Agrawal lab logo. A fly in the UBC colors, with dots framing its body.
The Agrawal lab is moving! This January we will be setting up shop at #UBC in Vancouver, in the department of #Zoology! We are actively recruiting at all levels, especially masters and PhD students. These position are #funded! Please send anyone interested my way!
You know, since the first modern oil crisis in the 70s it feels like we shouldn't have quadrupled down on oil dependency and car required living
Soviet realist painting of a woman operating a port crane. Our perspective is from behind her so we see the lofty view of the port out the window of the crane’s cab
“From the height of the port crane” Rudolf Baranov, 1974
the reverse version of those “evolution of man” drawings
Zoomed in view of a building that looks like it’s comprised of glass boxes stack on top of each other
Inside the Vancouver library atrium that has cobblestone plaza and a glass room and on the left are the six levels of the library with shelves and people at desks
A cluster of buildings in downtown Vancouver that are older style with brick facades, then some glass condo towers in the background. The Sun Tower is a focal point with its faux-patina dome made to look like copper cladding
Zoomed in on the old post office building with a giant version of Canada’s coat of arms on the side of the old facade and a new glass office tower rising behind it
Vancouver #architecture from my walk around the city today
Your moment of Mississippi River reflection zen
Protesters are marching on Michigan Avenue now.
Chanting, "money for jobs and education! Not for war and occupation!"
Bouquet of brown seaweeds #PhycologyFriday #SciArt
2 AM, Lake Street fog
The USA dismantling its world-best scientific infrastructure in favour of billionaires and media influencers. What a world
Jim, Charles and Roscoe, photographed just after the recording of their difficult third album.
... Chilling out with his bandmates.
When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.
CUPE condemns the bombing of Iran and the escalation of hostilities across the Middle East. The implications for peace and security in the region, and around the world, are enormous.
Read the full statement: cupe.ca/cupe-condemn...
It's kind of wild how driving the speed limit feels like an act of resistance against car culture
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if people are using classified information to place bets, then theoretically others can analyze betting behavior to find signals that reveal classified information.
photo of a bee covered all-over with bright orange pollen.
this is the most pollen ive ever seen on a single bug, shes having the time of her life
I'm addicted to these videos from a bakery in Uzbekistan
this bread is beautiful
Ultra-sensitive CAR T cells eliminate hard-to-treat tumours in mice
A proof-of-concept study opens up an avenue for treating solid tumours that express low levels of a target antigen.
www.nature.com/artic...
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Today we went to the UBC truffle orchard (called a truffière) for a workshop and met some expert truffle hunting dogs! #fungifriends
Photo of Song Sparrow standing a rock in a small stream surrounded by other rocks and a tuft of grass. The stream is flowing over the rock like a waterfall, and the sparrow is looking down over the edge to the next level, which is only a few centimeters below.
A Song Sparrow debates whether or not to take a plunge.
In a small tributary to Canyon Creek on Spanish Banks Beach, Vancouver, BC.
#Birds #SongSparrow #
A Flat-Headed Cat: a cat the size of a housecat, with white or buff on the belly, brown brindle on the body, and lighter brown tabby striping on the face, with white on the cheeks. It hunches up on a wooden branch in what looks like a zoo exhibit, with some greenery framing the scene. CREDIT: Jim Sanderson
It may look like a housecat, but this is the 'flat-headed cat' (Prionailurus planiceps) native to wetland/swamp areas of Southeast Asia.
The close-set eyes are an adaptation to being a dietary specialist. You're looking at one of the best four-legged fish-catchers in the world.
(📷: Jim Sanderson)
Gene Rodenberry: In my TV show I invented the The Arsenal of Freedom as a cautionary tale.
American military: At long last, we have created the The Arsenal of Freedom from classic sci-fi TV show The Arsenal of Freedom Will Destroy All of Us.
In a world first, B.C. teen cured of rare disease through gene editing treatment. Ty Sperle cured of chronic granulomatous disease with a treatment known as “prime editing,” by Brenna Owen www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/briti... via @theglobeandmail.com
Until I moved here, I had no idea how much curling means in Canada. It’s Canadian snooker.
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Rotating view from the top of the Shedd Aquarium where Chicago meets Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2026-02-24 02:06:05 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: fox32chicago.com // Current Temp in Chicago: 23 F | -5 C // Precip: clear sky // Wind: N at 1 mph | 2 kph // Humidity: 76%
Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:
In this 2024 interview, Jack Hughes, who just scored the game-winning goal for the US Olympic hockey team, explains why it was important for him to embrace Pride Night when many other NHL players refused to do so.
Entrance to the Moulin de la Galette - 1887
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