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UBC researchers map smoke taint in wine grapes
Grape growers have long sought to protect their crops from the effects of wildfire smoke and research from UBC’s Okanagan campus is giving them new insights.
UBC Okanagan’s engineering students leave for downhill challenge
For this particular group of engineering students, when things go rapidly downhill it’s actually a good thing.
Provincial funds support growing demand for tech-related education
Students in BC’s interior looking for a career in tech-related programs have many more opportunities, thanks to new provincial funding announced this week.
UBC researcher receives federal support to research egg industry sustainability
As a leading Canadian expert in sustainability, UBC’s Nathan Pelletier has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Research Chair by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The award will advance Pelletier’s research activities that focus on sustainability measurement and management, life-cycle thinking and resource efficiency, with an emphasis on the Canadian egg industry.
New research finds that mould can infiltrate and weaken bio-composite materials
At UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, mould is proving increasingly important in the domain of engineering materials and can lead to early deterioration and structural failure.
Abrupt end to exercise not the answer when it comes to eating disorder treatment
UBC researcher Danika Quesnel says telling people who are undergoing treatment for an eating disorder to completely abstain from exercise can be detrimental to the patient’s recovery and long-term health.
UBC’s fine arts studios open for Portfolio Day and Creative Days
UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical studies is encouraging artists, interested fine arts options at the university, to show off their talent.