Internationally renowned evolutionary biologist Dr. Dolph Schluter has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellows, among the most distinct honours within the scientific community.
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seed2STEM is an innovative UBC summer research program helping to improve representation of Indigenous students in #STEM . Discover some of the program’s early impacts and what past participants are saying. bit.ly/3W5JMcz

#STEM Education #MedEd

Every day, 40+ University of British Columbia research groups are exploring sustainable solutions for the planet. From wildfires to next-gen batteries, sustainability has been core to our mission for over 25 years. This #EarthDay , let's act decisively.

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The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (UBC IRSHDC) is hosting an open house on Apr. 15.

The Centre supports Residential School Survivors, their descendants and families in accessing and researching Residential School records.

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#UBC is recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2024! Learn more: bit.ly/4d0b3mE

#GreenEmployers #TopEmployers2024

In this week's #EABOfficeHours #podcast episode, University of British Columbia President Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon talks openly about his own healing journey and shares advice on how to make #MentalHealth and #wellness central to the university mission.

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UBC launches Wall Fellowships & Wall Research Awards focusing initially on research across all disciplines relating to sustainability in BC. Almost $4M available annually for faculty and graduate student projects, enabled by the Peter Wall Legacy Fund. bit.ly/3TRY65v

You are invited! Join us at our Open House, April 15 2-5PM.

Where the wild bees are—and aren’t—impacts food supply, according to a new study. 🐝

In this Q&A, UBC Forestry landscape ecologist Dr. Matthew Mitchell delves into the study's findings and proposes ways the public can contribute to protecting wild bees: bit.ly/3VKuIR7

What does safe, inclusive and gender affirming trans health care look like?

We spoke with UBC postdoctoral fellow Dr. A.J. Lowik, whose research is shedding light on the experiences of trans people accessing reproductive care in B.C. bit.ly/3vt2Wy2

(1/2) Today Lisa Beare and @brendabaileybc announced #UBC researchers have been awarded more than $47 million for 21 research projects through the latest BC Knowledge Development Fund. We are grateful for this investment in research infrastructure for UBC faculty and students.

Get to know Dr. Bhushan Gopaluni, Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President of Faculty Planning at UBC Vancouver: bit.ly/3xek3E4

What can we do to help make our food systems more sustainable? UBC researchers share small steps that can make a big collective impact: bit.ly/3TvNWIT

#Sustainability #FoodSystems

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Are you on campus tomorrow? Don't miss our in-person #UBCGivingDay celebration from 11-1. We’ll have games, giveaways and more! Find us in front of the UBC Bookstore (Vancouver campus) or the University Centre (Okanagan campus). bit.ly/4auNwIk

Congratulations to this year's honorary degree recipients! These 13 extraordinary individuals are icons in their fields, have made transformative impacts, and are an inspiration to our students, faculty and communities.

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