Last week UBC's Okanagan Senate approved a new course for doctoral students who are passionate about learning best practices in teaching. The course, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (IGS) 630, is designed to give doctoral students nearing completion of their doctoral studies practical training in course design and implementation. "As a Tier One research-intensive university we are […]
Barbara Pesut, assistant professor of nursing at UBC's Okanagan campus, has been named Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Health, Ethics and Diversity. One-fifth of Canada’s population resides in rural areas where access to healthcare services is limited. Pesut’s research involves developing treatment approaches for quality end-of-life healthcare, specifically for people who are at risk for […]
Naomi McPherson, associate professor of anthropology at UBC's Okanagan campus, has been named the next editor-in-chief of Anthropologica, the Journal of the Canadian Anthropology Society. McPherson will succeed current editor-in-chief Andrew Lyons, professor emeritus of anthropology at Wilfrid Laurier University. In making the announcement, the executive board of the Canadian Anthropology Society described McPherson as […]
Art lovers should act quickly to obtain tickets to the ninth annual Art on the Line gala fundraiser.
Drawing from his most recent book, A Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb, Amitava Kumar will be in Kelowna Jan. 13...
New WaterFilz kiosks are being installed in the three newest academic buildings on UBC's Okanagan campus. The kiosks provide fresh, free, filtered water to students, faculty and staff who bring their bottles to the stations located in the university's new Arts and Sciences II building, and eventually also the Engineering, Management and Education building, and […]
Artist Jane Everett of Kelowna has donated a collection of art to the Health and Wellness Centre at UBC's Okanagan campus.
Anthropology Professor Diana French, acting head of the Community, Culture and Global Studies Unit at UBC's Okanagan campus, has won Public Anthropology’s Eleanor Roosevelt Global Citizenship Award. Named to honour the 20th century's "First Lady of the World," the award recognizes French's exceptionally effective participation in Public Anthropology’s Community Action Online Project, as well as […]
Interior Savings has donated $15,000 to Library Services at UBC's Okanagan campus to cover the purchase of 24 new Dell Netbook computers, which are available to students through the student Laptop Lending Program.
Anthropology Professor Diana French's Introduction to Cultural Anthropology course at UBC's Okanagan campus is producing award-winning students and earning accolades from colleagues in the field of public anthropology. This week, the Centre for a Public Anthropology announced that 15 students from French's ANTH 100 course have been recognized with Public Anthropology Awards. Participating in a […]