News
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The Science Guide to Celebrate Research
February 17, 2010
UBC is gearing up for Celebrate Research Week! This year’s event runs from March 5th to 13th, and features a variety of hosted discussion forums, lectures, seminars, open houses and symposia on relevant issues related to the research of UBC units and its partner institutions.Events are open… read more
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Newly Funded Health Research Targets Staph Bacteria, DNA Synthesis, Whooping Cough
February 9, 2010
UBC Science has been awarded $3.2 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), including support that will enable researchers to investigate how Staphylococcus aureus--the bacteria underlying drug resistant staph infections--acquires a key nutrient.The projects--five… read more
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UBC Shines at International 'Battle of the Brains' Software Competition
February 5, 2010
Students from the University of British Columbia have out-coded some of the world's elite young programming talent, placing 14th at the 2010 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest held in Harbin China this Friday.Outperforming teams from Columbia University, and edging out rivals MIT and… read more
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Sherbrooke-UBC Study Puts Us a Step Closer to Unravelling Mystery of Superconductivity
January 27, 2010
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Université de Sherbrooke have discovered that electrons are compelled to move in a preferred direction during the so-called 'pseudogap' phase of superconductors, revealing an underlying directive force that may also cause… read more
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Newly Unearthed Mineral Named in Honour of UBC Science Professor
January 21, 2010
An unassuming mineral hidden away in rock samples collected almost 30 years ago has been named after a professor of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of British Columbia. Groatite, a new species of phosphate mineral, was named after Lee Groat, a professor of mineralogy at… read more
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Zebrafish Behavior Screens Could Hold Potential for Drug Discovery
January 17, 2010
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Harvard University have co-developed a system that captures on video and barcodes the behavioral responses of zebrafish to chemical compounds on a large scale. The approach could dramatically speed up the discovery of new psychiatric drugs… read more
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Mapping Genome of Sunflower Family Could Bolster Sustainable Agriculture
January 12, 2010
UBC Science researchers have received $10.5 million in funding from Genome Canada and international partners to create the first reference genome of the sunflower family – work that will pinpoint agriculturally important genes and could result in a hybrid sunflower that provides both biofuel… read more
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Google Founding Investor Gives $2M Toward Science Education Transformations at UBC
January 11, 2010
A UBC Science alumnus widely credited with helping establish the Internet search giant Google is supporting undergraduate education transformations with a $2-million gift to the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI). David Cheriton, a computer science professor at Stanford University,… read more
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UBC Astronomers Unveil Detailed View of New Galaxies, 12-Billion-Year-Old Deep Space
January 6, 2010
A UBC Science astronomer has produced the most detailed images of deep space from 12 billion years ago, revealing tens of thousands of newly discovered galaxies at the early stages of formation.Recently presented at the first International Herschel Science Meeting in Spain, the images by UBC post… read more
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Tropical Birds Needed Panama Land Bridge to Colonize North America
December 14, 2009
Despite their ability to fly, tropical birds waited until the formation of the land bridge between North and South America to move northward, according to a University of British Columbia study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition. 
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