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View EventsUBC degrees for 936 in historic four-ceremony day
The University of British Columbia's fast-growing Okanagan campus celebrated the achievements of its Class of 2010 on Friday in four ceremonies held on campus. That's one more ceremony than in previous years, recognizing 866 undergraduate and 70 graduate students receiving their degrees. This year's class included the first graduates from the School of Engineering, as […]
Youth Poetry Slam Camp features spoken-word poet Kevan Cameron
This summer's Poetry Slam Camp at UBC's Okanagan campus will feature a slam performance and workshop with the renowned spoken-word poet Kevan Cameron, also known as "Scruffmouth." This event will take place July 23 to 25 and is sponsored by the Creative Studies Department of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, and CanWest's Raise-a-Reader […]
UBC's Okanagan campus to double in size
The University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus will soon double its land area, as the UBC Board of Governors today approved the $8.78-million purchase of 103.6 ha. (256 acres) of North Glenmore farmland from the City of Kelowna.
UBC Board re-appoints Toope to second term as President and Vice Chancellor
The Board of Governors of The University of British Columbia has reappointed Prof. Stephen J. Toope to a second term of five years as President and Vice Chancellor.
First scholarship created for UBC Southern Medical Program
Dr. Allan Jones, Associate Regional Dean, Southern Medical Program, accepts a cheque for $30,000 from Dr. Sue Randhawa and Dr. Brian Brodie, President, B.C. Medical Association, to create the Southern Medical Program's first scholarship endowment. The B.C. Medical Association and the B.C. Medical Foundation have created the first endowed student award for the Southern Medical […]
UBC Faculty of Management and Sauder School of Business now in alliance
The Faculty of Management at UBC's Okanagan campus and the Sauder School of Business at UBC's Vancouver campus have established an alliance that will further open doors for research innovation, resource efficiencies, career service expansion and student opportunities. The alliance capitalizes on each faculty's unique strengths -- the heritage of business education at the Vancouver […]
Is this water safe to drink?
From UBC Reports, June 2010 UBC researchers hope to patent a device to detect water-borne pathogens in real time - a technology that currently doesn't exist, and one that could potentially help prevent human illness caused from dangerous organisms that can infiltrate treated water systems. "Currently, plant operators can't actually detect a pathogen in water […]
UBC grants enhance community partnerships in health research
Four research grants of $10,000 each have been awarded by the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention (IHLCDP) at UBC's Okanagan campus to support collaborative community research projects aimed at improving the health and well-being of Okanagan residents. The projects address community issues such as: Preventing marijuana and tobacco use among middle school […]
Gonzales contributes to Indigenous and agricultural research
Increasingly well-known for his contributions to Indigenous research and agriculture, over the past two months Tirso Gonzales has been invited to two major international gatherings to share his perspectives with researchers and policy-makers from around the world. Gonzales, assistant professor of Indigenous studies, recently returned from the 2010 Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development […]