Miriam Grant, leading academic on HIV/AIDS and urban food security in Southern and Eastern Africa, joins UBC Miriam Grant will join the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus in the senior administrative position of Vice Provost, Research and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies for a five-year term starting Sept. 1. Grant has been [...]
UBC prof examines those who speak tongue exclusively invented for Hollywood Na'vi, the invented language spoken by alien characters in the top-grossing Hollywood blockbuster Avatar, is getting scholarly scrutiny by a University of British Columbia anthropology professor. Christine Schreyer, an assistant professor of Anthropology in Community, Culture and Global Studies at the Irving K. Barber [...]
UBC organic garden produce given to food bank and gospel mission
UBC academic will work with grad students to develop advanced writing skills
Acclaimed and new talent featured in bi-annual publication The latest issue of LAKE Magazine -- a journal of arts and environment -- will be available July 20. The official launch for the semi-annual publication will be held at the Bike Shop Café, 1357 Ellis St., from 5-8 p.m. LAKE is an Okanagan-based journal that publishes [...]
Tuesday workshop focuses on Glenmore pilot project aimed at reducing vehicle traffic Glenmore residents will have an opportunity to comment on a pilot project planned for their neighbourhood to study urban transportation use and reduce road congestion, lessen vehicle pollution and promote traffic safety. The joint initiative by the City of Kelowna and University of [...]
UBC professor examines wellbeing of newcomers who settle in smaller centres
Cultural event offers look at community through stories from residents An interactive evening of stories, food and getting to know your community are all on the menu at the Social Potluck event this weekend. The dinner and show will take place July 16 and is the work of storyteller Gabriel Newman. Newman, a Master of [...]
Representatives from across Canada to share information, discuss best practices More than 90 Aboriginal education coordinators and students from Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Yukon and across B.C. will gather at UBC's Okanagan campus July 13-15 for a series of workshops, forums and tours. The conference is designed to create a sharing of understanding about common [...]
Continuing education offers shorter courses appealing to many interests
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