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Rae Spoon and Ivan E. Coyote bring their acclaimed show, Gender Failure, to UBC on Feb. 12 (Image by Clyde Petersen)

Gender Failure explores struggles of living transgendered life

By Patty Wellborn on January 31, 2014

Performers Ivan Coyote and Rae Spoon bring celebrated show to UBC.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Arts, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

Rehan Sadiq, acting director of UBC’s School of Engineering, and a team of researchers have been awarded a $450,000 grant from Saudi Arabia’s National Science and Technology Plan to explore fresh water distribution.

UBC partners with Saudi Arabia to solve water quality woes

By Patty Wellborn on January 31, 2014

Partnership will allow exchange of students between the two countries.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Learning, Research, School of Engineering

UBC's Art on the Line gala set for Saturday night

By Patty Wellborn on January 30, 2014

The Visual Arts Course Union and the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus is staging the 12th annual Art on the Line gala fundraiser on Saturday, February 1. This annual gala is one of the most widely popular visual arts events in our community.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies | 1 Response

Darien Miyata and Caitlan Stephens, fourth-year nursing students at UBC’s Okanagan School of Nursing, have revised and printed a handbook that will be given to nurses who work in rural outpost health clinics in Africa. A contingent of nursing students from UBC will travel to Ghana, Zambia, and India this spring.

UBC nursing students develop handbook for African hospitals

By Patty Wellborn on January 29, 2014

Students share knowledge with fellow nurses in Zambia and Ghana.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, School of Nursing | 1 Response

Acoustic Sound

By Patty Wellborn on January 28, 2014

Join UBC's Theatre26 for their first music night of the year featuring Mark Irving, Oceans & Lights, and Red River Rebellion. University Theatre (ADM026) Jan 31 at 7 p.m. Admission is $3 for students and $5 for adults. Tickets available at the door.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Arts, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

Public invited to lecture by multi-media artist Damian Moppet

By Patty Wellborn on January 28, 2014

Multi-media artist Damian Moppett will speak as a guest lecturer at UBC on Thursday, February 6 at a free public event. His talk starts at 12 noon in Room CCS222.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Arts, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies