🧵 1/9 On International Women’s Day, we’re spotlighting 🇨🇦 researchers making breakthroughs in science, technology, health and the arts. Their work is improving lives at home and around the world. Meet the women leading change: 🔹 Dr. Courtney Y. Paquette, McGill University 🔹 Dr.

Registrations and submissions for #CSEE2025 are OPEN! Don’t miss your chance, submit your abstract before March 15th. Early Bird Registration deadline is April 15th. Registration: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/regis… Accommodation: event.fourwaves.com/scee2025/pages…

Dr. Sarah Otto of UBC Zoology says there's an urgent need for Canada and other countries to speed up the pipeline from sampling an infected creature, analysis of the genetic information, and submission to a global scientific database. science.ubc.ca/news/march-25-…

Lengthy delays in H5N1 genome submissions to GISAID go.nature.com/4l2Sm5M

Dr. Sarah Otto UBC Zoology says the avian flu virus hasn't shown much evidence of human-to-human transmission but was evolving rapidly to spread to other species like cows, and scientists are looking at parts of the virus that could attach to human cells. bit.ly/4j2uLQJ

Dr. Mark MachLachlan has been appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science for a five-year term, commencing April 1, 2025. bit.ly/4cffaer

You are invited to attend our Science Education Open House on April 10 at 9:30 am as we celebrate teaching and learning projects across the Faculty of Science. Location: Earth Sciences Building, 1st floor lobby & atrium. Register now: bit.ly/3QR4qZQ

We congratulate the winners of this year's recipients of the Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of excellence in teaching: Charissa Fung and Chin Sun, Zoology Jason Hein and Eva Nichols, Chemistry Abel Rosado, Botany UBC Chemistry UBC Botany UBC Zoology KillamLaureates

Celebrate Learning Week showcases events at UBCV and UBCO from May 5–9, focused on highlighting the ways we plant the seeds of change for lasting impacts in teaching and learning. Browse events events.ctlt.ubc.ca/clw #CLW2025

The TLEF and ALT-2040 Showcase celebrates the creative work of project teams and showcase a diverse range of projects from both UBCV & UBCO. May 8 | 10 am–12 pm | Register bit.ly/3RWYpv7

Join us for the Celebrate Learning Week student panel, where UBC students reflect on how they’re contributing to the evolution of teaching and learning. May 5 | 1–2:30 pm | Register bit.ly/4lwYsvt

‼️WEBINAR ALERT‼️ Join us for the MAY edition of the Virology Wakate Journal Club. Our featured speaker is Mr Asher Leeks(Asher Leeks ), Assistant Professor at University of British Columbia(UBC Zoology ). Please repost! To register: forms.gle/xsbGZh3wyCZLnM…

Spring grad 2025 kicks off next week! 🎓 From May 21–29, the UBC community will come together to celebrate the incredible achievements of our graduates. Share your special moments by tagging us or using #UBCGrad in your posts.🎉📸 Tuum Est. It is Yours. For more details on

"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…

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

It turns out colour isn’t just a fashion statement for guppies. UBC zoologists Drs. Wouter van der Bijl and Judith Mank found that the more orange the male guppy, the more virile it is. UBC Zoology Judith Mank Wouter van der Bijl science.ubc.ca/news/2025-07/o…

“Previously, people thought perhaps males realized that if they were more orange, they were more sexy,” explains Dr. Judith Mank of UBC Zoology. Judith Mank Wouter van der Bijl karmactive.com/male-guppies-w…

With restorative work Canada’s western ecosystems are in a better position to absorb greenhouse gases than any current technology. “It's not just the plants, because the animals are fundamental parts of those ecosystems,” says Dr. Kai Chan. UBC IRES • bsky.app/profile/ires.ubc.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/07/2…

JOB POSTINGS: 1. Canada Excellence Research Chair in Ocean Ecological Modelling 2. Canadian Excellence Research Chair in AI for Improving Patient Outcomes and Enhancing Health Service Delivery 3. Assistant Professor of Teaching in STEM Public Engagement science.ubc.ca/about/careers