The 21st annual URA Symposium features posters and presentations from the 2026 recipients of the Undergraduate Research Awards (URA/IURA/USRA). Sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Endowment Fund, the International Student Initiative and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.
About the Talk Do animals actually seek each other out, or do they just end up together at the same resource hotspots? Drawing on theoretical models and field data from caribou, this talk unpacks the critical overlap between spatial ecology and social networks—and why studying either in isolation may misread animal fitness. Speaker Dr. Eric […]
About the Talk Multi-view mammography uses multiple imaging perspectives to support breast cancer detection, but variations in image quality and anatomical coverage can lead to conflicting diagnostic evidence. In this talk, PhD candidate Rayhan Ahmed will present the Conflict–Evidential Inference Network (CEI-Net), a novel framework that treats each mammography view as a source of uncertain […]
Discover how microbiome research is transforming our understanding of health, wellness and the connections within the human body. Join the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science for an engaging evening with renowned UBC Okanagan researcher Dr. Deanna Gibson, whose innovative work is transforming our understanding of gut health and the microbiome. Explore the powerful connections […]
Yiduo Zhang will defend their dissertation.
Sarah Mavor will defend their thesis.
Jared Brown will defend their thesis.
Kaitlyn Adam will defend their thesis.
Learn more about the Student Directed Seminars program at our upcoming info sessions.
About the Talk Identifying climate-resilient coral reefs demands both precise ecological field data and unprecedented global coordination. Leveraging MERMAID, the largest open-access coral monitoring platform, this talk connects frontline marine science to global climate and biodiversity frameworks. Expect a candid, science-to-action perspective on what it takes to translate ecological data into durable conservation wins. About […]
Learn more about the Student Directed Seminars program at our upcoming info sessions.
Learn more about the Student Directed Seminars program at our upcoming info sessions.
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