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Dr. Hugh Brock Retirement

October 30, 2019
The Department of Zoology wishes Dr. Brock all the best and heartfelt thanks for his dedication to teaching, mentoring and support for his students and colleagues.
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Scribbles and Discs Large mediate tricellular junction formation

October 25, 2019
Zohreh Sharifkhodaei, Mary M. Gilbert, Vanessa J. Auld. 2019. Scribble and Discs Large mediate tricellular junction formation. Development.
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Cognitive load theory helps biology students learn programming with R

October 22, 2019
Laura Melissa Guzman, Matthew W., Ellen Nikelski Pennell and Diane S. Srivastava. 2019. Successful Integration of Data Science in Undergraduate Biostatistics Courses Using Cognitive Load Theory. CBE-Life Sciences Education, 18(4)  
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Patrick Tamkee is the recipient of the 2019 Richard Hare Memorial Award

October 18, 2019
   
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October Safety news: 1) First Aid and 2) Emergency meeting locations

October 15, 2019
1) First Aid A few...
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Claire Kremen receives Doctor of Science Honoris Causa from AMNH

September 26, 2019
Congratulations to Claire Kremen for receiving the Doctor of Sciences Honoris Causa by the American Museum of Natural History! Claire Kremen is a UBC...
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Jessica Meir is launching to the International Space Station

September 24, 2019
Jessica Meir is a former postdoctoral fellow with Bill Milsom in our department. This is her most recent publication with Bill and a compilation of...
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Statement of the UBC Department of Zoology on the Global Climate Strike

September 19, 2019
The link between human-caused emissions of greenhouse gases and global warming has been well established by scientists since at least 1896, when...
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A few more interviews: Geese imprinted on a future astronaut

September 13, 2019
Meir J., J. M. York, B. A. Chua, W. Jardine, L. A Hawkes, W. K. Milsom. 2019. Reduced metabolism supports hypoxic flight in the high-flying bar-headed goose (Anser indicus). eLife
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Trish Schulte and Mike Whitlock elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

September 10, 2019
Congratulations to Trish Schulte and Mike Whitlock for this well deserved recognition.
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