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UBC Microbiologists to Investigate Bacterial-Powered Cleanup of Military Test Sites

UBC microbiologist leads a $3.45 million Genome BC-funded project that explores using bacteria to degrade toxic residue left by military munitions.

UBC Researchers Find Key Microbial Indicator of Ocean Health

UBC and US Department of Energy microbiologists map the genome of a microbe that is shaping the ecology of the planet's expanding ocean dead zones.

UBC Scientists to Help Evaluate Canada's Biodiversity Research Capacity

Professors Wayne Maddison and Sarah Otto have been appointed to a national panel tasked with reviewing the state of biodiversity research in Canada.

CS Students Reclaim Regional Title at International Programming Competition

UBC beats teams from Stanford and Berkeley for a chance to compete at the ACM world finals in China this February.

The Georgia Straight

Clickers Give Students Incentive to Go to Class

UBC Earth and Ocean Sciences professor Roland Stull uses technology to encourage in-class discussion and engage students.

CBC News

'Dead-Zone' Microbe Measures Ocean Health

UBC researchers have mapped the genome of a microbe that lives in ocean 'dead zones,' areas of low-oxygen water that are expanding because of climate change.

Science News

Enter the Virosphere

UBC marine virologist Curtis Suttle on the increased appreciation of the viral influence on cellular life and the role viruses play in evolution.

Science Magazine

The Science of Teaching

UBC's Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative is using new teaching methods to engage students and improve learning.

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