UBC hosts sexual assault awareness events
During the month of January UBC’s Vancouver campus will host several experts and events to promote awareness of the serious issue of sexual assault and safety on university campuses.
UBC receives $10.5M to map genome of sunflower family
University of British Columbia researchers have received $10.5 million in funding from Genome Canada through the Government of Canada, Genome BC and international partners to enable them to create the first reference genome of the sunflower family – work that will pinpoint agriculturally important genes and could result in a hybrid sunflower that provides both biofuel and food products.