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Interactive Teaching Methods Double Learning, Engagement in Large Undergraduate Physics Class: UBC Research
May 12, 2011
Interactive teaching methods significantly improved attendance and doubled both engagement and learning in a large physics class, according to a University of British Columbia study published today in Science.Led by Louis Deslauriers, a post-doctoral researcher at UBC’s Carl Wieman Science… read more
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Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes on the Agenda for All Science Challenge
May 10, 2011
Grade 6 and 7 students from across the lower mainland are poised to compete against each other in an intense one-day science knowledge competition held at UBC’s Vancouver campus on Friday, May 13.Hosted by UBC Science students, the All Science Challenge is an exciting, fun-filled day of… read more
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UBC Astronomers Help Unveil Densest Known Planet
April 28, 2011
UBC researchers are part of an international team of astronomers that have revealed details of a “super-dense” earth-like planet whose characteristics could have been culled from an episode of Star Trek.The planet, named 55 Cancri e, is 60 per cent larger in diameter than Earth but… read more
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UBC Science Alumnus and Former Postdoctoral Fellow Named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 by Globe and Mail
April 28, 2011
Former UBC Science postdoctoral fellow Brian Coombes and UBC Science alumnus David Vocadlo were among five recipients with UBC connections named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 list in the Globe and Mail today.Brian Coombes, associate chair in biochemistry and biomedical sciences at McMaster… read more
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Faculty of Science Welcomes UBC Botanical Garden, Nitobe Memorial Garden
April 18, 2011
The UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, including the Nitobe Memorial Garden, have joined the Faculty of Science. The transfer of these major venues to UBC Science creates a cluster of biodiversity and natural history related attractions within the Faculty, which is already home… read more
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Two UBC Science Researchers Awarded Guggenheims
April 7, 2011
UBC botany professor Patrick Keeling and zoologist Sarah Otto were among five Canadian researchers awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships today.In total, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awarded 180 fellowships to a diverse group of scholars, artists and scientists in its eighty… read more
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‘Superfish' Sockeye Salmon populations more likely to survive climate change
March 31, 2011
Populations of Fraser River sockeye salmon are so fine-tuned to their environment that environmental changes caused by climate change could lead to the disappearance of some populations, while others may be less affected, says a new study by UBC zoologists. For the study, published today in the… read more
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A New Look at a Hot, Magnetic Personality: UBC Geophysicist Part of NASA Mercury Mission
March 30, 2011
A University of British Columbia geophysicist is part of a NASA mission that is unveiling the first images of Mercury taken from the planet’s orbit, and capturing new data on the tiny planet’s crust, topography and geologic history.UBC’s Catherine Johnson, an expert in planetary… read more
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Province Recognizes UBC Science Alumni for Community Service
March 29, 2011
Two young UBC Science alumni have received 2011 BC Community Achievement Awards--the second year in a row the Faculty's graduates have been recognized for their contributions to community service across the province.Alia Dharamsi, a graduate of UBC's Integrated Sciences program, was recognized for… read more
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UBC researchers develop model to predict optical properties of nano-structures
March 24, 2011
UBC chemists have developed a new model to predict the optical properties of non-conducting ultra-fine particles. The finding could help inform the design of tailored nano-structures, and be of utility in a wide range of fields, including the remote sensing of atmospheric pollutants and the study… read more