Gideon Mordecai is named as an Action Canada Fellow
Action Canada selects emerging leaders from across Canada to become Fellows. They represent all sectors, including business, NGOs, science, government and academia. What they share in common is a commitment to Canada and a demonstrated engagement with public policy.
Pelagic Ecosystems Lab wins BC Conservation & Biodiversity Award
The award will fund a project to provide high resolution zooplankton biodiversity data by integrating eDNA, and the Zooscan imaging system, to establish a biodiversity benchmark for the wider BC coast.
Dr. Andrea Reid wins SCAS Outstanding Service Award
The award recognizes exceptional initiative on behalf of the Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences, acknowledging Dr. Reid’s innovative efforts in developing inclusive spaces for Indigenous content and participation
Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé receives UBC’s Charles A. McDowell Award for Excellence in Research
This award recognizes demonstrated excellence in pure or applied scientific research by a young faculty member.
Student Aleah Wong is Storytellers Challenge finalist
MSc student Aleah Wong, who has made it to the final round of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) 2024 Storytellers Challenge.
Faculty members receive funding from Government of Canada
Dr. William Cheung’s Canada Research Chair in Ocean Sustainability and Global Change (Tier II) was renewed for another five years. Dr. Chris Harley’s Sentinels of Changes project was funded.
Dr. Rashid Sumaila named “Extraordinary Professor”
He was appointed by the University of Pretoria’s Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development.
CONGRATULATIONS to Salty Science team!
The Salty Science team, which included UBC Oceans student Lauren Shea, rowed 5,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean and placed #1 in Womens Class, and #7 overall!
Dr. William Cheung awarded Doctor Honoris Causa degree by Institut Agro
Dr. Cheung will receive this award on Friday, January 26, 2024, at which time he will also present an Open Lecture on the theme: “The future of fish and fisheries under climate change.”
Dr. Rashid Sumaila among 2023’s top most influential Africans
This UBC prof is making waves worldwide in sustainable ocean resource management