When Dr. Myriam Khalfallah arrived in Vancouver from Tunisia in 2013, she had just earned a bachelor’s degree as an agronomic engineer specializing in fisheries and environment at the National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia (INAT), the University of Carthage. She visited UBC in hopes of… read more
January 1, 2023 marked Dr. Kevin Wei’s first day as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Zoology at UBC. In this edited conversation Dr. Wei discusses his research as an evolutionary geneticist, beginning with the year he spent in Taiwan after getting his Bachelor of Science degree,… read more
The civil war that raged for decades in Mozambique was deadly not only for its people. The country’s wildlife also paid a heavy toll. The epicentre of the conflict was the 4,000 square kilometre Gorongosa National Park at the southern end of the Great African Rift Valley.“There was a lot of… read more
Pioneering wildlife biologist Iola Musfeldt (BA’45, MA’47) completed the first study on muskrats and their parasites in BC. Later on she worked to track down the source of a human trichinosis case. To do this she offered a 25-cent bounty on rat tails. She talks about the very real challenges of… read more
Zoology is the study of animals, their function and way of life. Explore the animal kingdom as a biological scientist by studying behaviours, physiology, anatomy, and the entire animal organism. You'll gain practical experience and skills in laboratory and fieldwork, computers, and communication… read more
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