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UBC Engineers organize first-ever graduate student symposium

By Patty Wellborn on April 30, 2014

Ever wonder what really goes on in the engineering labs at UBC’s Okanagan campus?

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Learning, School of Engineering

Katrina Plamondon

UBC nursing student wins three prestigious scholarship awards

By Patty Wellborn on April 29, 2014

Katrina Plamondon receives $105,000 in research funding.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged College of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, School of Nursing

Student speaker Jill Festival tells the 9th annual Valley First/UBC Okanagan Athletics Breakfast that investing in student athletes makes a sound return for the community.

Student athletes provide return on investment

By Patty Wellborn on April 25, 2014

Valley First/UBC Okanagan Athletics Breakfast raises $50,000 in scholarships.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Athletics, Student Life

20th annual Aboriginal career fair May 1 at UBC Okanagan

By Dan Odenbach on April 24, 2014

The event is in the Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a formal ceremony at 10 a.m. and a barbecue lunch at noon.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Aboriginal, Student Life

Okanagan Short Story Contest winner Shelley Wood (Leave-taking) centre; is flanked by second-place winner Glenna Turnbull (things you find on the side of the road) left; and Brittni Mackenzie-Dale (Dead Man’s Bluff) right.

Shelley Wood wins Okanagan Short Story Contest

By Patty Wellborn on April 24, 2014

Glenna Turnbull and Brittni Mackenzie-Dale take runners-up honours.

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

22 student documentaries to screen at UBC exhibition April 30

By Patty Wellborn on April 23, 2014

UBC Okanagan hosts its fifth annual student digital media exhibition, featuring 22 short documentary films made by undergraduate and graduate students.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

Geography student Andrew Barton encourages people to log onto his interactive GeoLive map that follows the route of the Northern Gateway pipeline. He wants people to add their own photos and stories to the map.

The Northern Gateway pipeline thought map

By Patty Wellborn on April 22, 2014

Andrew Barton creates an interactive map where anyone can share their thoughts on the project.

Posted in News Features

Keynote speaker Sarah De Leeuw

Graduate students open academic conference to public and media

By Jody Jacob on April 22, 2014

Fifth annual IGS Conference features free presentations focusing on rethinking sustainability.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Centre for Culture and Technology, College of Graduate Studies, Community Culture and Global Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

Author Sonnet L’Abbé says reading stories is how we make sense of the world around us.

Celebrating a world of books

By Patty Wellborn on April 22, 2014

With World Book Day coming up on April 23, book lover and author Sonnet L’Abbé tells us why reading is one of life’s most basic pleasures.

Posted in News Features

Jill Festival will speak at the ninth annual Valley First/UBC Okanagan Scholarship Breakfast on Thursday, April 24.

Okanagan Heat volleyball star, CIS boss highlight UBC event

By Patty Wellborn on April 17, 2014

Tickets remain available for UBC’s ninth annual Athletics Scholarship Breakfast.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Athletics, Heat, Student Life

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