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Carley Winter recipient of the Governor General's Gold Medal - Master's

May 27, 2026

Congratulations to Carley Winter, Master's Student in Schulte and Wood labs, for receiving the Governor General's Gold Medal - Master's - during the...

UBC Graduation stories: Georgia Hall

May 24, 2026

A love of the outdoors lead Georgia Hall to start a career in the far north of Vancouver Island, after studying Forest Sciences at UBC. Living close...

UBC Graduation stories: Jenny Muñoz

May 14, 2026

Growing up spending time on her family’s farm amid Colombia’s astonishing biodiversity, Jenny Muñoz found her calling among birds rather than test...

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Upcoming Events

Jun

Edwin SH Leong Centre for Healthy Aging Seminar

"Beyond procreation: splicing fats at the intersection of immunity, fertility & aging", Arjumand Ghazi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pediatrics and...

Jun

MSL - Michael Smith Seminar Series

Trainee Talk 1: William Stewart – Brumer lab Systems based characterization of the xyloglucan utilization system from the human gut bacterium...

Jun

Friday Zoology Coffee & Donuts

June June 19: LSC 1416 June 26: BRC courtyard July: July 3: Biosci courtyard July 10: LSC 1416 July 17: BRC courtyard July 24: Biosci courtyard...

Jun

CPS: The 22th D. Harold Copp Lecture

"Lgr5+ stem cell-based organoids model human disease in 3D and in 2D", Hans Clevers, MD, PhD, Professor of Molecular Genetics Hubrecht Institute and...

Jun

2026 Biology Teaching & Learning Retreat - June 24 & 25

You can find the retreat schedule here (stay tuned for updates). There will be in-person and online attendance options for most sessions. Feel free to...

Jun

25th International Worm Meeting

25th International Worm Meeting

Jun

Cyber security brown bag with ZCU

Have you wondered whether you are up to date on best practices for keeping your personal information safe? The ZCU team has offered to run a Cyber...

Jul