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Small steps and big leaps: climate action workshop at UBC

By Bud Mortenson on September 24, 2010

Faculty and staff at UBC's Okanagan campus didn't have to travel to serve as subject-matter experts for the Thompson-Okanagan region's Provincial Climate Action Workshop this week. The two-day event on Wednesday and Thursday was hosted by UBC's Okanagan campus Sustainability Office, drawing participants from government, business, academia, the public and non-profit sectors. Small Steps and […]

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Four new professors for growing Human Kinetics program at UBC's Okanagan campus

By Jody Jacob on September 24, 2010

Now in its fourth academic year, the Human Kinetics program at UBC's Okanagan campus is expanding with four new faculty members to meet the needs of its rapidly growing student population. Student numbers have increased steadily since the program's inception in 2007. The first class, which will graduate June 2011, began with 65 students. This […]

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International Student Community Achievement Award winners (front row, from left) Oliver Szeleczky, Suud Nahdi and Manuel Leckel. Selection committee members (back row, from left) Teresa Flanagan, Cigdem Eskicioglu, Jeannine Kuemmerle and Abu Arif. (Missing are award winners Yolanda Moser, Sim Zijian and Adi Prabowo and selection committee members John Burton and Jessica Stites Mor.)

UBC international students recognized for community achievement

By Jody Jacob on September 24, 2010

Six international students at UBC's Okanagan campus have been recognized for their contributions to the campus and community with the International Student Community Achievement Award. "The university is extremely proud of the contributions of our international students," says Teresa Flanagan, Manager of International Programs and Services. "From visual and performing arts to forestry research, from […]

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Kelowna surgeon Dr. Bill Nelems on the beach near Cape Town, South Africa, after cycling 4,500 kms across southern Africa earlier this year. Dr. Nelems will be speaking about his adventure at the Oct. 1 fund-raising barbecue and social at UBC's Okanagan campus.

School of Nursing and OkaZHI host Oct. 1 fundraiser for healthcare in Africa

By Jody Jacob on September 24, 2010

A barbecue dinner and social will be held at UBC's Okanagan campus on Friday, October 1, to help raise awareness for local initiatives aimed at improving healthcare in Zambia and Ghana. The afternoon and evening event is hosted by the School of Nursing, in partnership with Okanagan Zambian Health Initiative Group (OkaZHI) and the campus-based […]

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