Students who have been approved by Science Advising for “deferred standing” status in a course are expected to sit at the first scheduled time for a make-up exam. As soon as you have been approved for ...

On-demand electronic switching of topology in a single crystal (OpenAI DALL·E through ChatGPT). University of British Columbia (UBC) scientists have demonstrated a reversible way to switch the ...

SCI Team supports Science students’ success through a variety of events and resources to support career and professional development. These supports are intended to benefit new-to-campus, current, and ...

Far-infrared image from the Herschel Space Observatory overlaid with optical data from Euclid (Ryley Hill, University of British Columbia, European Space Agency). Astronomers have released a sneak ...

Dr. Zachary Hudson, a UBC chemist developing advanced materials that are transforming how we diagnose disease, reduce electricity consumption and reduce plastic waste, has been awarded an Arthur B.

Dr. Caroline Lemieux is one of five new CRCs appointed at UBC Science (UBC Computer Science).) The appointment of five new Canada Research Chairs at UBC Science today boosts UBC’s research strength in ...

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes developed at the University of British Columbia to help prevent a mismatch and ...

MycoToilet turns human waste into nutrient-rich compost (Joseph Dahmen). UBC researchers have launched the world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet, the MycoToilet, at UBC Botanical Garden. The ...

Five UBC Science professors have been named Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) for their research in the fields of atmospheric aerosols, marine ecosystems and fisheries, fast radio bursts, ...

AI generated image of a pair of tornadoes. DeepAI. In 1951, physicist Julian Schwinger theorized that by applying a uniform electrical field to a vacuum, electron-positron pairs would be spontaneously ...

UBC chemists tested the tracer on mice with human tumour implants (UBC). A preclinical evaluation of a new ’dual-mode’ tracer agent shows promise in not only helping surgeons image and plan prostate ...

The Thunderbird Reactor is a custom-made, bench-top-sized particle accelerator and electrochemical reactor built by an interdisciplinary team at The University of British Columbia. Using a small bench ...