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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 01/10/2026
UBC was ranked 44th by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings this year, up one spot over 2026. The rankings are based on research excellence, teaching and international outlook—reinforcing UBC’s standing as one of the world's leading research universities.
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 16/09/2026
Build your career as part of one of Canada’s largest science co-op programs. UBC Science helps place domestic and international students in paid co-op positions—you get the support you need to advance your career while you study. sciencecoop.ubc.ca
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 10/09/2026
As a UBC Science student, you’re guaranteed a small-class experience in first year. We've also made unprecedented investments to enrich our large classes.
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 03/09/2026
New to UBC Science? Welcome to your home away from home.
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 31/08/2026
Sockeye salmon runs are down. “We’ve done a very thorough analysis of factors impacting salmon populations. The stats show the biggest factor … is seal and sea lion predation,” says Dr. Murdoch McAllister of UBC's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries. @ubcoceans.bsky.social bit.ly/4guB1SX
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 20/08/2026
CFI funding will support research by computer scientist Dr. Nguyen Phong Hoang to measure online censorship and privacy, plus 10 other UBC Science projects on Multiple Sclerosis, next gen materials, and microbial diversity. @cs.ubc.ca @innovation.ca @np-tokumei.net bit.ly/4hF2thT
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 17/08/2026
Mercury is the only known planet other than Earth that has both a global magnetic field and a field created by magnetized rocks in the crust. New research by UBC Earth scientists is detangling Mercury’s magnetic mysteries. In @pnas.org @eoas.ubc.ca doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 04/08/2026
Congratulations to Salt Spring conservationist and UBC Science alumnus Dr. Bristol Foster—one of 12 new appointees to the Order of British Columbia! Dr. Foster earned his PhD in Zoology from UBC in 1963, and shaped environmental stewardship through decades of research and protection of ecosystems.
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 22/07/2026
Geography influences the early 'programming' of our immune system, according to new research from #UBC microbiologists. The findings, published in Nature Communications, could help predict susceptibility to infection throughout the first year of life: mbim.ubc.ca/news/july-07...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 17/07/2026
A thin layer of ancient clay is unlocking secrets for Earth scientists, shedding light on the class of meteorite that ended the reign of the dinosaurs. New UBC research in Science Advances indicates it wasn’t a garden-variety space rock: science.ubc.ca/news/2026-07...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 19/06/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Joerg Bohlmann of UBC's Michael Smith Laboratories on receiving the 2026 Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence from Life Sciences BC. @genomebc.bsky.social lifesciencesbc.ca/lsbc-news/ce...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 29/05/2026
UBC will welcome 28 doctoral students and 17 postdoctoral fellows thanks to funding from the Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards (CIRTA). And this is only the first wave of CIRTA awardees! www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/new...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 12/05/2026
Join us for a public lecture by alums Drs. Peter (PhD, Zoology '64) & Rosemary Grant (Zoology, RA '60-'64). Both are distinguished for their long-term studies of Galápagos finches, and are 2026 UBC Honorary Degree Recipient May 26, 2:00 pm @zoology.ubc.ca zoology.ubc.ca/event/2026/0...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 04/05/2026
This Saturday it's Science Rendezvous at UBC, a free family festival that takes science out of the lab and on to the street. Your kids can participate in hands-on experiments, and see amazing scientific demonstrations. And who knows, they may even learn something. science.ubc.ca/events/rende...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 15/04/2026
Five amazing teachers across UBC Science have been recognized with 2026 Killam Teaching Prizes! Congratulations to Varada Kolhatkar (@cs.ubc.ca), Nadine Borduas-Dedekind & Roman Krems (@chem.ubc.ca ), Jess McIver & Janis McKenna (@ubcphas.bsky.social). @killamtrusts.bsky.social bit.ly/4tacExJ
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 14/04/2026
We invite you to attend the Science Education Open House to celebrate teaching and learning projects across the Faculty of Science. Share your work, network, and/or spark conversations in whatever way suits you! April 28, 9:30-2:30 Earth Sciences Building bit.ly/3QR4qZQ
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 13/04/2026
If you've always wondered how the Universe works, here's your chance to find out for free from UBC physicist Dr. Philip Stamp. @ubcphas.bsky.social phas.ubc.ca/how-universe...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 10/04/2026
UBC is proud to host Science Rendezvous, a free family festival that takes science out of the lab and on to the street. Join us at UBC's Vancouver campus on Saturday, May 9 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM for a day of family friendly science activities! Find out more: science.ubc.ca/events/rende...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 09/04/2026
“This is the clearest picture we’ve had of the breadth of bottom trawling," said Dr. Sarah Foster of UBC's Project Seahorse. "It reveals just how many species are being caught, and how much we have been missing.” @projectseahorse.bsky.social @sarahjfoster.bsky.social science.ubc.ca/news/2026-04...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 08/04/2026
