This program is affiliated with one of UBC's top-ranked research areas. 1 Earth and ocean sciences spans all aspects of understanding the history and dynamics of our planet, as well as how to best ...

This program is affiliated with one of UBC's top-ranked research areas. 1 Physiology explores the basis of life--from the subcellular to the whole person. It provides the basic information for ...

UBC Microbiology and Immunology is a leading centre for the study of bacteria, fungi and viruses--and their roles in human health and disease, agriculture, natural ecosystems, energy and ...

Some genes just don’t play fair.Researchers have uncovered a ‘selfish’ X chromosome in the fruit fly Drosophila testacea that ...

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Computer science at UBC gives you a thorough grounding in software design, and a broad choice of studies in other areas like machine learning, data mining, parallel computation, and advanced ...

A new approach to drug design can deliver medicine directly to the gut in mice at significantly lower doses than current ...

A sweeping synthesis of two decades worth of data from Canada's major earth sciences project has yielded an unprecedented geological map of North America that offers researchers a glimpse back in time ...

UBC botanists have placed seaweed in the underwater equivalent of a wind tunnel to get a better idea of how different types of algae withstand the onslaught of strong waves and currents. The findings, ...

The loss of large predator animals across the globe is having unanticipated impacts on processes as diverse as human disease dynamics, wildfires and biogeochemical cycles, according to new research by ...