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How to forage for mushrooms – safely and legally – this fall Oct 24 2023

It’s prime sprouting time in British Columbia for many a species of fungi, so aspiring mushroom hunters may be wondering just how to go about picking a patch of porcini.

Dr. Mary Berbee, professor in the UBC department of botany, discusses how to safely and legally forage for mushrooms around the city this fall.

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This parasitic plant convinces hosts to grow into its own flesh Sep 22 2023

Dr. Chen and colleagues—including University of British Columbia botanist Dr. Sean Graham—compared the genomes of Balanophora and Sapria, another extreme parasitic plant in the family Rafflesiaceae that has a very different vegetative body.

The UBC science summary: …

Celeste earns West Coast teaching award Jun 02 2023

Dr. Celeste Leander, Professor of Teaching in the Departments of Botany and Zoology, has received a 2023 West Coast Teaching Excellence Award. The honour, awarded to top post secondary teachers in British Columbia and the Yukon by the BC Teaching and Learning Council (BCTLC), recognizes Dr. Leander’s deep commitment to student-centred teaching…

Winner of the 2022 Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition Feb 24 2023

Congratulation to Michelle Tseng and her collaborators on being one of the recipients of the 2022 Campus as a Living Lab Fund Competition, which this year partnered with Wellbeing to expand the opportunities provided through the competition and support more projects advancing new ideas and innovations in Wellbeing, for their project …

Advice for young scientists from Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor Dec 21 2022

For Dr. Kaitlyn Gaynor (she/her), Assistant Professor in UBC’s Departments of Botany

What you can learn from Dr. Alex Moore's career path Nov 22 2022

Image and write-up by Nivretta Thatra

As of summer 2022, Dr. Alex Moore (she/they) is an Assistant Professor co-appointed at UBC Botany and the Faculty of Forestry. We are thrilled to be working with them! …

Sugarsticks (Allotropa virgata) study is on the cover of New Phytologist Nov 04 2022

A study by Botany alum Dr. Qianshi Lin is featured on the cover of New Phytologist, featuring a photo of Sugarsticks (Allotropa virgata) by Gerald D. Carr (Emeritus Professor of Botany at Oregon State University). 

Lin worked with…

UBC Botany In the News Oct 05 2022

Dr. Michelle Tseng discussed her work with UBC alum Erez Büyükyilmaz, which found warmer temps can lead to smaller butterflies: UBC study finds climate change could cause butterflies to shrink, raising pollination concerns

Photo: The…

Dr. Robin Young looks at cell biology through a lens of equity, diversity and inclusion Sep 29 2022

Dr. Robin Young, Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Biology at UBC Okanagan, takes an innovative approach towards teaching. Find out how she redefines conventional perceptions of cell biology and encourages her students to question injustices in scientific research.…

UBC Botany In the News Aug 18 2022

Dr. Jeannette Whitton commented on the importance of having financial support as an early career scientist: 'The future of science in Canada is at risk':…