UBC Okanagan Events
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UBC Okanagan hosts coding workshop for teachers
Teachers from across the Okanagan Valley will spend a day participating in an interactive coding activity on UBC’s Okanagan campus. Computer coding is the digital language used to program websites, and is a part of the Applied Design, Skills and Technologies curriculum, launched in September 2015.
UBC Management students honoured in business competition
Faculty of Management students from UBC Okanagan’s campus earned a podium finish at JDC West, one of Western Canada’s largest business competitions.
Visual arts program hosts Creative Day workshops for prospective students
Artists interested in UBC Okanagan’s visual arts program are invited to attend a series of Creative Day workshops on campus.
AlterKnowledge discusses youth, humanitarianism, and responsibility
When we teach youth their responsibility to help others who are less fortunate, especially by taking part in international humanitarian volunteering, are we really helping?
Pumping iron is good for the heart, UBC researchers show
Just one session of interval weight-training can decrease the risk of Type 2 diabetes complications, according to a UBC Okanagan study. This is encouraging news for those starting the New Year with good intentions.
UBC welcomes national sustainability research chair
UBC’s Okanagan campus has a new national research chair.
New SIDIT-UBC co-op grant available for employers
An investment of $50,000 from the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust (SIDIT) to UBC’s Okanagan campus will give regional companies access and financial support to the best and brightest of young talent—UBC Okanagan co-op students.
UBC community asked to show respect, wear denim on January 18
Students, staff and faculty at UBC’s Okanagan campus are being asked to stand up for a respectful campus by wearing denim on January 18.
Researchers suggest quality guidelines for using recycled water
A UBC research team has investigated the potential reuse of municipal wastewater in urban applications, provided that people don’t drink or cook with it.
UBC hosts animal science expert and author Temple Grandin
World-renowned author and animal rights activist Temple Grandin is UBC Okanagan’s next distinguished speaker, appearing in Kelowna on January 17.