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Poet Jordan Scott will host a public reading Tuesday, July 25 at Woodhaven Eco-Culture Centre

UBC Okanagan presents poet Jordan Scott at a public reading

By Patty Wellborn on June 30, 2016

Award-winning Canadian poet Jordan Scott is hosting a public reading next week, as part of UBC Okanagan's summer writing intensive program.

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Seniors with undiagnosed hearing loss can become isolated

By Matthew Grant on June 30, 2016

Senior citizens with undiagnosed or untreated hearing problems are more likely to suffer from social isolation and cognitive impairment, a UBC study has found.

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Craig Nichol holds an unlikely tool in the battle against climate change, wood mulch.

Wood mulch can help in climate change fight

By Matthew Grant on June 28, 2016

In addition to looking nice, covering soil with wood mulch can actually help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, UBC research shows.

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UBC works with school district on coding curriculum

UBC works with school district on coding curriculum

By Matthew Grant on June 27, 2016

UBC is working with public school educators to create ways to bring more innovation into Okanagan classrooms.

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Student researchers at work in an engineering lab at UBC's Okanagan campus.

UBC celebrates national research grants

By Patty Wellborn on June 24, 2016

Biologists, engineers, statisticians, chemists and a number of grad students at UBC’s Okanagan campus will benefit from federal research grants announced Thursday.

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Gord Binsted wears micrometers, instruments used in his research about conscious awareness of body movement.

Human brain wired to avoid information overload

By Matthew Grant on June 23, 2016

The conscious part of the human brain is actually more in tune with body parts that are not moving, UBC research shows.

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UBC Associate Professor Lael Parrott used a model system to show slower ship speeds will reduce vessel-whale collisions.

Slowing down ships saves whales

By Matthew Grant on June 16, 2016

Endangered whale species and the marine traffic that threatens them can co-exist, UBC research shows.

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Bighorn sheep like steep rocky terrain, a habit often intersected by highways. Photo by Tanis Gieselman, with the Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program.

UBC develops tool to predict how bighorn sheep react to human development

By Patty Wellborn on June 15, 2016

A UBC Okanagan researcher has created a tool to help map bighorn sheep movement in an effort to monitor how they respond to human development in their habitat.

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Dr. Roberta Bondar and UBC Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Okanagan campus Deborah Buszard pose together after Thursday’s ceremony.

Astronaut and water scientist conferred with honorary degrees at UBC Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on June 10, 2016

UBC Okanagan’s courtyard is where pomp and circumstance meet shouts of joy and colourful festivities as hundreds of freshly-minted graduates celebrate their accomplishments at the university’s convocation ceremonies.

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UBC students organize vigil for earthquake ravaged Ecuador

UBC students organize vigil for earthquake ravaged Ecuador

By Patty Wellborn on June 10, 2016

In mid-April, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador, killing more 700 people. Thousands more were injured and became homeless. Aftershocks and a second earthquake in May, registering 6.7, added to the country’s struggle to recover.

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