News and events from the Faculty of Science at the University of British Columbia.
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If you’ve noticed more whales visiting local waters, you’re not imagining it: Vancouver’s gargantuan guests are here thanks to the season, great grub and conservation successes, researchers say.
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This fall, UBC has a new introductory course about AI! AI 100 is open to all UBC students and covers the fundamentals of what AI is and explores its ethical and social implications. Learn more: science.ubc.ca/news/2026-05...
“The importance of biodiversity is that it gives us a way to understand the world that we live in.”
We are excited to unveil the first of the GSC’s three new mandate videos: this one is on Biodiversity, Environment, & Agriculture which showcases our collaborations and impact in these sectors.
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Quantum materials, cooked to perfection. 🔬
At @science.ubc.ca, Dr. Alannah Hallas and her team are designing crystals with powerful quantum properties—enabled by #CFIfunded equipment that lets them observe and fine-tune materials in real time.🔥bit.ly/4wghxaq
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"It shows a classic shifting baseline problem," said Dr. William Cheung. "It's really important we have a proper baseline and understanding of the trends, to inform our current actions for conservation and for climate adaptations." @science.ubc.ca @ubccoru.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Bottom trawling - a destructive fishing practice that indiscriminately brings to market about a quarter of the world’s wild-caught seafood - must stop. @projectseahorse.bsky.social research mentioned. Comments by Dr. Daniel Pauly @seaaroundus.org also referenced. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/o...
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Like many alumni, Alyssa Sangalang had a couple of options up her sleeve when she graduated with a BSc in 2021. Ultimately, she chose to blaze an unconventional trail by founding a web design studio.
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"It's stealing intellectual property. These systems have been trained on the entire internet without any regard for copyright. So people's photos, videos, books, etc. have been essentially stolen," says UBC computer scientist Dr. Alan Mackworth.
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At its core, a musical note is a repeating vibration, says UBC physicist & amateur jazz musician Dr. Mark van Raamsdonk.
“A piano string or whatever is oscillating at that frequency ... and then your ear converts that into a signal to your brain,” he says. @ubcphas.bsky.social
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UBC material scientist Dr. Joshua Folk is part of an international collaboration that has uncovered new aspects of superconductivity in rhombohedral graphene—a few layers of carbon atoms stacked like the treads of a staircase. @ubcphas.bsky.social
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Research from the University of Victoria shows that an area of the Georgia Strait near Comox and Denman Island was once covered in 5.5-million square metres of bull kelp forests, ten times the amount ...
Florida State University physicists are part of a team that has discovered unusual superconducting states in parts of graphene, with the potential to drive unexpected quantum technologies.
Like many alumni, Alyssa Sangalang had a couple of options up her sleeve when she graduated with a BSc in 2021. Ultimately, she chose to blaze an unconventional
