Dr. Mark MacLachlan, Canada Research Chair in Supramolecular Materials and the new Dean of Science at UBC, discusses his path ...

The global average for countries to report genetic information about bird flu, crucial to tracking and preventing a human ...

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 ...

Are you entering your first year at UBC Science? Are you a transfer student—from a different faculty or institution? Visit here for steps to guide you through your first year at UBC. Students apply ...

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, ...

Learn tips to lessen the stress and anxiety you feel during the final exam period. No matter how much you study or how prepared you are for an exam, you may still feel stress during the exam period.

A post-doctoral fellow with the Department of Zoology has conducted the first in-nature experiments that show environmental adaption accelerates the development of new species. "As far as advancing ...

UBC Science researchers predict Star Trek-style medical ‘Tricorders’ and the discovery of Earth-like planets in the January issue of UBC Reports, The Next Big Thing. This is the fifth year that UBC ...

Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world's coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish abundance by University of British Columbia researchers. In a study ...

A sweeping synthesis of two decades worth of data from Canada's major earth sciences project has yielded an unprecedented geological map of North America that offers researchers a glimpse back in time ...

A “four-eyed” fish that sees simultaneously above and below the water line has offered up a dramatic example of how gene expression allows organisms to adapt to their environment. Gregory L. Owens, a ...