Make your Giving Day gift to the SURE fund today to launch the next generation of scientists. The Science Undergraduate Research Experience fund gives science students hands-on research opportunities on active research projects. Find out more: bit.ly/4sQMMH4
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 08/04/2026
This Giving Day please support accessible science education for adults in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside through the Science 101 Fund. This free program helps learners who have faced barriers build confidence in courses taught by volunteer instructors. Find out more: bit.ly/4sn0Reu
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 08/04/2026
This Giving Day please support Indigenous youth through hands-on science education with the CEDAR Outreach and Mentorship Program Fund. Your gift will provide opportunities so Indigenous youth can continue exploring science on campus. Find out more: bit.ly/4tgyLTv
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 25/03/2026
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 24/03/2026
Happy 90th birthday to Dr. David Suzuki. As a professor at UBC, he studied how muscle worked and tried to uncover genes that would cause paralysis, reasoning that such genes would be in common to all life forms with muscle. He chose the fruit fly for his experiments. Read more at: bit.ly/4lPqz9K
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 13/03/2026
Congratulations to UBC Science undergrad Thomas van der Sloot who has received the CEWIL Canada and Emery-Dufault Student of the Year Award (University Co-op) and the Science Co-op Student of the Year award! bit.ly/4cFTDhn
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 05/03/2026
Congrats the recipients of the 2025 UBC Science Excellence in Service Award! The award recognizes the outstanding staff and faculty whose contributions have had a significant positive impact in achieving the Faculty’s goals. science.ubc.ca/faculty/work...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 04/03/2026
On April 9, UBC’s AI and Health Network is hosting a half-day forum focused on translating AI innovation into real-world health impact. The event will highlight early progress and explore how AI-enabled tools can address complex health challenges. @cs.ubc.ca www.med.ubc.ca/transforming...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 19/02/2026
The Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia invites applications for an Associate Professor position in Evolutionary Biology. @zoology.ubc.ca ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 09/02/2026
Dr. Kemi Ola draws on her research and teaching experience to explore how students learn, thrive, and navigate a world suffering from excess. Join us Feb. 23 for this talk in UBC’s Black Excellence in STEM Speaker Series. Learn more and register: bit.ly/3ZYL8pX%E2%8...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 02/02/2026
Please join us Feb. 10 for our first of two Black Excellence in STEM events this month: Swimming to UBC Like a Fish by Dr. Rashid Sumaila, as he recounts the twists and turns of his academic journey, and reflects on what it means to build impact at UBC. bit.ly/4tttPeq
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 30/01/2026
Meet Laszlo Hollander (BSc ‘02), UBC Science’s 2026 Alumni Builder Award recipient. Hollander has dedicated a quarter of a century to supporting undergraduates as they navigate their academic and career journeys in Computer Science’s tri-mentoring program. @cs.ubc.ca www.cs.ubc.ca/news/2025/09...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 21/01/2026
Join us on Sunday, February 15 for Kids Take Over UBC! Families can wander across the Vancouver campus discovering arts and culture activities for all ages—from storytelling and cultural crafts to STEM workshops, to guided tours and live performances, and much more! inspired.ubc.ca/kidstakeover...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 16/01/2026
UBC Emeritus College offers 2 annual awards that honour the contributions of UBC Emeriti. Science students, staff and faculty can nominate worthy retired UBC faculty who continue to pursue scholarly endeavours, and those who display exceptional leadership in community service at bit.ly/49EJdv5
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 09/01/2026
"With further studies in humans, we hope to understand whether there are situations in which, for specific patients, these procedures may put them at risk of disease exacerbation," said Dr. Carolina Tropini. @ctropini.bsky.social @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social bit.ly/4aRZnDU
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 16/12/2025
Among other UBC projects, new B.C. Government funding will support a program that aims to create cancer vaccines, led by Drs. Pieter Cullis and Anna Blakney. www.richmond-news.com/technology/b...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 09/12/2025
From theory to the foundation of new technologies. UBC’s Dr. Bill Unruh and Dr. Marlan Scully from Texas A&M reflect on 100 hundred years of quantum mechanics. @ubcphas.bsky.social @tamu.bsky.social @science.org New in Science: doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 08/12/2025
Uncover lost Indigenous star knowledge with geoscientific ethnographer Dr. Shandin Pete of @eoas.ubc.ca at Salish Skies: Indigenous Sky Stories. H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Saturday, Dec 13, 2:30pm - 6pm Register: bit.ly/3XDJvwZ Complimentary admission for Indigenous guests
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 08/12/2025
Congratulations to fourth-year UBC Biology honours student Julie Sieg, British Columbia’s latest Rhodes Scholar elect! Fieldwork is key to Julie’s research, which has focused on how climate change is impacting insect populations and marine ecosystems.
