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1. UBC Fisheries Experts Use Google Earth to Catch Fish Farm Cheats

   February 9, 2012

   Fish farming cages are clearly visible through Google Earth’s satellite images and University of British Columbia researchers have used them to estimate the amount of fish being cultivated in the Mediterranean.The study, published in the online journal PLoS ONE, is the first to estimate… read more

2. UBC Researchers Discover Key to Immune Cell’s 'Internal Guidance' System

   February 5, 2012

   UBC researchers have discovered the molecular pathway that enables receptors inside immune cells to find, and flag, fragments of pathogens trying to invade a host. The discovery of the role played by the molecule CD74 could help immunologists investigate treatments that offer better immune… read more

3. Carbon Dioxide Gas Reaction Fuels 'Diamond Taxis': UBC Volcanologist

   January 19, 2012

   Diamonds may be a girl's best friend, but diamond miners may have a fairly simple chemical reaction to thank for much of their industry’s success. Geologists have long known that diamonds are often embedded and transported upward to the Earth's surface by molten kimberlites. But… read more

4. Potential New Approach to Targeting Hepatitis C Could Benefit 170 Million People Worldwide

   January 16, 2012

   Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a new way to block infection from the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the liver that could lead to new therapies for those affected by this and other infectious diseases.More than 170 million people worldwide suffer from hepatitis C, the… read more

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   UBC astronomers help map the Universe's dark matter at unprecedented scale

   January 9, 2012

   UBC and University of Edinburgh astronomers have mapped dark matter on the largest scale ever observed, according to results released today at the winter American Astronomical Society meeting in Austin, Texas. The findings, presented by Dr Catherine Heymans of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland… read more

6. UBC Mathematics Appoints New Head

   January 3, 2012

   Professor Michael Bennett, an expert in Number Theory and Diophantine problems, has been appointed head of the Department of Mathematics effective January 1, 2012.Bennett received his PhD in mathematics from UBC in 1993, and after appointments at the University of Michigan, the Institute for… read more

7. UBC Microbiologist One of Nature’s 2011 Science Newsmakers

   December 29, 2011

   Rosie Redfield, the UBC microbiologist who has been one of the most vocal critics of the NASA-funded 'arsenic-life' study, has been named by the journal Nature as one of Ten People Who Mattered This Year.On December 4 2010, Redfield blogged about the study published in Science. In the study,… read more

8. Lava Fingerprinting Reveals Differences Between Hawaii's Twin Volcanoes

   November 29, 2011

   Hawaii's main volcano chains--the Loa and Kea trends--have distinct sources of magma and unique plumbing systems connecting them to the Earth’s deep mantle, according to UBC research published this week in Nature Geoscience, in conjunction with researchers at the universities of Hawaii and… read more

9. Combination of Warming and Predation Could Accelerate Marine Biodiversity Loss

   November 28, 2011

   The biodiversity loss caused by climate change will result from a combination of rising temperatures and predation – and may be more severe than currently predicted, according to a study by University of British Columbia zoologist Christopher Harley.The study, published in the current issue… read more

10. More Than 50-per-cent Decline in Elephants in Eastern Congo Due to Human Conflict: UBC Research

    November 10, 2011

    Humans play a far greater role in the fate of African elephants than habitat, and human conflict in particular has a devastating impact on these largest terrestrial animals, according to a new University of British Columbia study published online in PLoS ONE this week.In some of the best… read more