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Video: Kayla King Royal Society’s 2026 Francis Crick Medal Lecture

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October 15, 2026
Originally posted on August 27, 2025 UBC Science, August 27, 2025: "Evolutionary biologist Dr. Kayla King has been awarded the 2026 Francis Crick...
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Sally Otto on The Blue Hour

October 14, 2026
The Blue Hour with Farha Guerrero, 14 Oct, 2026 - Evolution in a Rapidly Changing World — Dr. Sally Otto "In this conversation, I speak with Dr...
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Hairy-legged red-eyed sea spiders discovered in the Salish Sea

September 23, 2026
Callipallene pilosuspedes, a species of sea spider newly discovered in the Salish Sea by UBC researchers. Photo credit: Cormac Toler-Scott.
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Oct
15

IRES: Institute of Resources, Environment and Sustainability Seminar

"Ecologically informed disease management strategies for pollinators", Nina Sokolov, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, IRES Source: IRES Seminar Series
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Oct
16

Special Friday Zoology Coffee & Donuts

October 16 – BioSci Lounge October 23 – LSC 1416 October 30 – BRC Atrium November November 6 – BioSci Lounge November 13 – LSC 1416 November 20 – BRC...
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Oct
16

IOF: Oceans and Fisheries Seminar

"A sea of symbionts, viruses, and pathogens: a journey across scales", Andrian Gajigan, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University Source: IOF seminars...
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Oct
16

Friday: Comparative Physiology Invited Speaker Seminar – Natasha Mhatre

"A tale of two constraints", Natasha Mhatre, Associate Professor, Western University Source: Friday Comphy Seminar...
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Oct
16

EDG: Evolution Discussion Group

Paper(s): Schaal et al. 2026 Predation, evo-devo, and historical contingency: A nematode predator drives evolution of aggregative multicellularity...
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Oct
16

BLISS: Biodiversity Legendary Internal Seminar Series

"Extreme heat drives opposing selection on body size across microhabitats", Jack Litle, Marshall lab  Source: BLISS-BRC...
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Oct
16

BNS: Behavioural Neuroscience Seminars

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Oct
19

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health seminar

"Quantitative imaging of neuromodulator dynamics in vivo by constructing new GRAB sensors", Yulong Li, Peking University    More information and zoom...
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Oct
19

2026 Vancouver Gairdner National Program

2026 Gairdner Symposium Date: Monday, October 19, 2:15-4:00pm Location: Life Sciences Institute, Lecture Theatre 2 (LSC 2), UBC, 2350 Health Sciences...
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Oct
19

Deadline to register: 2026 ECO-EVO Retreat

Save the Date for Eco Evo Retreat 2026 on 11-13 November  Please visit our website for more information: https://ecoevoretreat.weebly.com/...
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Latest Publications

Sophia Van Cuylenborg et al. American Journal of Primatology

October 13, 2026
FIGURE 2 | Chacma baboon behavior exemplars in response to simulated predator audio cues from our ABR study in Gorongosa National Park. (A) vigilance...
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Yuying Lin et al. PLOS Biology

October 1, 2026
Fig 3. Inversion haplotype diversity in each population.The phylogenetic tree (left) was reconstructed using 270,672 SNPs with RAxML, with bootstrap...
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