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New Technology Could Use Cosmic Rays to Discover Mineral Deposits More Efficiently
March 18, 2011
A new mineral exploration technology built on the research of UBC physicist Douglas Bryman has received $1.8 million in proof of concept funding from Western Economic Diversification.The technology, muon geotomography, relies on the detection of cosmic ray particles deep within the earth to create… read more
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'David and Goliath' viruses shed light on origin of jumping genes
March 3, 2011
UBC Science researchers have identified a small virus that attacks another virus more than 100 times its own size, rescuing infected zooplankton from certain death in the process. The discovery provides clues to the evolutionary origin of some jumping genes found in other organisms. The study, by… read more
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Alzheimer’s Research, Evolutionary Biology Garner Killam Fellowships at UBC
March 1, 2011
UBC chemist Chris Orvig and evolutionary biologist Dolph Schulter have been awarded 2011 Killam Research Fellowships, among Canada's most distinguished research awards.The funded research will focus on the preclinical discovery and testing of compounds that will slow, halt or reverse the cognitive… read more
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The 2011 Science Guide to Celebrate Research
March 1, 2011
UBC is gearing up once again for Celebrate Research Week! Now in its 11th year, Celebrate Research Week runs from March 4th to 11th, and features a variety of hosted discussion forums, poster sessions, seminars, open houses and symposia on relevant issues related to the outstanding research taking… read more
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Oscillating “Plug” of Magma Causes Tremors that Forecast Volcanic Eruptions: UBC Researchers
February 23, 2011
University of British Columbia geophysicists are offering a new explanation for seismic tremors accompanying volcanic eruptions that could advance forecasting of explosive eruptions such as recent events at Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, Chaiten Volcano in Chile, and Mount St. Helens in… read more
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National Honours to UBC Researchers in New Materials, Atmospheric Aerosols
February 14, 2011
UBC Science researchers investigating new materials and atmospheric aerosols, along with a former UBC graduate student studying evolutionary adaption, are among 13 recipients of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council prizes announced today."Our government is committed to developing,… read more
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UBC Graduate Students Put a Criminal Spin on Life Science Outreach
February 9, 2011
A researcher is found dead hunched over her lab bench, and seven suspects are in custody. Now it’s up to 30 high school students to determine who killed her.That’s the premise for an innovative science outreach program hosted by the Graduate Student Association (GSA) at UBC’s… read more
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Single-Cell Marine Predator’s Unique Survival Mechanisms Revealed: UBC Research
February 8, 2011
University of British Columbia researchers have uncovered the unique survival mechanisms of a marine organism that may be tiny, but in some ways has surpassed sharks in its predatory efficiency.Published today in the journal Nature Communications, the research team’s portrait of the… read more
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UBC's Top Research Prize Goes to Marine Metabolite Hunter
January 26, 2011
A UBC organic chemist and oceanographer who studies the metabolites produced by marine organisms--often to help evaluate their potential as drug candidates--has been awarded UBC's premier prize for research.Raymond Andersen, with the departments of Chemistry and Earth and Ocean Sciences, has been… read more
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Genome of Blue Stain Fungus Evolved to Bypass Tree Defense in Mountain Pine Beetle Epidemic
January 24, 2011
The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study.Also known as blue stain fungus for the stain it leaves in the wood of infected trees, Grosmannia clavigera is carried to the host trees by pine… read more