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 02/12/2025
Congratulations to Dr. Takamasa Momose on his naming as a Distinguished University Scholar! His lab operates advanced systems to produce and study cold and ultra-cold molecules below 4 K. @chem.ubc.ca academic.ubc.ca/news/novembe...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 18/11/2025
Grow your career with UBC Botany! The department is recruiting a assistant professor in non-seed plant diversity--researchers conducting innovative work in bryophyte, fern or lycophyte diversity are invited to apply: science.ubc.ca/about/careers @ubcbotany.bsky.social
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 03/11/2025
In the latest issue of "Matter," Dr. Curtis Berlinguette's team of UBC chemists describe AdaCarbon—a self-driving lab that's three times faster than manual workflows and establishes a scalable path for CO2-to-fuel conversion: doi.org/10.1016/j.ma... @chem.ubc.ca
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 28/10/2025
UBC Science is hiring a Digital Communications Specialist to enhance our online presence and reputation by creating inspirational web and other digital content, and support the development and operation of the Faculty’s digital communication initiatives and channels. bit.ly/4hwWZn2
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 21/10/2025
UBC’s department of Computer Science invites applications for up to 2 full-time tenure-track positions. The department is particularly interested in researchers in: visualization, robotics, reinforcement learning, data management, and data mining. @cs.ubc.ca science.ubc.ca/about/careers
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 10/10/2025
Canada Foundation for Innovation has funded UBC Science researchers Michelle Kunimoto, Monika Fischer, Mohammad Arif Ashraf, Phillip Domeier, Tao Huan, Corinna Schindler and Corey Stephenson.   @chem.ubc.ca @ubcbotany.bsky.social @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social bit.ly/4n1b51s
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 09/10/2025
UBC’s Small Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund is open for proposals! Science Skylight offers early internal feedback on potential submissions—reach out by October 30 for support: skylight.science.ubc.ca/programs-gra...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 08/10/2025
#UBC Science is seeking an exceptional emerging scholar to fill a Canada Research Chair in Medical Physics in the Canadian Institutes of Health Research stream. Applications due November 30. science.ubc.ca/about/careers
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 07/10/2025
Congratulations to UBC Science’s 6 new public scholars! Sean Edgerton, Drew Hall, Yunfei Li, Jessica Mukiri, Lilith South & Molly Zhang are among 36 doctoral students who are pursuing interdisciplinary, community-engaged PhD work with real world impact.  www.grad.ubc.ca/collaborativ...
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 06/10/2025
“This is the first time we’ve seen this play out in a human model,” says Dr. Stephen Withers, UBC chemistry professor who co-led the development of a universal blood type. “It gives us invaluable insight into how to improve long-term outcomes.” @chem.ubc.ca www.msn.com/en-us/health...
Dr. Stephen Withers, professor emeritus of UBC's department of chemistry.
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 02/10/2025
Evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King is giving a public lecture: Pathogens and the Power of Evolution Oct. 18 7:15 pm P.A. Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, UBC Vancouver @kayla-king.bsky.social @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social @zoology.ubc.ca More info: globalreportingcentre.org/vancouver-in...
Dr. Kayla King is Canada Excellence Research Chair, Zoology and Microbiology & Immunology at UBC, and Professorial Fellow of Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford.
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UBC Science @science.ubc.ca · 26/09/2025
Reminder: This weekend @YVR! Our Quantum Universe. UBC physicist Dr. Mark Van Raamsdonk discusses classical and quantum gravity, and cosmology. t.co/HLK9zHAtj2
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