FestEVOLVE 2016
FestEVOLVE is back for 2016 and we are having a celebration of epic proportions for Darwin’s birthday!
FestEVOLVE is back for 2016 and we are having a celebration of epic proportions for Darwin’s birthday!
The 6th Annual Schofield Bryophyte and Lichen foray was held in Squamish, BC in early September, 2015. The small group of participants, included two students and one six-year old budding bryologist, visited various moist and wet sites in the area.
In February 2016 the Herbarium turns 100!
September 30, 2015 – February 14, 2016 | Dive into the underwater world of whales with Colleen McLaughlin Barlow’s breathtaking paintings and extraordinary crystal sculptures of whale bones.
Would you eat insects? That’s a question we asked guests at our Bugs & Beer night last week. The answer? A resounding yes! We thoroughly enjoyed the variety of seasoned grasshoppers and mealworms kindly sent from Next Millennium Farms.
This week, I completed a 4-month curatorial apprenticeship job-shadowing the Cowan Tetrapod Collection (CTC) Curatorial Assistant, Ildiko Szabo. I learned all aspects of tetrapod museum curation from preparing bird and mammal specimens, accessioning, t
Rockfishes are spiny-rayed fishes within the genera Sebastes. There are about 108 species worldwide. Ben Frable, of Oregon State University, and colleagues recently described a new species of rockfish, the deacon rockfish. There are about 108 species w
As a PhD student in mycology at the Department of Botany at UBC, I am always on the lookout for opportunities to expand my knowledge of fungal diversity. On hearing about graduate research assistantship opportunities at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, I
I am a sculptor, fabricator and observer who grew up exploring forests, stories and history, which has grown into an affection for the slower creation of quality objects and art. I believe that in this age of production, consumption and detritus such c
On Saturday, May 16 a group of 12 enthusiastic birders took part in a record breaking Campus Walk – lead by Darren Irwin the team spotted almost 30 species on their walk – a new record for our museum walking series! Darren Irwin, the walk leader, runs