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Carley Winter recipient of the Governor General's Gold Medal - Master's

May 27, 2026
Congratulations to Carley Winter, Master's Student in Schulte and Wood labs, for receiving the Governor General's Gold Medal - Master's - during the...
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UBC Graduation stories: Georgia Hall

May 24, 2026
A love of the outdoors lead Georgia Hall to start a career in the far north of Vancouver Island, after studying Forest Sciences at UBC. Living close...
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UBC Graduation stories: Jenny Muñoz

May 14, 2026
Growing up spending time on her family’s farm amid Colombia’s astonishing biodiversity, Jenny Muñoz found her calling among birds rather than test...
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Upcoming Events

May
28

Doctoral Defense - Yuying Lin

"Origin and maintenance of genetic variation in guppies", Yuying Lin, PhD candidate, Mank lab...
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May
29

Friday Zoology Coffee & Donuts

May: May 29: LSC 1416 June June   5: BRC courtyard June 12: Biosci courtyard June 19: LSC 1416 June 26: BRC courtyard July: July   3: Biosci...
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May
29

SBME: School of Biomedical Engineering research seminar

Location: SHRM B1009 "Sticky, spiky, and squishy robotics for gut health", Binbin Ying, Department of Biomedical Engineering & Division of Digestive...
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May
29

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health seminar

"Targeting B cells in MS - understanding mechanisms of action", Jennifer Gommerman, University of Toronto More information and zoom meeting details:...
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Jun
03

MSL - Michael Smith Seminar Series

"Structure-guided understanding and subnanomolar inhibition of enzymes underlying β-lactam antibiotic resistance in the superbug Methicillin Resistant...
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Jun
05

Deadline to RSVP: 2026 Biology Teaching & Learning Retreat - June 24 & 25

You can find the retreat schedule here (stay tuned for updates). There will be in-person and online attendance options for most sessions. Feel free to...
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Jul
12

ICBF: International Congress on the Biology of Fish 2026

16th International Congress on the Biology of Fish 2026 July 12-16, 2026 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Latest Publications

SL Johnston & CDG Harley. Marine Ecology Progress Series

May 19, 2026
Fig. 1. Relative humidity (RH) and temperature conditions at sites in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. (A) Monitored sites and study collection site...
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Nicole Knight et al. Limnology and Oceanography

April 28, 2026
Fig. 2. (a) Relative contribution (%) of 11 taxonomic groups. Sites are numbered from south (1) to north (11). (b) Variation in the scaled abundances...
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