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News and events of the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia - UBC
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Help an Anna's hummingbird out this winter - turns out feeders are facilitating their ability to stay here through the cold.

Dr. Jill Jankowski (@zoology.ubc.ca) discusses via @viawesome.bsky.social
Hummingbirds need help this winter in Metro Vancouver. Here's what to do
Did you know we have a hummingbird species that stays here year round?
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December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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From breakthroughs in organ transplants to alerts on the risks of space junk, UBC Science research made headlines in 2025. We’ve rounded up a selection of essential holiday browsing—our most-read stories, heart-felt tales of campus wildlife & real-world solutions.

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Your Science Must-Reads of 2025
From campus coyotes to breakthroughs in organ transplantation to the risks of space junk, we've rounded up your essential holiday science browsing.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Among other UBC projects, new B.C. Government funding will support a program that aims to create cancer vaccines, led by Drs. Pieter Cullis and Anna Blakney.

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December 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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UBC zoologist Dr. Charles Krebs says that the mismatch between hares' coats and their local environment is increasing due to climate change affecting temperatures and snow cover. @zoology.ubc.ca

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Yukon's snowshoe hares becoming less camouflaged, study finds | CBC News
Researchers found an increasing mismatch between snowshoe hares' coats and their environment, making them more vulnerable to predators at times.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Parasitic barnacles that turn hermit crabs into near-zombies? New UBC/Hakai research that surveyed 4,200 crabs at 65 sites shows these parasites are widespread across B.C., vulnerable to heat waves, and may be multiple cryptic species.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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SPECIAL EVENT: November 27 @ 2pm.
Join us to hear in person from this extraordinary scholar: "Looking for Patterns & Processes in the Ocean: an obstinate quest, with Dr. Philippe Cury" @ird-fr.bsky.social
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SPECIAL EVENT: November 27 @ 2pm. Join us to hear in person from this extraordinary scholar: "Looking for Patterns & Processes in the Ocean: an obstinate quest, with Dr. Philippe Cury" @ird-fr.bsky.social https://oceans.ubc.ca/rsvp-philippecury/
November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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RESEARCH: Parasites of the hermit crab Pagurus hirsutiusculus; distribution, prevalence, and thermal ecology. Co-authored by Dr. Chris Harley (@zoology.ubc.ca) and Dr. Alyssa Gehman (@rhizalyssa.bsky.social ) journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Parasites of the hermit crab Pagurus hirsutiusculus; distribution, prevalence, and thermal ecology
Parasites are common throughout the biosphere and can play significant ecological roles. However, most parasites are understudied, particularly with regards to how their prevalence and impacts vary wi...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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"It’s unusual enough to qualify as what’s called a marine heat wave,” said Dr. Christopher Harley about the return of the North Pacific blob. “I hate to say it, it’s the new normal and I’m starting to get used to it."

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The North Pacific heat ‘blob’ is back and experts are worried about marine life | Globalnews.ca
'This blob is a couple of degrees warmer than what we would expect for this particular time of year,' Christopher Harley, a professor of marine ecology, said.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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UBC Science is hiring a Digital Communications Specialist to enhance our online presence and reputation by creating inspirational web and other digital content, and support the development and operation of the Faculty’s digital communication initiatives and channels.

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October 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Drs. Chris Harley and Steven Hallam (@zoology.ubc.ca @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social ) commented on the effects of marine heat waves or 'blobs' via @vancouversun.bsky.social
The blob is back in the Northern Pacific Ocean: What does that mean for B.C.?
Climate scientists say the marine heat wave could be altering the jet stream leading to a wetter than normal winter. Find out more.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Back when Kip the coyote was first seen at UBC, he was skittish around people. But by the time he died, “he’d lost his fear of humans,” said Dr. Sarah Benson-Amram of @zoology.ubc.ca. “He was close to dangerous interactions with area pets and people."

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What cherished campus coyote’s death tells us about his life
In his short life, Kip the coyote with the one bad leg, became an unofficial mascot on UBC’s Vancouver campus.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Congratulations to UBC Science’s 6 new public scholars! Sean Edgerton, Drew Hall, Yunfei Li, Jessica Mukiri, Lilith South & Molly Zhang are among 36 doctoral students who are pursuing interdisciplinary, community-engaged PhD work with real world impact. 

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October 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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I gave a talk last year at TEDxNewEngland aimed at introducing the idea of viral sociality to a general audience, including implications for evolution & virology. Video now available online below.

