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Only 30 minutes from the heart of downtown Vancouver, the University of British Columbia holds an international reputation for excellence in advanced research and learning. The spectacular UBC campus is a 'must-see' for any visitor to the city -- where snow-capped mountains meet ocean, and breathtaking vistas greet you around every corner. The university boasts some of the city's best attractions & recreation facilities, including the Museum of Anthropology, the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, and endless opportunities to explore forested trails in the adjoining 763-hectare Pacific Spirit Regional Park.
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2329 West Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4
604.822.2211
NAICS Code Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 611310
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Learning from Cod Collapse to Save Tuna
- 2008-02-18
Scientists Advocate Solutions and Urgent Action BOSTON -- Continued mismanagement could force some tuna populations to quickly go the way of cod, a highly threatened fishery that once helped shape economies of whole nations, leading scientists said in the symposium "Last Best Chance for Tuna: Learning from the Cod...
Cooler climes help spur on evolution.
- 2007-03-28
Mar 28, 2007 (New Scientist - ABIX via COMTEX) -- It has emerged that temperate regions are more likely than the tropics to give rise to new species. Dolph Schluter and Jason Weir, of the University of British Columbia, claim fewer species become extinct in tropical regions,...
Scientists setting dollar value for ecosystem
- 2006-11-01
VANCOUVER, Canada AFP — A scientific model will answer questions like 'what is a honeybee worth?' and measure the economic costs and benefits of ecosystems to human life, Canadian and US scientists said. Researcher Kai Chan of the University of British Columbia said the model will help estimate the dollar...
Genome Canada: Canadian Scientists Play Key Role in Analyzing Poplar's DNA Blueprint: Findings Published in Science; Analysis of First Complete Tree Genome Could Pave the Way for Poplar's Use as an Alternative Energy Source.
- 2006-09-14
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Sep 14, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- In a cover article published today in Science magazine, an international consortium of scientists representing 34 organizations, including the U.S. Department of Energy DOE, the University of British Columbia, Genome Canada, Genome British Columbia, and the Umea...
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: UBC math professor earns top science award.
- 1999-03-19
M2 PRESSWIRE-19 March 1999-UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: UBC math professor earns top science award C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:180399 UBC Mathematics Asst. Prof. Jingyi Chen is one of only two Canadian university scientists to earn a prestigious 1999 Alfred P. Sloan ...
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: Computer scientist Maria Klawe appointed UBC dean of Science.
- 1998-09-22
M2 PRESSWIRE-22 September 1998-UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: Computer scientist Maria Klawe appointed UBC dean of Science C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:210998 Maria Klawe, vice-president, Student and Academic Services, has been appointed dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of...
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