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Submission deadline approaching for UBC’s Okanagan Short Story Contest

Plot twists, new high-school category for annual fiction competition

By Patty Wellborn on December 20, 2017

To celebrate the 20th year of its public debut in the Okanagan, UBC’s creative writing contest has undergone some dramatic changes—by adding new chapters.

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UBC Okanagan Assoc. Prof. Zach Walsh says the government needs to do a rethink when it comes to medicinal cannabis as new research indicates more and more people are substituting cannabis for prescription drugs, including opiate pain killers. Darren Hull photo.

UBC prof points to a potential aid in combating the opioid crisis

By Nathan Skolski on December 19, 2017

As the opioid crisis in Canada reaches alarming new heights, claiming the lives of 2,800 Canadians in 2016, new research suggests that the controversial psychoactive plant kratom could help provide the relief patients, clinicians, and policymakers are looking for.

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Heather Gainsforth is an assistant professor at UBC Okanagan’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences

People with Type 2 diabetes need more support, say researchers

By Patty Wellborn on December 19, 2017

Research shows the old adage ‘teach someone to fish’ instead of giving them a fish, rings true when it comes to helping people with Type 2 diabetes.

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BC’s Interior universities join forces to take research to a new level

BC’s Interior universities join forces to take research to a new level

By Nathan Skolski on December 15, 2017

Students at British Columbia’s three Interior universities will benefit from enhanced research opportunities and increased mobility, thanks to a newly signed agreement that will be a game changer for higher education in the region.

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UBC hosts gala evening of art, anticipation and entertainment

UBC hosts gala evening of art, anticipation and entertainment

By Patty Wellborn on December 14, 2017

Each year UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, in association with the Visual Arts Course Union, hosts Art on the Line, a fundraiser and gala event that celebrates the work of local artists.

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UBC professor tests software to help cancer patients have the 'tough conversations'

By Patty Wellborn on December 12, 2017

A UBC study investigating how cancer patients might use an advance care planning software created for seniors has shown promising results and led to improvements in the program.

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Living Things International Arts Festival returns to Kelowna

Living Things International Arts Festival returns to Kelowna

By Patty Wellborn on December 8, 2017

The Living Things International Arts Festival brings Kelowna’s arts communities together once a year for an inclusive winter festival with live performances from regional, national and international artists in several local venues.

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Researchers sample trees in the Amazon river while investigating the 20 million tonnes missing of atmospheric methane. Photo credit: Norbert Hertkorn

Amazon’s mysterious methane finally accounted for

By Patty Wellborn on December 7, 2017

In a new study published in Nature, a team of international researchers have discovered the answer to a scientific mystery that has gone unsolved in the Amazon Rainforest for the past 10 years.

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Forests are the key to fresh water

Forests are the key to fresh water

By Patty Wellborn on December 7, 2017

Freshwater resources are critical to both human civilization and natural ecosystems, but UBC researchers have discovered that changes to ground vegetation can have as much of an impact on global water resources as climate change.

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