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UBC leads community partnership investigating physical activity of kids with disabilities
About four per cent of Canadian children are living with a disability and their level of physical activity has been unknown, until now.
There is more than just saving money when it comes to fake goods
While some may think a ‘knock-off’ product is morally wrong, new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus demonstrates that for some cultures ‘unethical’ consumption is a virtue.
New research modernizes rammed earth construction
A building method as old as dirt is being re-examined as a ‘new’ and viable modern construction material.
Kelowna writer wins UBC Okanagan’s annual short story contest
Kelowna’s Brittni MacKenzie-Dale is the winner of this year’s Okanagan Short Story Contest. Organized and partially-sponsored by UBC Okanagan, the contest is an annual writing competition open to fiction writers in British Columbia’s Southern Interior.
Computer modeling may provide better treatments for emphysema
Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus are using advanced computer simulations to model how air flows into the deepest regions of the lungs and uncover how the early stages of emphysema can impact a patient’s ability to take in oxygen.
Authors shortlisted for UBC’s 2018 Okanagan Short Story Contest
It has been 20 years of great stories, emerging writers and plot twists.
UBC Okanagan fine arts graduates host exhibition
Visual Arts students at UBC Okanagan will host their annual graduation art exhibition called 20, April 12 to 24.
Growth strategy captures Live Case Challenge
Aggressive expansion in a region experiencing high residential growth – achieved by purchasing and partnering with an established company to recreate high-end and tailored service delivery that meets contractors’ needs.
Story of resilience and recovery shared at annual breakfast
UBC Okanagan held its annual athletic scholarship breakfast on Friday where inspiration took centre-stage.
Supporting students at the heart of a $1.25M gift
UBC Okanagan announced today that the great hall in its new Teaching and Learning Centre building will bear the name of distinguished entrepreneur and retired Canadian senator Hon. Ross Fitzpatrick.