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Seven novelists, poets, playwrights to read in 2010 Visiting Author Series
The Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (FCCS) at UBC Okanagan brings an exciting array of Canadian writers to Kelowna for the 2010 Visiting Author Series of author readings, starting next Thursday. From January to April, seven Canadian writers will read and talk about writing and the writing life. With poets, fiction writers, experimental language […]
UBC Okanagan researchers recommend Olympic approach to aging well
UBC Reports | Vol. 56 | No. 1 | Jan. 7, 2010 For many older adults, aging with chronic disease, disability and frailty requires a daily Olympian effort just to survive. Exercise training inspired by Olympic regimens can allow older adults to turn back the clock on frailty, according to researchers Gareth Jones and Jennifer […]
Torch fires up UBC Okanagan Nursing student's Olympic aspirations
UBC Reports | Vol. 56 | No. 1 | Jan. 7, 2010 A competitive snowboarder with the First Nations Snowboard Team (FNST), Treanna Delorme will carry the Olympic torch for one kilometre in Lillooet, B.C., on Feb. 6. The UBC Okanagan first-year Nursing student says carrying the torch is a thrilling opportunity and one she […]