Prairie to Pharmacy is about discovering the chemistry that Canada's plants produce and determining what it does, with the long-term goal of finding new medicines.

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Today’s 2026 CWTS Leiden Rankings have placed UBC 49th in the world—and best in Canada—in the life and Earth sciences. The rankings evaluate over 1,600 major universities worldwide using bibliographic data from Clarivate's Web of Science database.

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“What makes this attack concerning is that an attacker doesn’t need to read the messages being exchanged,” said UBC computer scientist Dr. Aastha Mehta. @UBC_CS

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We are accepting applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions (deadline: Dec 7) and an Associate Professor with tenure position (deadline: Dec 8). Applicants in systems, data management and data mining are encouraged to apply. cs.ubc.ca/our-department…

“The trauma part of fire is very real,” says UBC mycologist Dr. @MonikaSFischer, whose lab tracks after-fire fungi. “But then the winter rains come and the fungi start fruiting, and it’s this beautiful burst of rainbow rebirth just months after. @UBCBotany
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New research from UBC material scientists could open a practical route to machine learning-assisted angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy experiments. @SBQMI_UBC

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A new study with unprecedented access to Atlantic salmon farms in BC raises urgent questions about the federal government’s approach to regulating salmon farms & highlights disease risk to wild salmon populations. Co-authored by UBC's Dr. Gideon Mordecai.

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A study on viral disease outbreaks raises questions about federal government oversight and farms’ future. Co-authored by #UBCOceans' Gideon Mordecai thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/…

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UBC mathematician Dr. Lior Silberman says that since OpenAI is listed as the author of 700 manuscripts released overnight, organizing references and writing clear proofs should be the authors' own inherent responsibility.

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UBC chemist Dr. Corinna Schindler has been recognized as one of Canada’s top early-career researchers, earning an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship from @CRSNG_NSERC. @UBCChem

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Congratulations to new Canada Research Chair Dr. Dongwook Yoon of UBC Computer Science, and to renewed chair holders Drs. Rashid Sumaila (@UBCoceans), Jessica McIver (@UBCphas), and Laurel Schafer (@UBCChem).
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"This is not a build Canada while protecting our environment act," said Dr. Sarah Otto, UBC evolutionary biologist and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. "It is a build Canada strong while damaging the environment [act]." @UBCMicroImmuno @ZoologyUBC

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Congratulations to Dr. Peter West, who has been named a Canada CIFAR AI Chair! Dr. West is among seven newly appointed or renewed Chairs in the latest cohort recognized for their world-leading AI research. Read more: cs.ubc.ca/news/2026/10/p…

What if we thought of the gut microbiome as a "virtual organ"? 🦠

@UBC alum Dr. Paula Littlejohn explores how this perspective could reshape our understanding of malnutrition and lead to better patient care.

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Know an outstanding UBC Chemistry alum? Nominate them for a 2026 Alumni Award. Deadline: Nov. 15, 2026 chem.ubc.ca/outreach-and-a…

Fish are renewable biological resources; satellites are depletable mechanical objects. Yet the governance of the high seas and orbital space share similarities. Here a Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite monitors Earth’s oceans, land, ice and atmosphere. theconversation.com/how-lessons-fr…

Swordfish are large-bodied, highly migratory fish typically found in temperate and warmer tropical waters far south of Haida Gwaii. It’s a rare find. Article by Isabella Morgante and Willim Cheung @coru_ubc in @ConversationCA theconversation.com/what-a-swordfi…

🌱 Turning plant #waste into #valuable chemicals!

Anne Lalande and collaborators at #UBC and the University of Wisconsin–Madison @UWMadison have engineered #bacteria to convert #lignin-derived compounds into #MuconicAcid—a key building block for plastics, textiles, e.

Their work was recently featured in The Microbiologist @, highlighting the potential to replace #fossil-based chemical #feedstocks with #renewable plant materials.

Congratulations to Anne Lalande, Logan Robeck, Dillon Hofsommer, Lucie Lippuner, Shannon Stahl and Lindsay Eltis on this exciting work!

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