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UBC students Briana Wilson and Cody Isaac raise the Syilx Okanagan Nation flag during a special ceremony at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

UBC raises Syilx Okanagan Nation Flag

By Patty Wellborn on September 28, 2018

A new and permanent place has been given to the Syilx Okanagan Nation flag at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Susan Holtzman is an associate professor in UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences.

Think B4 U text, says UBC research

By Christine Zeindler on September 27, 2018

Many think they’re doing a favour by texting criticism instead of giving it in person. Not so, say researchers at UBC Okanagan’s campus who have determined that negative comments can have the same impact regardless of how they are delivered.

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The Pyramid International Laboratory is located at an altitude of 5,050 metres on the Nepali side of Mt. Everest.

Lowlanders are no match for Nepal’s Sherpa, says UBC Okanagan study

By Nathan Skolski on September 26, 2018

The Sherpa people of the Himalayas have long been recognized for their unique ability to excel physically in the thin air of higher altitudes. But new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus, published this week in the Journal of Physiology, now suggests that their specially adapted muscles give them up to twice the resistance to muscle fatigue of lowlanders.

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UBC campus will permanently fly Okanagan Nation Alliance flag

UBC campus will permanently fly Okanagan Nation Alliance flag

By Patty Wellborn on September 25, 2018

UBC Okanagan will celebrate the official, permanent raising of the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) flag Thursday afternoon.

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Jennifer Jakobi, associate professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences

UBC Okanagan’s Jakobi tasked with increasing diversity in science

By Patty Wellborn on September 20, 2018

UBC’s Okanagan campus announced today that Jennifer Jakobi, associate professor in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences, has been named the newest associate chair of Westcoast Women in Engineering, Science and Technology (WWEST).

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UBC Okanagan hosts American visionary Cornel West

UBC Okanagan hosts American visionary Cornel West

By Patty Wellborn on September 19, 2018

In a time of political controversy—when race, social activism and political correctness affect almost every conversation, event and newsroom—UBC is hosting prominent and provocative author Cornel West.

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UBC students share research at annual symposium

UBC students share research at annual symposium

By Nathan Skolski on September 14, 2018

Those with a curious mind are invited to attend next week’s 13th annual Undergraduate Research Awards Symposium at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Tackling racism and reconciliation through comic books

Tackling racism and reconciliation through comic books

By Patty Wellborn on September 13, 2018

David Wong brings his personal story about racism, reconciliation and leadership to Kelowna where he will lead a public discussion at Kelowna’s Okanagan Innovation Centre.

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Hat Trick program teams up with Victoria Grizzlies

Hat Trick program teams up with Victoria Grizzlies

By Patty Wellborn on September 13, 2018

A healthy living program established by researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus is being expanded to include Victoria residents.

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Gino DiLabio is a professor and head of the Department of Chemistry at UBC Okanagan

Artificial anti-oxidant may be the next go-to supplement

By Nathan Skolski on September 11, 2018

Researchers from UBC Okanagan and the University of Bologna have discovered that TEMPO—a well-known artificial anti-oxidant—is up to 100 times more powerful than nature’s best and could help counteract everything from skin damage to Alzheimer’s Disease.

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