6 new UBC Science-led projects funded by @CIHR_IRSC will study longer-lasting RNA therapeutics, apicomplexan parasites, antibodies to combat future pandemics, & more. See how UBC researchers are improving our health & strengthening our health care system: https://t.co/yURdYZJJ1R

Check out our #ICLR2026 paper! We propose a method to identify surprising events in videos. We show that it's highly effective for informing frame sampling in video LLMs, leading to improved performance on a range of video understanding tasks 📽️

Please join us Feb. 10 for our first of two Black Excellence in STEM events this month: Swimming to UBC Like a Fish by @DrRashidSumaila, as he recounts the twists and turns of his academic journey, and reflects on what it means to build impact at UBC. https://t.co/hDNDQ0fUWh

Meet Laszlo Hollander (BSc ‘02), UBC Science’s 2026 Alumni Builder Award recipient. He's dedicated 25 years to supporting undergraduates as they navigate their academic & career journeys in Computer Science’s tri-mentoring program. @UBC_CS @alumniubc

“For Canadian polar bears, this doesn't change anything. Our bears are not doing well,” says Dr. Marie @AugerMethe “It's clear that their body condition, their survival, their reproduction has been declining with sea ice.” https://t.co/9YkTkBeXje via @CBCNews @ubcscience

Full-scale AI swarms remain theoretical but early warning signs include AI-generated deepfakes and fabricated news outlets that influenced recent election debates in the US, Taiwan, Indonesia and India, says Dr. Kevin Leyton-Brown. @k_leyton_brown @UBC_CS

UBC researchers have engineered gut bacteria that dim their fluorescent glow in the presence of illness. Their findings, published in Cell, could improve gut diagnostics by using bacteria that already live there. Read more: https://t.co/9VPEvnnRdL @ubcscience @UBCNews @CTropini

.@UBCphas astronomer Dr. Aaron Boley says the scariest hazard isn't the large space junk that tracking networks follow. “The biggest risk on orbit is the lethal non-trackable debris; it won’t cause an explosion, but it can disable the spacecraft if hit”

Check out my piece in Science X on how subsurface structure shapes climate resilience in watersheds https://t.co/FFNfHMIb6V @ubcscience @AguPubs

Dean of Science and UBC chemist Dr. Mark MacLachlan has a science themed crossword in the New York Times. "This puzzle’s theme idea came to me when I got one of those pesky error messages on my computer," Dr. MacLachlan said. @UBCChem

In a first, UBC physicists have used a new optical centrifuge to spin up molecules suspended in a superfluid. The results bring researchers a step closer to demystifying the behaviour of friction-less superfluids at the atomic scale. @UBCphas

Join us on Sunday, Feb. 15 for Kids Take Over UBC! Families can wander across the campus discovering arts and culture activities for all ages—from storytelling and cultural crafts to STEM workshops, to guided tours and live performances, and much more! https://t.co/jBZHYOkack

Check out my conversation with Donnie Maclary on the The STEM Career Coach podcast (@weareairswift)! We talked about AI and why we should focus more on immediate risks from AI adoption than hypothetical existential risks. https://t.co/R2S2jx0T4D

Congrats to Prof. Jason Hein and Dr. Ivory Zhang! Their IvoryOS project has been selected for @innovationubc's Venture Founder program. IvoryOS is transforming self‑driving labs with a no‑code, open‑source platform. @ubcscience @NatureComms 🔗 https://t.co/RVyRTy75yq

“It takes a lot of energy to grow, to become really big & pups need a lot of energy,” said Dr. Andrew Trites. “One way mums can ensure that pups are going to get big enough to become future breeders is to continue to provide them with milk.” @UBCoceans

PICTURES: California and steller #sealions are pictured on a dock near West Vancouver in Howe Sound on Wednesday. A range of marine wildlife is making its presence felt in the region.

UBC Emeritus College offers 2 annual awards that honour the contributions of UBC Emeriti. Science students, staff and faculty can nominate worthy retired UBC faculty at https://t.co/yEx40SNcIP

New work by Arca—founded on decades of UBC earth sciences research—will explore carbon removal at a B.C. nickel project. It has the potential to remove million of tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Read the Arca story ... https://t.co/T2TD79CgdV

The Sentinels of Change Alliance brings together 26 researchers to investigate patterns of biodiversity, ecological change, and resilience across the Salish Sea. @alyssamina @ZoologyUBC @HakaiInstitute https://t.co/MoWiNQEJwI

Dr. @AnnaBlakney’s team has partnered with STRM BIO and @Ginkgo on an $8.4 million USD grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), which will support them in developing a delivery platform for immune cell engineering. Learn more: https://t.co/q26NChuCG1