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"We're changing the very course of evolution on this planet", Sally Otto

April 18, 2020
Listen to Sally Otto, in an interview last Sunday on the CBC, talking about evolution and in particular human-driven evolution.    
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"Extant timetrees are consistent with a myriad of diversification histories"

April 15, 2020
Stilianous Louca and Matt Pennell. 2020. Extant timetrees are consistent with a myriad of diversification histories. Nature
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Sarah Amundrud and Ken Thompson win CSEE Excellence in PhD Research Awards

April 3, 2020
Congratulations to all the CSEE Excellence in PhD Research Awards and in particular to Sarah Amundrud from Diane Srivastava lab and Ken Thompson from...
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COVID-19: useful links

April 3, 2020
USEFUL LINKS UBC-Zoology Zoology Finance: Procedures and forms Zoology IT: ZCU Resources UBC UBC official COVID page UBC G+PS COVID page for...
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Active learning vs. traditional instruction

March 9, 2020
Theobald et al. 2020. Active learning narrows achievement gaps for underrepresented students in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math. PNAS
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Mary O'Connor featured in NCEAS video

February 27, 2020
Watch: Mary O'Connor, among other scientists, offering advice to the next generation of ecologists to be able to answer complex questions about the changing world.  
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Sally Otto and Tony Sinclair featured in UBC Trek Magazine

February 27, 2020
Check out the latest edition of UBC Trek Magazine, "THE CONSERVATION ISSUE - Nature in Freefall", featuring articles with Sally Otto and Tony Sinclair.    
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Diana Rennison is the 2020 Jasper Loftus-Hill Young Investigator

February 18, 2020
Congratulation to Diana Rennison, former PhD student with Dolph Schluter.
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2019 Outstanding Paper prize by Kepra Beckett and Anne Robertson from Phil Matthews lab

February 13, 2020
   
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February 11: International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 11, 2020
To commemorate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, UBC Science is featuring 10 women researchers who are making their mark at #UBC and beyond. Read their stories 10 reasons why women are in Science
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