UBC focuses on cultural safety in local healthcare
UBC researchers have partnered with members of local healthcare organizations on a research initiative that aims to strengthen cultural safety and effect organizational change for aboriginal healthcare in the Okanagan Valley.
Teachers gather for Summer Institute at UBC's Okanagan campus
On Monday the Faculty of Education at UBC's Okanagan campus will welcome dozens of teachers from around the province and beyond for this year's Summer Institute.
Kids Summer Science Camp held at UBC
The Science Opportunities for Kids Society (SOKS) Science Summer Camp will be held at UBC's Okanagan campus thanks to the efforts of UBC alumnus Sydney White, who volunteered to revamp the popular kids' camp...
UBC's Okanagan Wine School opens opportunity in wine industry
Attracted to the Okanagan lifestyle, Fiona Price relocated from Vancouver to Kelowna just over a year ago. Though she wasn't entirely sure what was in store for her professionally, Price had a strong background in the tourism industry and planned to target a rapidly-growing area that would bring new professional challenges. So when she read […]
Continuing Studies receives Honourable Mention at CAUCE
Elaine Crebo-MacLeod, Program Leader of Continuing Studies, recently returned from a conference held by The Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE) in Fredericton, NB, where she received an Honourable Mention for her work in community engagement and marketing. Specifically, the recognition was earned in the category of Marketing on a Shoestring. Crebo MacLeod's proposal, […]
History student explores discrepancies in residential school accounts
UBC history student Jenna Foster has completed a research project that offers a glimpse into the objectives and effects of the Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS) through the eyes of the Canadian government, the Oblate, and Indigenous Peoples.
UBC develops resource to help fathers take the first step to butting out
UBC researchers, in collaboration with healthcare providers and community partners, have developed a resource booklet geared specifically towards...
Two new Deans appointed at UBC's Okanagan campus
UBC's Board of Governors has approved the appointment of new Deans for the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC's Okanagan campus. Cynthia Mathieson, current Acting Dean of the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed as Dean for a […]
UBC's Okanagan campus School of Engineering receives full accreditation
The first-ever Engineering graduates from UBC's Okanagan campus had something extra to celebrate at their Convocation ceremony this morning. They learned that the School of Engineering has received full accreditation from the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). "I have some wonderful news," said Doug Owram, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Principal of the Okanagan campus in […]
UBC student wants to use $10,000 prize to help women in need
UBC student Lauren Bytelaar, who graduated today with a Bachelor of Arts degree in geography, is the first recipient of a $10,000 prize created by Pushor Mitchell LLP, awarded each year to a top graduating student in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at UBC's Okanagan campus. Bytelaar says she plans to […]