Saturn has left its former rival in the dust with a new total of 274 moons, almost twice as many as all the other planets ...

Are you entering your first year at UBC Science? Are you a transfer student—from a different faculty or institution? Visit here for steps to guide you through your first year at UBC. Students apply ...

UBC botanists have placed seaweed in the underwater equivalent of a wind tunnel to get a better idea of how different types of algae withstand the onslaught of strong waves and currents. The findings, ...

UBC has partnered with US-based Coursera to offer genetics, computer science and climate literacy courses online--bringing the university’s expertise within reach of anyone with Internet access.

Jellyfish are increasing in the majority of the world's coastal ecosystems, according to the first global study of jellyfish abundance by University of British Columbia researchers. In a study ...

A saved schedule is a way to draft your course schedule before registration. In Workday, you can create more than one saved schedule to choose courses you’re interested in, arrange them into a ...

If the course section you want to register in is full and a waitlist is available, you can register into the waitlist on Workday. Waitlists are managed by the department that runs the course. For ...

When is the summer session and how is it different from the winter session? There are two terms in the summer session, one from May to June, and the other from July to August. Since the summer terms ...

Hawaii's main volcano chains--the Loa and Kea trends--have distinct sources of magma and unique plumbing systems connecting them to the Earth’s deep mantle, according to UBC research published this ...

Humans play a far greater role in the fate of African elephants than habitat, and human conflict in particular has a devastating impact on these largest terrestrial animals, according to a new ...

What Happens After My Term 2 Grades Are Submitted? Science Advisors review the records of all 10,500 Science students in May and June each year.Advisors check your current academic standing and review ...