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Christina Haston, associate professor of medical physics.

UBC study links specific chromosome to radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis

By Patty Wellborn on December 19, 2018

A UBC Okanagan researcher has determined that genes on a specific chromosome may be the answer as to why thoracic radiotherapy leads to a lung injury in some lung cancer patients.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Health, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Medical Physics

12 things to do on a student budget over the holidays

By Craig Carpenter on December 17, 2018

Here is a list of 12 things to do on a student budget to keep the holiday blahs at bay and fill you with just the right amount of holiday cheer.

Posted in News Features

Okanagan College President Jim Hamilton and UBC Okanagan’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Deborah Buszard remove items from Okanagan University College 25 year time capsule

UBC, Okanagan College open time capsule

By Patty Wellborn on December 13, 2018

A time capsule, complete with dozens of items tucked away 25 years ago by staff at Okanagan University College (OUC), was opened and its contents revealed. On Wednesday, Okanagan College President Jim Hamilton and UBC Okanagan’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Deborah Buszard watched as the time capsule’s sealed lid was removed.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Learning

Submission deadline approaching for UBC’s Okanagan Short Story Contest

Submissions welcome for UBC Okanagan’s annual fiction competition

By Patty Wellborn on December 12, 2018

Budding writers are urged to submit their entries for the annual Okanagan Short Story Contest.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Arts, Creative Writing, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

Lonesome George was the famed last representative of a giant tortoise species once found on the Galapagos island of Pinta

Giant tortoise provides insights into longevity and age-related disease

By Nathan Skolski on December 11, 2018

Ever since Darwin’s first steps on the Galapagos Islands, understanding the adaptations that offer the giant tortoise its extended lifespan has been a tantalizing scientific pursuit.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Research

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip receives UBC honorary degree

By Bud Mortenson on December 3, 2018

Indigenous leader Grand Chief Stewart Phillip received an honorary degree at the University of British Columbia’s fall convocation ceremony on November 28.

Posted in News Features