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🥳Congratulations to MSL and UBC Botany professor Dr. Xin Li for her appointment as a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Plant Immunity! 👏 Learn more about Dr. Li's appointment, her exciting research and the other Fall 2022 appointments: msl.ubc.ca/dr-xin-li-nomi…

The MAKING CONNECTIONS’ core development team is a small but mighty group of five people behind the development of the future UBC undergrad course ‘Introduction to Natural History Museums and Biodiversity Science’. beatymuseum.ubc.ca/2023/11/14/mak… #UBCTLEF #UBCscience #UBC #SciEd #SciComm

Join us in congratulating #UBCForestry's Dr. Guangyu Wang on receiving the Royal Commonwealth Society’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for Community Service for his work with Chinese communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.👏 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/49D9nxs

🌈🔬🪰 Dr. Edan Foley University of Alberta is embracing #PrideInSTEM! Their research on fly guts is shedding light on human gut biology – and that’s fundamental research for the win! cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53152.html #LGBTQStemDay

Have you seen Communications Chemistry's Queer in Chem series? Check out the collection to foster a deeper understanding of the rich tapestry of identities and experiences within the chemistry community! nature.com/articles/s4200… #LGBTQIASTEMDay #LGBTQSTEMDay #LGBTSTEMDay

The scientific study of glaciers first got its footing in the late 1700s, and many of the basic ideas still hold. But one of glaciers’ most important roles has been overlooked. #GlacialReadsWeekend🧊 Story by Krista Langlois l8r.it/rAy2

TOP 3 ECOP Opportunities: 🎖Nominate someone for the Jerold Medal Oceanography Society! 🦄Submit your abstract for 7th International Marine Connectivity Conference with Sea-Unicorn - travel support is available! 🎢Ocean and Coastal Futures (OCF) has announced its bursary! 👉ecopdecade.org/ecopopportunit…

What has been considered sustainable forest management in the past could actually be seen as forest degradation, warns #UBCForestry Professor Suzanne Simard (@DrSuzanneSimard) via Toronto Star.🌲 Tap the image below to read: bit.ly/3SLiS7P

My collaborators Kevin Mueller, Sean McMahon, Juliana Medeiros and I recently published a paper which investigates key trait-growth hypotheses among trees growing in urban greenspaces! Check it out here (open access!): besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

Global wildlife study during COVID-19 shows rural animals are more sensitive to human activity. Gaynor Baatjes UBC Zoology science.ubc.ca/news/global-wi…

The importance of engaging with anti-colonial practices and #Indigenous knowledges in #biology! Click to read more about Making Connections, a cross-departmental team at #UBC developing a new biology course on natural history collections and #biodiversity. indigenousinitiatives.ctlt.ubc.ca/2024/03/19/und…

New paper led by Nicole Bison in New Phytologist quantifies #HeatTolerance, #CarbonEconomics, & #EnergyBalance traits for 177 spp (157 families) in a common garden that controls for macroclimate. shorturl.at/szK68 UBCBiodiversity UBC Botany UBC Science UBC Zoology

Very excited to share work for my first PhD chapter on variation in leaf carbon economics, energy balance and heat tolerance traits in a common garden! doi.org/10.1111/nph.19…

📣 Calling all UBC Science students with research to share! We want to recognize YOU for your hard work and dedication to your research field. 🗓️Application period: March 25th (6 PM) - April 5th (11:59 PM) 💫Application Form: bit.ly/SUSxURO2024

Cannabis, like wine & whisky, has unique aromas👃 A new project from GenomeBC, Aurora Cannabis and UBC is sniffing out the best ones. Researchers are using #genomics to understand the genetic factors responsible for specific, desirable aromas. @BohlmannLab UBC Science @ubcforestry

UBC Biology presents Teaching Assistant Spotlight! Learn more about Biology TA Rain Xiong in our latest article in BioNews (bit.ly/BioNewsTA24Oct)!

Check out Botany’s EL Assistant Professor in Organismal Botany and Plant Diversity position here academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28960 #BlackinNature #BlackWomenPhDs #BlackBotanistsWeek #LGBTQinSTEM #InclusiveinSTEM #diveristyinSTEM #BreakingBarriersInSTEM BlackWomenPhDs®️ 500 Women Scientists