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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...

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...

In Memoriam of Robert (Bob) C. Fitzsimmons

March 27, 2026

Credits: [unknown]. (1970, January 1). Robert C. Fitzsimmons [P]. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0023644. UBC Digital collection "Dr. Robert (Bob)...

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Upcoming Events

Apr

Botany Symposium

In addition to hearing a talk from our plenary speaker, Veronica Di Stilio, you'll have the opportunity to heard about some of the interesting...

Apr

Linda Matsuuchi's & Mike Gold's Retirement Symposium

Professors Linda Matsuuchi and Mike Gold are retiring after many years of running research labs at UBC! Linda and Mike and the Departments of...

Apr

Special Research seminar

"Pre- and post-panzootic circulation of avian influenza viruses in northeastern North America", Andrew Lang, Professor, Memorial University

Apr

Botany Seminar

"Plant responses to a warming world", Luiza Aparecido, University of Utah Source: Botany Seminars

Apr

Sex and Gender Inclusivity Community of Practice meeting

Join us for the next Sex and Gender Inclusivity Community of Practice meeting Zoom option available here: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63230287979?pwd...

Apr

MSL - Michael Smith Seminar Series - Pathway to Independence Awardee Talks

"Eau de hairworm: a multiscale approach to pheromone-driven behaviour in parasites", Jeff Doherty, Postdoctoral Fellow, Foster lab and B Matthews lab...

Apr

Neuropizza Seminars

Neuropizza is always on Wednesdays at 5:00 pm in the Koerner conference room Source: Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health

Apr

VEG: Vancouver Evolution group

Reading: Benegas et al. (2025) "A DNA language model based on multispecies alignment predicts the effects of genome-wide variants" Bring: Something...

Apr

IRES: Institute of Resources, Environment and Sustainability Seminar

IRES Student Symposium with Samantha Blackwell, Anaïs Pronovost-Morgan, Renata Rovelo and Valerie Zimmermann (Last seminar in Term 2) Speaker Order...

Apr

Friday Zoology Coffee & Donuts

April: April 17: BioSci Lounge April 24: BRC Atrium May: May 1: BioSci Lounge May 8: LSC 1416 May 15: BRC Atrium May 22: BioSci Lounge May 29...

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