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The self-assessment of being a professional graduate student - the structure you create for yourself

Monday, 2 November 2026

Grow into a professional, proactive graduate student through key competencies in professionalism, with these tips from a master’s student.

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More than 400 graduate students supported with government awards

Thursday, 22 October 2026

UBC researchers supported through federal investments in Tri-Agency funding competitions.

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The Grad Student Guide to Making Time

Friday, 9 October 2026

You never know what might shift or who you might meet when you give yourself permission to step away from the grind for an hour.

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Dr. Zhan studied the impact of genome doubling on the evolution of organisms. He found that genome doubling frequently coincides with the formation of new species but does not necessarily improve the evolutionary success of eukaryotic organisms. His work has helped to understand the role of genome doubling in shaping the biodiversity on Earth.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics (PhD) - graduated in 2021