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Murder by numbers: researchers compare the crimes and minds of individual vs. multiple killers
Crime investigators such as the RCMP, FBI and even the CIA have powerful new knowledge at their disposal to potentially help solve murders, thanks to a ground-breaking study involving UBC forensic psychology researchers. Their findings could help police generate predictions about the characteristics of a killer – or killers – based on the crime scene evidence and victim.
UBC Okanagan students bring history into the present
YouTube videos, scale models and interviews help tomorrow's teachers learn What started as a simple assignment has taken on a life of its own for UBC Okanagan student Michele Jackson. This term Jackson and her Elementary Teacher Education Program (ETEP) classmates are exploring and preserving moments in history through a variety of innovative teaching tools […]
UBC student wins chess tournament
Sean Kelman, a first-year UBC Okanagan Engineering student, won a fund-raiser chess tournament in Vernon on Nov. 21. Kelman, Greg Bishop and Kaelan Chartrand each scored 5 of 6 points in the regular section of the tourney, with Kelman prevailing in the blitz playoff. Funds generated from the tournament went to the People Place and […]
Vernon apple box label makes cover of international journal
An apple box label from the early years of fruit-growing in the Vernon area is the cover art for the 12th volume of the Journal of Ecological Anthropology. Now available to the public online, the edition featured the label of the Penoka Brand of Canadian apples. The label was used with permission from the Kelowna […]
UBC undergrads pursue love of research
"We felt that many students, namely undergrads, were both unaware and intimidated by the available research opportunities," says Sydney White, a fourth-year biochemistry student. "The students who started the society felt we were uniquely positioned to be student ambassadors, and we wanted to share our appreciation of research with other students." Zosia Kossowski, a fourth-year […]
UBC professor helps wineries go greener
Plan in place for Okanagan wine industry to reuse bottles Ian Stuart, professor of supply chain management with UBC Okanagan's Faculty of Management, is working with the Okanagan Valley's wine industry to design and implement a business plan that reduces wineries' carbon footprint and saves them money by reusing wine bottles in the Valley. "Right […]
No-footprint ski trip for UBC Okanagan students
A group of UBC Okanagan students are taking a back-country ski trip one step further this weekend -- they're erasing the ecological footprint they create, so their trip has virtually zero environmental impact. The "Earn Your Turns" Zero-Footprint Ski Trip was conceived by students in the UBC Varsity Outdoor Club - Okanagan (VOCO) who are […]
Short Fiction Contest brings together region's writing community
Annual competition going strong despite challenging economic times In a time when the world's attention is pulled to the West Coast and the Winter Olympics, the Okanagan Short Fiction contest -- which is now officially open -- is an opportunity to showcase the talents of Southern Interior writers, says Summerland writer Kyle Cornett-Ching. "The short […]
African Gala raises funds for health promotion
A long list of health promotion projects in northern African communities will benefit from this year's African Gala, the annual fund-raising evening organized by UBC Okanagan's Nursing students and faculty who will travel to Africa in the New Year. "Proceeds are going towards such things as community projects directed towards economic independence for women, buying […]
Save the seeds, save ourselves
Native cultures and their plant seeds could be keys to addressing crises of food, medicine and energy, coping with climate change, and easing unprecedented rates of species extinction, according to Tirso Gonzales, an assistant professor of Indigenous Studies at UBC Okanagan. “The dominant Westernized worldview tells us that nature has endless resources, and so we […]