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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Anne Condon to Head Computer Science at UBC

   June 16, 2010

   Professor Anne Condon--internationally recognized for her research in complexity theory and bioinformatics, and a leading Canadian proponent for women in science and technology--has been appointed Head of UBC's Department of Computer Science."Anne has made many outstanding contributions to the… read more

9. UBC Science researchers awarded top science and engineering prizes

   June 8, 2010

   Three UBC Science researchers have been awarded some of the most prestigious science and engineering prizes in Canada. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced the recipients of five NSERC prizes. Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Stephen Withers was… read more

10. UBC receives $1.2 million to develop microbial indicators of forest health

    June 3, 2010

    A first-of-its-kind research project being led by UBC microbiologist Bill Mohn is investigating the potential of using the forest floor's microbial ecosystem as a bellwether forest management tool. "Climate change is bringing big new challenges for managing our forests so that future generations… read more