Wildfires pollute waterways and could affect their ability to sequester carbon, new University of British Columbia research ...

UBC’s departments of statistics and computer science have joined forces to create a new undergraduate, interdisciplinary data ...

UBC Science builds on and expands its research excellence with the appointment of two new Canada Research Chairs and the renewal of six previously appointed Chairs. Ken Harder, CRC in Host-Pathogen ...

Professor Michael Bennett, an expert in Number Theory and Diophantine problems, has been appointed head of the Department of Mathematics effective January 1, 2012. Bennett received his PhD in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Students from the University of British Columbia have out-coded some of the world's elite young programming talent, placing 14th at the 2010 ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest held in ...

Picky females play a critical role in the survival and diversity of species, according to a Nature study by researchers from the University of British Columbia and the International Institute for ...

UBC is gearing up for Celebrate Research Week! This year’s event runs from March 5th to 13th, and features a variety of hosted discussion forums, lectures, seminars, open houses and symposia on ...

The loss of the planet’s biological diversity is increasingly threatening Mother Nature’s ability to provide humans with goods and services like food, water, fodder, fertile soils, and protection from ...

Who is a Transfer Applicant? Anyone seeking admission after studying in a different post-secondary program at UBC or elsewhere. That includes: Students currently (or previously) enrolled at a ...