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Fruit fly’s ‘sweet tooth’ is short-lived: UBC research
October 16, 2012
Those struggling with the temptations of chocolate-bar-laden store checkouts may have something to learn from the humble fruit fly.While the flies initially prefer food with a sweet flavour, they quickly learn to opt for less sweet food sources that offer more calories and nutritional value,… read more
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Botany, CS and Fisheries Centre Welcome New CRCs
October 13, 2012
Three new Canada Research Chairs have been appointed at UBC Science, with an additional two renewed at the Faculty in the most recent round of Chair announcements.The new and renewed CRCs at UBC Science are worth $3.5 million, and boost the faculty's research capacity in conservation, algorithm… read more
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UBC researchers provide first video footage of elusive West African seahorse
October 11, 2012
Researchers from the University of British Columbia’s Project Seahorse today released the first-ever footage of a little-known seahorse species.The video, available at www.projectseahorse.org/footage was filmed off the coast of Senegal and shows a West African seahorse being caught and… read more
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Fish getting smaller as the oceans warm
September 30, 2012
Changes in ocean and climate systems could lead to smaller fish, according to a new study led by fisheries scientists at the University of British Columbia.The study, published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, provides the first-ever global projection of the potential reduction in the… read more
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Research into speedy DNA analysis gets funding boost
September 25, 2012
Carl Hansen, UBC Physics and Astronomy professor and member of the Center for High-Throughput Biology, is one of several UBC researchers who have received $4.5 million in federal support for multidisciplinary initiatives that combine science, engineering and medical expertise.Carl Hansen has… read more
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Backpack-toting birds help UBC researchers reveal migratory divide, conservation hotspots
September 25, 2012
UBC researchers have outfitted two BC subspecies of Swainson's thrushes with penny-sized, state-of-the-art geolocators in order to map their wildly divergent migration routes and pinpoint conservation hotspots."Birds of a feather do not necessarily flock together," says Kira Delmore, a PhD student… read more
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UBC to offer science courses for free online
September 19, 2012
UBC has partnered with US-based Coursera to offer genetics, computer science and climate literacy courses online--bringing the university’s expertise within reach of anyone with Internet access.Starting spring 2013, UBC will pilot three non-credit courses taught by renowned UBC faculty and… read more
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Computer Science department head, evolutionary expert elected to Canada’s Royal Society
September 5, 2012
UBC Science's Anne Condon and Michael Doebeli are among 71 fellows elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) this year.Anne Condon, UBC Computer Science Department Head, has advanced the understanding of the computing time and memory needed to solve classical computational problems. She also… read more
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UBC researchers seek to engage students in STEM careers
August 31, 2012
Outreach programs that offer a taste of real-world science and pair secondary students with enthusiastic young researchers are key to promoting careers in science and technology, according to UBC researchers. In a paper published this week in PLoS Computational Biology, UBC researchers document… read more
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UBC Science nets two Vanier graduate scholarships
August 30, 2012
Two young UBC Science researchers, one studying the impact of climate change on coastal ecosystems, the other investigating the synthesis of a naturally occurring antibiotic, have been awarded Vanier scholarships.UBC zoologist Joanna Bernhardt's research will involve installing fully protected… read more