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  1. Planck space mission sheds light on the Universe

    March 25, 2013

    The Planck Space Telescope has produced the best map ever made of the most ancient light in the Universe, with help from a Canadian team led by University of British Columbia Prof. Douglas Scott and University of Toronto Prof. J. Richard Bond. Unveiled today in Paris, the first results of the 15… read more

  2. Three UBC scientists win international research grants

    March 21, 2013

    Three UBC Science researchers have received Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) grants, which support collaboration among scientists working in different countries. The UBC Science winners are: Filip van Petegem, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, will share a Young Investigator Grant with: … read more

  3. Three UBC Science Canada Research Chairs appointed

    March 15, 2013

    UBC statistician Gabriela Cohen Freue, immunologist Ken Harder and evolutionary biologist Loren Rieseberg earned support from the Canada Research Chair program, it was announced today. UBC Science's chairs are among 120 federally funded research positions awarded or renewed today. UBC boasts a… read more

  4. UBC researcher to go national with wildfire smoke forecasting

    March 15, 2013

    Extreme weather expert Roland Stull has received $325,000 from the Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) to expand his work on forest fire prediction and tracking. Stull and his team of researchers at the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) have spent the past six… read more

  5. Drugs targeting blood vessels may be candidates for treating Alzheimer’s

    March 6, 2013

    UBC researchers have successfully normalized the production of blood vessels in the brain of mice with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by immunizing them with amyloid beta, a protein widely associated with the disease. While AD is typically characterized by a build-up of plaques in the brain,… read more

  6. UBC researchers, alumni honored by LifeSciences BC

    March 5, 2013

    UBC cellular microbiologist Brett Finlay, known for his groundbreaking research into Salmonella and Escherichia coli infection, has been awarded the Genome British Columbia Award for Scientific Excellence by Lifesciences British Columbia. The awards recognize leaders in the province’s life… read more

  7. New flu drug stops virus in its tracks

    February 21, 2013

    A new class of influenza drug has been shown effective against drug-resistant strains of the flu virus, according to a study led by University of British Columbia researchers. Published online today in the journal Science Express, the study details the development of a new drug candidate that… read more

  8. Evolution of diversity surprisingly predictable

    February 19, 2013

    Similar—or even identical—mutations can occur during diversification in completely separate populations of E. coli evolving over more than 1,000 generations, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Montana. The findings by UBC zoologist and… read more

  9. UBC Science Associate Dean to receive award for marine virology work

    February 16, 2013

    Curtis A. Suttle, UBC’s Faculty of Science Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, is being recognized for his pioneering work in the field of marine virology with the G. Evelyn Hutchinson award. The award, granted annually by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and… read more

  10. Computerized 'Rosetta Stone' reconstructs ancient languages

    February 11, 2013

    University of British Columbia and Berkeley researchers have used a sophisticated new computer system to quickly reconstruct protolanguages – the rudimentary ancient tongues from which modern languages evolved. The results, which are 85 per cent accurate when compared to the painstaking… read more

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