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Charting a More Detailed Family Tree for Blood Cells
September 28, 2010
UBC researchers have mapped what is likely the most comprehensive profile of microRNA expression across the hematopoietic hierarchy--the collection of primitive and differentiated cell types that develop from a common blood-forming stem cell. Hematopoietic stem cells--found in bone marrow--are… read more
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UBC Science Professor Carl Wieman to Take Up White House Post
September 23, 2010
The United States Senate has confirmed University of British Columbia professor and Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman for the position of Associate Director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Wieman joined UBC’s Faculty of Science in 2007 as Professor of… read more
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Genomic 'haircut’ makes world’s tiniest genome even smaller
September 21, 2010
The world’s tiniest nuclear genome appears to have “snipped off the ends” of its chromosomes and evolved into a lean, mean, genome machine that infects human cells, according to research published by University of British Columbia scientists. Until recently, E. cuniculi, a… read more
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UBC Plant Evolutionary Biologist, Inorganic Chemist Elected to Canada's Royal Society
September 16, 2010
UBC Science's Loren Rieseberg and Chris Orvig are among six UBC researchers elected to the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) this year.Rieseberg, Canada Research Chair in Plant Evolutionary Genomics, has made fundamental advances to our understanding of how species arise. He established hybridization… read more
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UBC Science Welcomes New Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Strategic Initiatives
August 31, 2010
UBC Science has appointed Zoology Professor Vanessa Auld to a five-year term as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Strategic Initiatives, effective September 1, 2010. "I'm delighted that Vanessa is taking on this portfolio," says Dean of Science Simon Peacock. "I look forward to working with… read more
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Attention Online Shoppers: UBC Science Entrepreneurs Take eCommerce Venture to Silicon Valley
August 11, 2010
Two UBC Science entrepreneurs will pitch their business concepts and products directly to Silicon Valley venture capitalists at an August 31 alumni event at the Plug and Play Tech Centre in Sunnyvale, California.An online shopping platform company founded by computer science alumni Maryam… read more
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UBC Zoologist Discovers Tiny Fish Evolved to Tolerate Colder Temperatures in Three Years
August 4, 2010
University of British Columbia researchers have observed one of the fastest evolutionary responses ever recorded in wild populations. In as little as three years, stickleback fish developed tolerance for water temperature 2.5 degrees Celsius lower than their ancestors.The study, published in the… read more
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Stretched Carbon Wafer Exhibits Powerful Pseudomagnetic Behaviour, Could Open Door to ‘Strain-tronics’
July 29, 2010
A UBC researcher is part of an international team that has discovered a remarkable new behavior in graphene, an ultra-thin sheet of pure carbon heralded as a possible replacement for silicon-based semiconductors. Physicists based at the University of California, Berkeley have discovered that when… read more
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Atmospheric aerosol research, graduate training at UBC receive $1.6 million in funding
July 8, 2010
UBC Science researchers have been awarded $1.6 million from the Collaborative Research and Training Experience program--a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council initiative designed to help graduates expand their professional and personal skills so they can make a successful transition… read more
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New 'fix' for cosmic clocks could help uncover ripples in space-time
June 24, 2010
An international team of scientists including UBC astronomer Ingrid Stairs has discovered a promising way to fine-tune pulsars into the best precision time-pieces in the Universe. The discovery could give astronomers a new tool to study the powerful gravitational forces that shaped the universe. … read more