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Priority Project
Science 101: Bringing Science to Vancouver’s Inner City
Science 101 is a barrier-free, non-credit course offered through UBC Science. The course provides students of all ages with an introduction to a wide variety of scientific fields. more
Community Engagement
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Support the Dean of Science Scholarship at UBC
Your support helps recognize and reward the top science undergraduate students. With your help, UBC Science can offer scholarships to even more of our talented students. more
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Success Story
No more abracadabra
…ork on a visual language in lab called Snap, which allows them to understand some programming concepts. Aside from providing students with analytical skills, computational thinking could help close the gender gap in computer science. We are not sure why the enrolment of women in computer science dropped in the 1980s, but some researchers believe a narrative that computers are more
Student Learning
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Success Story
Award winner Rosemary McCloskey helps make sense of it all
…cs. The private, public and non-profit sectors recognize their need for individuals—data scientists—to help them make sense of the quantitative information they collect.” Rosemary agrees more
Student Learning
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Success Story
A Passion for Science Education
…s, by her own account, a bit of an accident. It all started in 1991 during a teachers’ strike, when the mother of three was faced with a predicament: her more
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Support SURE: Science Undergraduate Research Experience
Students come to UBC to explore new concepts, to discover original ways of thinking, and to take their knowledge out into the world. Research experiences in laboratories, field schools, corporations more
Research Excellence, Student Learning
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Support Women in Computer Science at UBC
In today’s digital world, computer science forms the backbone of almost everything we use, from social networks to infrastructure to innovative healthcare solutions. Currently, only 25% of graduates more
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Priority Project
The Department of Computer Science Scholarship
The Department of Computer Science Scholarship provides financial support that can be vital to the success of some of our most outstanding students. You can play an important role in more
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Priority Project
Protected: Computer Science Scholarship
The UBC Computer Science Scholarship provides financial support that can be vital to the success of some of our most outstanding students. You can play an important role in helping more
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Success Story
Protected: Stem cell research gets animated
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. more
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Priority Project
Faculty of Science Bursary
UBC Science students have talent, drive, and curiosity. They have the potential make new discoveries, shift paradigms, start companies, and even spark new industries. Unfortunately, they don’t all more
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Priority Project
Applied Science Student Competition Team Sponsorships
Student team funding is a key priority for the Faculty of Applied Science. The engineering design teams provide over 1,000 students with the opportunity to put into practice the engineering more
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Success Story
UBC Professor Gives a Gift for the Future
…otte has been connected to UBC since the 1950s, when she studied math and chemistry as an undergraduate student, then as a graduate student and professor in the Department of Mathematics. After completing her PhD in computer science at the University of Cambridge, she returned to help UBC establish its computer science department. Today, Charlotte is focusing on her true more
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Priority Project
A New Frontier in Education Science: The Arrowsmith Young Collaborative for Neuroscience and Education
…Faculty of Medicine is seeking your support to pioneer a discipline that will transform children’s education. This initiative will combine neuroscience and early learning research into one more
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Success Story
Alumni Couple Shares Legacy of Education
…ton co-designed Vancouver’s first rapid transit line. He also promoted international trade partnerships in BC’s tech, environmental, and energy sectors before joining UBC as Associate Director, Development for the Faculty of Science, where he helped raise unprecedented funds for research. “I’m glad UBC accepted him, because it was the best job he ever had,” says Vivienne. “He more
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Success Story
Wayne and William White Engineering Design Centre
…s to develop their design, teamwork and communication skills in a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment, which helps to prepare them for entry into today’s workforce. The WWWEDC also provides the Faculty of Applied Science with the means to develop and offer cutting-edge design curricula, support co-curricular learning, and ensure that our educational programs are as more