Browse the latest news and discoveries relating to animal research at UBC.
News
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January 2, 2025
Winter road salt could be killing salmon eggs
In this Q&A, zoology master's students Carley Winter and Clare Kilgour discuss their project monitoring the effects of salt levels on coho salmon in streams around Vancouver.
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November 27, 2024
Bright ideas for more nature-friendly holiday lights
A faculty of land and food systems researcher discusses these impacts and offers simple tips to make seasonal light displays friendlier to creatures at night.
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November 5, 2024
UBC releases 2023 animal research statistics
This is the 14th consecutive year the university has published the data.
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September 4, 2024
Drug discovery could prevent spread of childhood bone cancer
The researchers demonstrate that the compound can reduce lung metastasis in mice by over 90 per cent, while also shrinking the primary tumour site.
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September 3, 2024
Thousands of jellyfish clones are multiplying in B.C. lakes
The peach blossom jellyfish clones have been spotted in 34 places in B.C., its furthest northern range in North America, and a recent paper predicts sightings and the number of locations will increase by the end of the decade as climate change extends this range.
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March 18, 2024
Global wildlife study during COVID-19 shows rural animals are more sensitive to human activity
According to the study, plant-eating animals are more active while carnivores more cautious around humans.
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November 28, 2023
UBC releases 2022 animal research statistics
UBC’s summary of animals involved in research at the university in 2022 is now available.
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November 7, 2023
Cracking the code: Why songbirds are larger in colder climates
Scientists, including those from UBC forestry, use genome sequencing to find out.
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August 30, 2023
Fish buffered from recent marine heatwaves, showing there’s still time to act on climate change
Fish were surprisingly resilient to marine heatwaves before 2019, highlighting the need to keep seas from warming further, according to new research
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August 14, 2023
Just how smart are ‘trash pandas’? Volunteer your backyard to help scientists find out
This summer, you can turn your backyard into a raccoon IQ test to help researchers figure out just how brainy your average ‘trash panda’ is.