UBC Botany

Welcome to UBC Botany! 🌿 We're a department under the Faculty of Science @UBC, with specializations ranging from the organismal🌴 to the molecular🦠

[UBC Botany @UBCBotany]

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[UBC Botany @UBCBotany]

Do you want to be Botany's next Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Plant Resilience for Food Security?
Check out this Assistant Professor opportunity here https://t.co/PmXlFtSE0L.

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

🥳Congratulations to MSL and @UBCBotany professor Dr. Xin Li for her appointment as a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Plant Immunity! 👏

Learn more about Dr. Li's appointment, her exciting research and the other Fall 2022 appointments:
https://t.co/lmOiaDAwTr

[UBC Botany @UBCBotany]

Check out Botany’s EL Assistant Professor in Organismal Botany and Plant Diversity position here https://t.co/ZAy5Cboc3c #BlackinNature #BlackWomenPhDs #BlackBotanistsWeek #LGBTQinSTEM #InclusiveinSTEM #diveristyinSTEM #BreakingBarriersInSTEM @BlackWomenPhDs @500womensci

[Michael Smith Labs @ubcmsl]

Cannabis, like wine & whisky, has unique aromas👃
A new project from @GenomeBC, @Aurora_MMJ and UBC is sniffing out the best ones. Researchers are using #genomics to understand the genetic factors responsible for specific, desirable aromas.

@BohlmannLab @ubcscience @ubcforestry

[UBC Biology @BiologyUBC]

UBC Biology presents Teaching Assistant Spotlight! Learn more about Biology TA Rain Xiong in our latest article in BioNews (https://t.co/Qo9h1ysiBe)!

[Beaty Biodiversity Museum 🐳 @beatymuseum]

The importance of engaging with anti-colonial practices and #Indigenous knowledges in #biology! Click to read more about Making Connections, a cross-departmental team at #UBC developing a new biology course on natural history collections and #biodiversity. https://t.co/j42BDDW5SK

[UBC Science @ubcscience]

Global wildlife study during COVID-19 shows rural animals are more sensitive to human activity.

@gaynorlab @ZoologyUBC

https://t.co/hLZdiO0U3X

[Sean Michaletz @SeanMichaletz]

New paper led by @NicoleBison in @NewPhyt quantifies #HeatTolerance, #CarbonEconomics, & #EnergyBalance traits for 177 spp (157 families) in a common garden that controls for macroclimate. https://t.co/5gWmbmuLx7 @UBCBiodiversity @UBCBotany @ubcscience @ZoologyUBC

[UBC Biology @BiologyUBC]

📣 Calling all UBC Science students with research to share! We want to recognize YOU for your hard work and dedication to your research field.

🗓️Application period: March 25th (6 PM) - April 5th (11:59 PM)

💫Application Form: https://t.co/GKeM7Lq5SP

[Milos Simovic @MilosSimovic12]

My collaborators Kevin Mueller, Sean McMahon, Juliana Medeiros and I recently published a paper which investigates key trait-growth hypotheses among trees growing in urban greenspaces! Check it out here (open access!):

https://t.co/katYjLNIjs

[Nicole Bison @NicoleBison]

Very excited to share work for my first PhD chapter on variation in leaf carbon economics, energy balance and heat tolerance traits in a common garden!

https://t.co/WTkuXQ3T7r

[SCWIST @SCWIST]

Have you seen @CommsChem's Queer in Chem series? Check out the collection to foster a deeper understanding of the rich tapestry of identities and experiences within the chemistry community! https://t.co/i7dYwbn1In #LGBTQIASTEMDay #LGBTQSTEMDay #LGBTSTEMDay

[Early Career Ocean Professionals @OceanDecadeECOP]

TOP 3 ECOP Opportunities:

🎖Nominate someone for the Jerold Medal @TOSOceanography!

🦄Submit your abstract for 7th International Marine Connectivity Conference with @SeaUnicorn2020 - travel support is available!

🎢@CF_Conf has announced its bursary!

👉https://t.co/BxU72suXRj

[Hakai Magazine @hakaimagazine]

The scientific study of glaciers first got its footing in the late 1700s, and many of the basic ideas still hold. But one of glaciers’ most important roles has been overlooked. #GlacialReadsWeekend🧊

Story by @cestmoiLanglois

https://t.co/jz6ozZqCLZ

[CIHR @CIHR_IRSC]

🌈🔬🪰 Dr. Edan Foley @UAlberta is embracing #PrideInSTEM!

Their research on fly guts is shedding light on human gut biology – and that’s fundamental research for the win!

https://t.co/ShRJqDW5I3

#LGBTQStemDay

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

What has been considered sustainable forest management in the past could actually be seen as forest degradation, warns #UBCForestry Professor Suzanne Simard (@DrSuzanneSimard) via @TorontoStar.🌲

Tap the image below to read: https://t.co/fx16L0jHXR

[Beaty Biodiversity Museum 🐳 @beatymuseum]

The MAKING CONNECTIONS’ core development team is a small but mighty group of five people behind the development of the future UBC undergrad course ‘Introduction to Natural History Museums and Biodiversity Science’. https://t.co/kMK8AsEjVS #UBCTLEF #UBCscience #UBC #SciEd #SciComm

[@forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky @UBCForestry]

Join us in congratulating #UBCForestry's Dr. Guangyu Wang on receiving the Royal Commonwealth Society’s Platinum Jubilee Medal for Community Service for his work with Chinese communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.👏

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/eGsh53UW7Z