas are exposed to less hands-on science than their urban peers. One UBC Science program is working to change that. It’s a typical vacation-gone-wrong story: You arrive at your destination only to to find the chemistry supplies you meticulously packed and shipped haven… read more
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UBC researcher donates MacArthur ‘genius’ grant to biodiversity training program
September 9, 2013
UBC zoologist Sarah Otto is using the second installment of a MacArthur 'genius grant' to help connect young research talent with agencies tackling conservation and biodiversity-related issues. Otto’s gift of $100,000 will launch an endowment to provide on-going support for the university… read more
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‘Trojan’ asteroids in far reaches of Solar System more common than previously thought: UBC research
August 29, 2013
UBC astronomers have discovered the first Trojan asteroid sharing the orbit of Uranus, and believe 2011 QF99 is part of a larger-than-expected population of transient objects temporarily trapped by the gravitational pull of the Solar System’s giant planets. Trojans are asteroids that share… read more
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Marine life migrating to cooler habitats 12 times faster than land animals
August 6, 2013
Marine species are migrating toward the poles as much as 12 times faster than land-based species as a result of the warming climate, according to a new study by an international team of scientists. The study, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, shows marine species… read more