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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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No more abracadabra
A new UBC class is showing undergrads it doesn’t take a coding wizard to use technology to solve problems. Rachel Pottinger is teaching UBC’s first computational thinking class. Photo: UBC Science. With the introduction of new K-12 curriculum in BC classrooms, phrases like computational thinking have begun popping up in the media. But while the term conjures images of coding more
Student Learning
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Impact Story
A Passion for Science Education
As a long-time volunteer with Youth Science Canada, UBC professor Judith Soon (BSc’74, MSc’95, PhD’00) is nurturing the next generation of scientists. Dr. Judith Soon’s first more
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Award winner Rosemary McCloskey helps make sense of it all
“This award is going at the very top of my CV,” says Rosemary McCloskey, the first recipient of the Department of Statistics Award in Data Science. The award, which has more
Student Learning
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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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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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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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Impact 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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UBC Professor Gives a Gift for the Future
“I hope [my gift] will enhance the status of science at UBC. I want to support somebody who has a good idea and good potential”. — Dr. Charlotte Froese Fischer Photo Credit: Martin Dee “There are so many things that can be done using computers,” says Dr. Charlotte Froese Fischer, an affiliate professor in the Department of Computer Science at 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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A New Frontier in Education Science: The Arrowsmith Young Collaborative for Neuroscience and Education
L to R Dr. Lara Boyd, Barbara Arrowsmith Young, Howard Eaton, Dr. Kim Schonert-Reichl Our whole society benefits when we give children the best start in life—when their success is more
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Impact Story
Sculptures enhance permanent legacy of former UBC student
Student’s father creates bronze deer in memory of his son. Louise Sidley, left, and David Sidley speak to family and friends gathered after the sculpture “Pair of Deer” was officially unveiled at UBC’s Okanagan campus. Two bronze deer now grace the grounds of UBC’s Okanagan campus, a gift that will forever stand as a legacy to former undergraduate student River more
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Aiming at Climate Change: No Magic Bullet
When it comes to solving climate change, Dr. John Janmaat knows one thing for sure: “There are no magic bullet solutions.” For Dr. Janmaat, LEEF BC Regional Innovation Chair in more