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“We need to make sustainable, legal trade viable enough that people obey the laws, and ensure that we also have sufficient deterrents to stop illegal activity,” says Dr. Sarah Foster of Project Seahorse. science.ubc.ca/news/2025-05/n…

Sunflowers have highly unusual genetic structures. Rather than small, gradual changes, many the traits farmers care about are linked to big shifts in the genome. “Structural changes are the norm, not the exception,” says UBC Botany prof Loren Rieseberg. seed.ab.ca/this-b-c-scien…

“Bottom-trawling is one of the most destructive & wasteful practices taking place in our ocean,” said Daniel Pauly Sea Around Us | Bluesky: @seaaroundus.org. "Massive, weighted nets bulldoze the ocean floor, destroying everything in their path." oceanographicmagazine.com/news/france-bo… UBC Science

"Many extinctions we think that humans are causing haven’t actually happened yet," says Dr. Sarah Otto at UBC Zoology. "These are the ‘living dead’ species whose population sizes are small, whose habitats are fragmented. There’s a lot of extinction debt.” popsci.com/environment/ar…

“The goal ultimately is to coexist,” said Dr. Sarah Benson-Amram, head of UBC’s urban wildlife project and UBC Zoology professor. theprovince.com/news/stanley-p…

These weekly sessions are designed for faculty and staff at UBC who are using, or thinking about using, Generative AI tools as part of their teaching, researching, or daily work. Wednesdays Weekly events.ctlt.ubc.ca/genaistudios

From decoding bacterial chemistry to winning the Governor General’s Gold Medal, Seyed Amirhossein Nasseri’s PhD journey at UBC was driven by curiosity, mentorship, and a passion for solving scientific puzzles. 🔗chem.ubc.ca/lab-bench-nati…

At UBC, we’re proud to celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ students, faculty and staff. Explore the many Pride activities at our Vancouver and Okanagan campuses, connect with your community, and reflect on what each of us can to do support 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion. bit.ly/3Hkn1vX

In 2024, researchers from UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) conducted the Salmon Dialogues; 13 public meetings across B.C. to collate local community knowledge. Here's what they heard. oceans.ubc.ca/2025/06/02/the…

“So much of the conservation action is designed to save one population, but - southern resident killer whales - it is going to help others as well," said Andrew Trites UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit Biggest threats to all marine life is underwater noise. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/06/03/bc-… UBC Science

June commemorates Indigenous History Month in Canada. The month encourages people to learn about, appreciate and acknowledge the rich history, heritage, resilience, contributions and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples across the country. Explore events and

B.C.’s economic strategy talks about reconciliation and climate adaptation as core tenets, and these must remain through turbulent times, says evolutionary biologist Dr. Sally Otto of UBC Zoology. yhoo.it/3SFCB7Q

Save the day. Julian Davies Legacy Memorial Symposium will be held at UBC Vancouver Friday October 10th 2025. Details on registration will follow. UBC Science UBC Dept of Microbiology and Immunology @ubc ASM

Current goals to protect 30% of marine areas won’t be sufficient to protect ocean megafauna, according to an international team of scientists that includes #UBC statisticians and fisheries researchers. UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) UBC Statistics doi.org/10.1126/scienc…

"There are many research challenges we need to solve in order to make AI safe. The important thing is that we are trying, including allocating significant resources to this critical issue," says UBC computer scientist Dr. Jeff Clune. UBC Computer Science cbc.ca/radio/asithapp…

When fish populations thrive without being harvested, they can seed surrounding fisheries. “It just makes so much sense to use international waters as the world’s fish bank,” says economist Rashid Sumaila of UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social). vancouversun.com/news/ubc-econo…

Deadline to submit applications for the Summer Skylight Development Grants competition is noon, Friday, June 20. Grants provide up to $5,000 in matching funds for projects that benefit undergrad or graduate teaching and learning. More information: skylight.science.ubc.ca/grants/skylight

PODCAST: Macrophycology means “big-ass algae” so let’s join five dazzling seaweed enthusiasts: guest-in-chief Dr. Patrick Martone of UBC Botany. player.fm/series/ologies…

Very exciting side event, good to see African voices contributing seriously to finding local to global solutions because the #world needs #African perspectives badly. #UNOC3, UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) Solving-FCB | @solvingfcb.org on BlueSky The OceanCanada Partnership

Can the chemical ingredients for life evolve in space and transfer to newly forming planets? To find out, UBC astrochemists are mimicking the cold confines of deep space in the lab. UBC Chemistry medium.com/ubcscience/how…