UBCO hosts webinar on STEM education for Indigenous youth
With students around the world increasingly looking to education in science, technology, engineering and math — the STEM fields — as a means of creating opportunity, UBC’s Okanagan campus will host a webinar discussing the potential for STEM among Canada’s Indigenous youth, as well as the challenges they face.
UBCO to announce winners of annual writing contest
UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (FCCS) is hosting an event Friday where it will share the winners of the 2021 Okanagan Short Story Contest.
UBCO researchers find a new use for waste
Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been seen as possible fillers for building products like cement, but for years these materials have ended up in the landfill.
UBCO hosts CBC journalist Nora Young as next distinguished speaker
In an increasingly data-driven world, data literacy plays an important role in ensuring people understand how their interactions with technology may lead to the gathering, sharing or selling of their personal information.
Giving Day provides a unique opportunity to support UBCO’s athletes
The past year has thrown many people off their game and it’s always welcome when support from others can help keep people on track.
UBCO hosts virtual Giving Day
Students helping students is a common theme at UBC Okanagan.
UBCO visual arts students host year-end exhibition
Each spring, graduating visual arts students at UBC’s Okanagan campus prepare a final exhibition as they complete their program. This year’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) show, titled Up Close from a Distance, will be shared as a virtual exhibition.
Master’s student captures top prize at UBCO’s 3MT final
A compelling presentation of a topic all too familiar to some secured the top spot at yesterday’s eighth annual UBC Okanagan Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Spring can be a time for ‘green eggs and chocolate,’ say UBCO experts
The arrival of spring and Easter is often celebrated with egg-containing delicacies and all-things chocolate.
UBC Okanagan researcher discusses approaches to keep seniors' injuries to a minimum
Dr. Jennifer Davis, along with many UBCO researchers, spends much of her time looking for ways to keep our older adult population healthy.