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UBC’s Opera Ensemble will perform at the Kelowna Community Theatre on March 21.

Celebrate UBC's first century with a night at the opera

By Patty Wellborn on February 26, 2016

The University of British Columbia celebrates its first century of success and the 10th anniversary of UBC’s Okanagan campus with a special evening performance in Kelowna by UBC’s Opera Ensemble.

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On Monday, February 29 Brian Campbell, of West Coast Seeds, hosts: “The Relationship Between Bees and Plants" at the Kelowna branch of the Okanagan Regional Library, as part of UBC’s Pollinator Series.

UBC creates buzz about gardening with bee-related series of talks

By Patty Wellborn on February 26, 2016

Need help in the garden this summer?

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Aging well: UBC embraces aging month

Aging well: UBC embraces aging month

By Patty Wellborn on February 26, 2016

Aging is inevitable. Yet, taking steps to aging well can make life better now and over the long term.

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Kelowna immigrants struggle with integration, UBC research finds

Kelowna immigrants struggle with integration, UBC research finds

By Patty Wellborn on February 26, 2016

Kelowna immigrants feel underemployed and struggle to achieve a sense of belonging, a UBC researcher has found.

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UBC celebrates diversity with Okanagan international film festival

UBC celebrates diversity with Okanagan international film festival

By Patty Wellborn on February 25, 2016

The Okanagan International Film Festival, which runs throughout the month of March, tackles the topical theme of migration.

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Mathematics and Physics Lecturer Ben Tippett

Einstein victorious – proof of black holes collision

By Matthew Grant on February 24, 2016

UBC Okanagan Physics instructor Ben Tippett will discuss the finding that details how two black holes smashed together and produced a “sound” that we heard 12 sextillion kilometres away and what the discovery means for our understanding of the nature of the universe.

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Binfet's dog, Frances, participates in UBC Okanagan's B.A.R.K. program, which helps foster emotional well-being in students.

This Pink Shirt Day, take time to focus on kindness and not just bullying, says UBC professor

By Matthew Grant on February 23, 2016

As many Canadians recognize the need to identify and combat bullying on national “Pink Shirt Day” (Feb. 24), UBC Assist. Prof. of Education John-Tyler Binfet cautions that we need to be careful not to just focus on the negative.

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Awareness, is one of the many photos that will be on display at an immigration photo exhibit at the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art.

Immigrant experience in Kelowna, a photo exhibition

By Matthew Grant on February 22, 2016

The photo exhibit presents photographs taken by new Canadians who immigrated to Canada from various countries to Kelowna.

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Prof. David Green

Visiting professor speaks about the protection of amphibian populations

By Patty Wellborn on February 19, 2016

The decline of amphibian populations worldwide was first widely recognized 25 years and ignited a firestorm of research into amphibian ecology.

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UBC Assoc. Prof. Neil Eves, and fellow UBC researchers in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences, have identified a new method of detecting cardio-vascular disease in female breast cancer survivors.

New technique identifies early heart complications in breast cancer survivors

By Patty Wellborn on February 18, 2016

Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus have identified a new method of detecting cardio-vascular disease in women who are recovering from breast cancer.

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