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View EventsUBC Okanagan expansion adds six Board of Governors seats
The University of British Columbia Board of Governors chair Brad Bennett welcomes six new members to the university board. With these additions, effective Friday, December 9, membership of the Board of Governors increases to 21 from 15, as mandated by the University Act. This change reflects UBC’s expanded presence in British Columbia following the opening […]
University's United Way campaign surpasses target
UBC Okanagan’s United Way Campaign has exceeded its 2005 goal of raising $25,000. “We have gone beyond our original goal -- the fund-raising total is now well over $26,000,” said UBC Okanagan Campaign Chair Dr. Louise Nelson. “We have been very fortunate to have such strong and generous support from UBC Okanagan staff, faculty and […]
Former Okanagan Laker star chosen for Canada's first-ever female coach mentor program
Jackie Wong, a former four-year starter for the Okanagan Lakers Women’s Volleyball team, is one of 10 students selected for the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association’s (CCAA) first-ever Female Coach Mentor Program. Steve Manuel, coach of the Okanagan Lakers, has been selected to mentor Wong. The CCAA Female Coach Mentor Program was launched in October to […]
Election results for UBC Okanagan Senate
A total of 32 students, alumni and faculty from UBC Okanagan have been elected to serve on the first-ever UBC Okanagan Senate. Three more positions will be filled from the Faculty of Management Representatives (two Faculty and one Student) at a later date. The Senate is the academic governing body of UBC’s Okanagan campus. Its […]
Novelist Karen Connelly reading at UBC Okanagan
Karen Connelly, one of Canada’s best-known young writers and the youngest-ever Governor General’s Award recipient, will be speaking and reading from her new novel at UBC Okanagan on November 23. Hosted by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Connelly will read from The Lizard Cage (Random House 2005), and talk about her work. Students […]
UBC gains global brains with new federal research positions
University of British Columbia research will be expanded to include studies of plant chemicals that influence brain function, the future of copyright and other areas with the appointment today of eight researchers who have been named as new Canada Research Chairs (CRC). Investigators -- three of whom are returning to Canada -- come to UBC […]
UBC Okanagan dean elected to Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Fellowship
Dr. Joan Bottorff, Dean of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan, has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS). The Academy, which represents all Canadian medical and allied health sciences -- from fundamental science to social science and population health -- was established to provide advice on and […]
Okanagan fire response: study reveals untold story from Health Care Organizers' Perspectives
Hurricanes across U.S. Gulf Coast states and earthquakes in Asia have put an international spotlight on the plight of victims and rescuers coping with natural disasters. Closer to home, Canadians recall images of tired firefighters battling flames across the Okanagan Valley in B.C.'s interior during the summer of 2003 in a heroic effort to save […]
UBC Okanagan hosts "Canada Career Week" open house
UBC Okanagan’s Career Development and Alumni Services office is hosting an open house next Wednesday to help more employers and students make connections in today’s red-hot Okanagan job market. "We’re looking forward to meeting employers and discussing their recruitment needs, and introducing them to the full range of services and programs available through our Career […]
UBC teams with Fine Vintage Ltd. to offer world-renowned WSET® wine courses in Kelowna
The University of British Columbia and James Cluer of Fine Vintage Ltd. are partnering to bring world-renowned Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET®) Courses to the Okanagan Valley, starting November 15 in Kelowna. "UBC is delighted to be offering a program of wine courses with such international recognition that will provide wine lovers and industry […]