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Okanagan fire response: study reveals untold story from Health Care Organizers' Perspectives

By Bud Mortenson on October 28, 2005

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 […]

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development

UBC Okanagan hosts "Canada Career Week" open house

By Bud Mortenson on October 27, 2005

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 […]

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Career Centre and Co-op Education

UBC teams with Fine Vintage Ltd. to offer world-renowned WSET® wine courses in Kelowna

By Bud Mortenson on October 24, 2005

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 […]

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Teixeira to receive Portugal's highest civilian honour

By Bud Mortenson on October 11, 2005

Dr. Jose Carlos Teixeira, Assistant Professor of Geography at UBC Okanagan, will receive Portugal's highest civilian award during a ceremony at the university campus in Kelowna on Saturday, October 15. A social geographer passionate about studying the migration of ethnic groups and how they shape their communities, Teixeira will be vested in the Ordem do […]

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UBC Okanagan Events

Winter Session Term 2 Mid-Term Break
Source: School of EngineeringHappening on Feb 18
MD Admissions Info Session
Source: SMPHappening on Feb 19
There and Back Again: An Investigation of the Biological and Genetic Consequences of a Sockeye Stocking Program
Source: IKBSAS Unit 2Happening on Feb 19
Pathways to Permanent Residence Information Sessions
Source: International StudentsHappening on Feb 19
Pathways to Permanent Residence Information Sessions
Source: International StudentsHappening on Feb 19
Experience UBC
Source: School of EngineeringHappening on Feb 21
Project Management Workshop
Source: Personal and Professional DevelopmentHappening on Feb 21

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