Researchers have found that high levels of salt kill fertilized coho salmon eggs, raising concerns about the use of road salt ...

Students who have been approved by Science Advising for “deferred standing” status in a course are expected to sit at the first scheduled time for a make-up exam. As soon as you have been approved for ...

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 ...

Two UBC Science faculty members were among the 67 nominees for the 2010 YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honoured at a gala dinner last night. Mona Berciu, associate professor with the Department of ...

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 ...

UBC botanists have placed seaweed in the underwater equivalent of a wind tunnel to get a better idea of how different types of algae withstand the onslaught of strong waves and currents. The findings, ...

UBC mathematicians have been recognized at the national level with four research awards over the past several weeks. Professor Rachel Kuske, head of the Department of Mathematics, was awarded the 2011 ...

UBC has partnered with US-based Coursera to offer genetics, computer science and climate literacy courses online--bringing the university’s expertise within reach of anyone with Internet access.

Recent petitions from several African nations to 'downlist' the conservation status of elephants should be denied because no adequate monitoring of the impact of ivory sales or enforcement of the ...

We honour xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) on whose ancestral, unceded territory UBC Vancouver is situated. UBC Science is committed to building meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples so we can ...

Organic food waste for recycling. iStock. The holiday season is upon us, complete with multiple occasions for eating, drinking and making merry—which means multiple occasions for wasted food and drink ...