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H1N1 Discovery Could Pave Way for Universal Flu Vaccine
May 8, 2012
UBC immunologists have found a potential way to develop universal flu vaccines and eliminate the need for seasonal flu vaccinations.Each year, seasonal influenza causes serious illnesses in three to five million people and 200,000 to 500,000 deaths. The 2009 H1N1 pandemic killed more than 14,000… read more
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UBC Researcher Elected to UK's Royal Society
April 23, 2012
A UBC professor of Chemistry who studies how enzymes function, engineers them for use in industrial applications, and develops inhibitors as potential therapeutics has been elected to the Royal Society.Stephen Withers, Director of UBC's Centre for High-Throughput Biology, was elected to the United… read more
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Global Jellyfish Populations Increasing
April 18, 2012
Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world's coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish abundance by University of British Columbia researchers.In a study published in this month's edition of the journal Hydrobiologia, UBC scientists examined data for numerous… read more
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UBC Evolutionary Biologist Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 17, 2012
An eminent UBC evolutionary biologist whose early work focused on Charles Darwin's famous Galápagos Island finches has been named to one of the world's most prestigious honorary societies.Dolph Schluter, professor and Canada Research Chair in Zoology, was elected to the American Academy of… read more
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Fisheries, IRES and Applied Math Units Join UBC Science
April 3, 2012
UBC Science is pleased to welcome three interdisciplinary research units to the Faculty: UBC's Fisheries Centre, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, and Institute for Applied Mathematics.The change of administrative home is effective April 1, 2012.The move is part of an effort… read more
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Picky Females Good for Biodiversity
April 2, 2012
Picky females play a critical role in the survival and diversity of species, according to a Nature study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria.To date, biodiversity theories have focused on the role… read more
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UBC Researchers Identify Genetic Regulators Hijacked By Avian and Swine Flu Viruses During Human Infection
March 30, 2012
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a number of tiny but powerful 'genetic regulators' that are hijacked by avian and swine flu viruses during human infection.The discovery, published this week in the Journal of Virology, could reveal new targets for broad-spectrum… read more
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Ultra-Fast Laser Pulses Shed Light on Elusive Superconducting Mechanism: UBC Research
March 29, 2012
An international team that includes UBC physicists has used ultra-fast laser pulses to identify the microscopic interactions that drive high-temperature superconductivity.In the experiment, to be outlined this Friday in the journal Science, electrons in a prototypical copper-oxide superconductor… read more
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UBC Mathematician Lauded for Education, Outreach Leadership
March 27, 2012
UBC's Mark MacLean has been awarded the 2012 Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences Education Prize (PIMS) for his efforts in educational transformation, outreach and aboriginal engagement."Mark is an amazing teacher and a gifted educator," says Alejandro Adem, PIMS director. "UBC… read more
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Antibiotics Use in Children Linked to Severity of Allergic Asthma
March 19, 2012
Widely used antibiotics may increase incidence and severity of allergic asthma in early life, according to new research from UBC microbiologists.The study, published in the journal EMBO reports, shows that certain antibiotics that affect intestinal bacteria also had a profound impact on allergic… read more