#socialviruses #evosky #virosky 🧪
The social lives of viruses | Asher Leeks | TEDxNewEngland
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October 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Evolutionary ecologist Dr. Kayla King is giving a public lecture: Pathogens and the Power of Evolution

Oct. 18 7:15 pm P.A. Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, UBC Vancouver
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Dr. Kayla King is Canada Excellence Research Chair, Zoology and Microbiology & Immunology at UBC, and Professorial Fellow of Evolutionary Ecology, University of Oxford.
October 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Join us for an evening on climate change 🌏 🤒

Get a chance to meet 66 Birds / 3 Degrees Artist, Natalie Niblack & hear from all our special guests.

⏰ Oct 16th, 6-7:30pm (Doors Open 5pm)
🎟️ Admission by donation.
📲 Scan the QR code to learn more.

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September 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Atlantic killifish are robust little fish, but now @tblanchard.bsky.social & co reveal that fluctuating temperatures while the embryos are developing in the egg can have beneficial and damaging consequences

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A photo of two Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) embryos. Photo credit: Tessa Blanchard
September 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Each winter, road salt is used as a de-icer and washes into freshwater streams.

Research from the Road Salt Project ( www.theroadsaltproject.com ) has shown that the levels of road salt found in streams can harm developing rainbow trout.

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September 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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UBC Science grad students Brian Duarte & Cormac Toler-Scott are finalists in NSERC's 2025 Science Exposed People’s Choice photo contest. You can vote for your favourite photo until noon Sept. 21 at bit.ly/4n0Haan
Photo: Brian Duarte's "The decisive moment".
September 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Congratulations to Dr. Kayla King who was awarded the 2025 Francis Crick Medal & Lecture by the Royal Society for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology & genetics of infectious disease. @zoology.ubc.ca @ubcmicroimmuno.bsky.social @kayla-king.bsky.social @royalsociety.org bit.ly/4lGJrWB
Dr. Kayla King awarded Royal Society’s Francis Crick Medal
Evolutionary biologist Dr. Kayla King has been awarded the 2025 Francis Crick Medal and Lecture by the Royal Society of London for contributions to the fields of evolutionary biology and genetics of i...
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August 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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our department @zoology.ubc.ca has a tenure-track faculty position opening at the level of Assistant Professor of Teaching in the educational stream with a focus on Neuroscience! please share! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30389
University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology
Job #AJO30389, Assistant Professor of Teaching- Neuroscience, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
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August 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Congrats to the winners of the Wall Research Awards–Team Faculty, for Smell Steers the Salmon which explores how stressors such as high levels of CO₂ and urban pollutants affect salmon’s sense of smell which harms their ability to spawn. @zoology.ubc.ca @benmatthewslab.bsky.social

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August 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Come join us at UBC in Vancouver! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30389 @zoology.ubc.ca
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Job #AJO30389, Assistant Professor of Teaching- Neuroscience, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CA
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August 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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“Bioluminescence is light made by living things,” Dr. Chris Harley explains. “The sparkly glow we sometimes see in the #ocean is caused by tiny, single-celled creatures in the #plankton called Noctiluca, which means ‘night light.'” curiocity.com/bioluminesce... @zoology.ubc.ca
The ocean's 'sparkly glow': Here's where to witness bioluminescence in B.C.
Bioluminescence is a natural phenomenon producing a radiant blue glow in the ocean, & here are the best places to witness it in B.C.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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“We now have better numbers for that: we estimate 10 billion barnacles and 3 billion mussels [died] just in the strait of Georgia.”

Dr. Chris Harley (@zoology.ubc.ca @ubcoceans.bsky.social) discusses the 2021 heat dome and tidal species' surprising resilience via @theguardian.com
Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction
With the number of very hot days rising as well as average temperatures, more and more animals are vulnerable. But while some species can adapt, others are seeing huge population declines
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August 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Swarms of tent caterpillars haunting your dreams? Don't worry: We’re not due for an infestation for another few years.

Dr. Judith Myers (@zoology.ubc.ca @landfood.ubc.ca ) has studied the hairy critters for 50 years via @timescolonist.bsky.social
No leaf-munching tent caterpillar swarm this year, but likely in 2032-33, researcher says
Tent caterpillars never completely disappear — populations are winnowed down, then explode periodically
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August 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM