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Watch Judith Mank on CBC News: "Spot solid science and avoid fake claims"

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April 14, 2026
CBC News, April 13, 2026:  "In an era of AI, instant misinformation and hidden agendas, how do you tell the difference between real science and well...
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In Memoriam of Don Moerman

April 7, 2026
Don Moerman has passed away. Don joined the Department of Zoology in 1987 and retired at the end of 2019, remaining active as an Emeritus Professor...
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Diane Srivastava wins the 2025 Canadian Open Data Leader of the Year

March 29, 2026
Canadian Open Data Society 2025 winners: Diane Srivastava founded and leads the Living Data Project as Director of the Canadian Institute of Ecology...
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Upcoming Events

May
12

Botany Seminar: Davidson lecture

"Phylogenetics and evolution of mycoheterotrophy in the orchids", Craig Barrett, Davidson lecture, West Virginia University Source: Botany Seminars
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May
14

Botany seminar

"Diversity and evolution of chromatin regulatory states across eukaryotes", Sean Montgomery, EMBO/Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral fellow, Centre...
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May
15

Friday Zoology Coffee & Donuts

May: May 15: BRC courtyard May 22: Biosci courtyard May 29: LSC 1416 June June   5: BRC courtyard June 12: Biosci courtyard June 19: LSC 1416 June 26...
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May
15

Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health seminar

"Neurocomputational underpinnings of altered mentalization in autism", Christian Ruff, University of Zurich     More information and zoom meeting...
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May
20

MSL - Michael Smith Seminar Series

"How could maize genes move the needle on global nitrogen cycling?", Edward Buckler, Geneticist, Cornell University Source: MSL event and to register...
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May
21

SBME: School of Biomedical Engineering research seminar

Location: SHRM B1001 "Transport in mucus in the bulk and at interfaces", Caroline Wagner, Bioengineering; McGill University Full SBME research...
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May
26

UBC Graduation Ceremonies - Spring 2026

🌟 UBC Zoology Spring Graduation 👏 - May 26, 2026 at 8:30 am 🎓 Jackie DaSilva- MSc, Steinwand & Stewart 🎓 Georgia Hall - MSc, Harley 🎓 Lydia Fong -...
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May
26

Public lecture: Peter Grant and Rosemary Grant

Public lecture in honour of the Biology, Botany and Zoology graduates and their families: "40 + years of evolution: Darwin's finches in Galápagos"...
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Jun
24

2026 Biology Teaching & Learning Retreat - June 24 & 25

More details will be posted soon
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Jul
12

ICBF: International Congress on the Biology of Fish 2026

16th International Congress on the Biology of Fish 2026 July 12-16, 2026 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Latest Publications

Nicole Knight et al. Limnology and Oceanography

April 28, 2026
Fig. 2. (a) Relative contribution (%) of 11 taxonomic groups. Sites are numbered from south (1) to north (11). (b) Variation in the scaled abundances...
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Special issue: Gail D. Schwieterman, Emily A. Hardison, Chris M. Wood and Warren Burggren (eds). Philosophical Transactions B

April 14, 2026
Credit of issue cover: A colourful illustration of fish. Credit: BentlyChang/iStock. Special theme issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the...
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