Biology

UBC Okanagan Professor Soheil Mahmoud (second from left) teaches students in a small lavender field on the Okanagan campus.

UBC researchers dig to get to the root of lavender’s secrets

By Patty Wellborn on October 11, 2018

A team of researchers, including UBC’s Soheil Mahmoud, have recently sequenced the genome of lavender.

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Miranda Hart, associate professor of biology in the Irving K Barber School of Arts and Sciences.

UBC researcher wonders where the women are

By Patty Wellborn on August 29, 2018

After an in-depth study, a UBC Okanagan researcher says almost every aspect of two top science journals continue to under-represent women—from published articles to photos, feature profiles and even advertisements.

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Lavender is known for its purple colour and pleasant aroma.

New study discovers gene that makes lavender smell sweet

By Nathan Skolski on August 7, 2018

For many, summer isn’t complete without fields of purple and the sweet smell of lavender.

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An American pika in North Cascades National Park (Photo credit: Andrew Veale)

Pikas in peril

By Patty Wellborn on June 20, 2018

UBC researchers have determined that the American pika, long cast as a sentinel mammal for the impacts of climate change, maybe in more trouble than once thought.

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Julianne Barry graduated this week with her PhD from UBC Okanagan.

Newly minted PhD graduate keeps her ties to UBC Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on June 8, 2018

Julianne Barry is one of those rare breeds of university students. She has spent her entire post-secondary academic career—from those first, nervous fresh-faced days to becoming an accomplished researcher and post-doctoral fellow—at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Evelyn Jensen studied a new generation of giant tortoises while earning her PhD at UBC Okanagan. Photo credit: Michael Russello

DNA analysis of near-extinct tortoises leads to gold medal win

By Patty Wellborn on June 7, 2018

A UBC student’s research examining the DNA of endangered Galapagos tortoises has led to the highest accomplishment a university student can win.

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Zoology grad Ashley Kerik has ambitions of study freshwater sharks.

From Australia, Asia (and a few spots in-between) to academia

By Christine Zeindler on June 6, 2018

Ashley Kerik has always had itchy feet. Since graduating from high school, she approached the world as one big laboratory, where new discoveries were just around the bend.

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UBC Okanagan sustainability researcher Lael Parrott, report editor and contributor

Mountains matter

By Patty Wellborn on May 28, 2018

Mountains are bellwethers of climate shifts according to new reporting led by UBC researchers, who suggest these terrains are experiencing a variety of rapid and worrying changes.

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Exercise can help with social isolation of seniors

Exercise can help with social isolation of seniors

By Patty Wellborn on May 23, 2018

A pilot program encouraging older adults to get walking to improve their health has revealed unexpected details to researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Caribou on the move in British Columbia.

New research says location of protected areas vital to wildlife survival

By Nathan Skolski on May 14, 2018

A new study, by 17 conservation scientists and environmental scholars, say the exact location of protective wild spaces is just as vital as committing to set these areas aside.

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