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Four-year-old Nadia found a suitable stem cell match through a cord blood registry (a database that catalogues voluntary donations of umbilical cord blood). Her family encourages more people to become blood and stem cell donors.

UBC supports drive to expand blood and stem cell donor registry

By Matthew Grant on October 29, 2015

Kelowna family tells their story and encourages Okanagan residents to donate.

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UBC students probe ‘the meaning of life’ and other questions

UBC students probe ‘the meaning of life’ and other questions

By Patty Wellborn on October 29, 2015

Event includes panelists from five organizations including an atheist.

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Second year UBC medical student Hannah Duyvewaardt spent the summer keeping track of requisitions for CT scans at Kelowna General Hospital as part of a study to determine if guidelines for CT scans are being followed by emergency room doctors.

UBC medical student examines the use of CT scans by doctors

By Warren Brock on October 27, 2015

Study will help determine ways to improve utilization of a costly resource.

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In an organic garden near Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Tirso Gonzales looks over a variety of plants including catnip, mint, nettle, and mustard that grow unfettered in a friend’s sanctuary. Photo credit: Gabe Cipes.

UBC prof. heading to global conference on sustainable agriculture

By Matthew Grant on October 26, 2015

Indigenous peoples from around the world to gather in India in November.

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Ross Langford, Okanagan chair for UBC’s Start an Evolution campaign, announced the campaign’s fundraising total at a closing ceremony on Saturday at UBC Okanagan.

UBC Okanagan start an evolution campaign exceeds goals

By Matthew Grant on October 23, 2015

An ambitious four-year campaign to raise money for UBC Okanagan students and research has resulted in more than $100 million in donations towards higher education in the Interior.

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A new species of giant tortoise, Chelonoidis donfaustoi, has been discovered on Ecuador’s Galápagos Archipelago. UBC biology professor Michael Russello was on the team of international scientists who identified this species. Photo credit: James P. Gibbs

New giant tortoise species found in Galápagos Archipelago

By Patty Wellborn on October 23, 2015

UBC professor part of research team that identifies new, vulnerable species.

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UBC’s Mini-Med health education series gets personalized

UBC’s Mini-Med health education series gets personalized

By Patty Wellborn on October 21, 2015

Personalized medicine and how it affects us all, is the theme for this year’s series.

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David T. Hansen from Columbia University, New York is at UBC’s Okanagan campus Tuesday, October 27.

Renowned educator talks about teaching in a globalized world

By Patty Wellborn on October 21, 2015

Columbia University’s David Hansen is Faculty of Education guest speaker.

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Australian scholar to work with UBC on climate change research

Australian scholar to work with UBC on climate change research

By Matthew Grant on October 19, 2015

Australia and Okanagan Valley seeing similar patterns with water and drought.

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UBC Okanagan chief librarian Heather Berringer, DVC Deborah Buszard, and Pilar Portela, with Accelerate Okanagan, search UBC digital records at the opening of the UBC Innovative Library inside the Kelowna library Thursday.

UBC Okanagan’s Innovation Library opens in Kelowna

By Matthew Grant on October 16, 2015

UBC library provides new access point for services and resources

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