FROM MOLECULES TO BIODIVERSITY
FROM MOLECULES TO BIODIVERSITY
The Botany Department at UBC’s Point Grey campus is on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (hunq’umin’um’) speaking xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam). …We are working to understand and address harmful colonial legacies that have affected our current ways of teaching and conducting research, by listening and learning how to strengthen Indigenous voices in our classrooms and workspaces, and by building trust and partnerships with Indigenous scholars and communities. We recognize that this is a work in progress. We appreciate that making space for Indigenous knowledge and perspectives will support a deeper understanding of our relationships with plant, fungal and microbial life on Earth. You can learn more about the Musqueam here: https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/our-story/
Dr. Michelle Tseng, botany and zoology professor, discusses what may have happened to all the butterflies, and what we can do to help. Alex Walls Jun 25, 2024 A Cabbage White butterfly rests on a flower. Photo credit: Dr. Michelle Tseng A wet, cool spring and spraying for invasive insects…
The importance of engaging with anti-colonial practices and #Indigenous knowledges in #biology! Click to read more about Making Connections, a cross-departmental team at #UBC developing a new biology course on natural history collections and #biodiversity. https://t.co/j42BDDW5SK pic.twitter.com/QOyRmNwpb0
— Beaty Biodiversity Museum 🐳 (@beatymuseum) March 26, 2024
The Department of Botany maintains a greenhouse that facilitates research projects ranging from ecology and systematics to cell and developmental biology. Contact Oscar Dorado Ruiz for more information: 604-822-9681 or oscar.dorado@botany.ubc.ca.
The Department offers graduate degree programs at both Doctoral and Master’s level. Graduate students are an active and engaged part of the UBC Botany department.