Innovation UBC launches new hub

Innovation UBC launches new hub

By Christine Zeindler on October 9, 2018

It’s official. The new Innovation UBC Kelowna Hub is open and today’s innovators are ready to showcase their ideas.

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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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Postdoctoral fellow Aaron Johnstone.

UBC study raises the standard for measuring nerve cell death

By Christine Zeindler on August 27, 2018

Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus have developed a new and improved method to judge the effectiveness of experimental therapies for neurodegeneration—the progressive loss of neurons.

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Zoology grad Ashley Kerik has ambitions of study freshwater sharks.

From Australia, Asia (and a few spots in-between) to academia

By Christine Zeindler on June 6, 2018

Ashley Kerik has always had itchy feet. Since graduating from high school, she approached the world as one big laboratory, where new discoveries were just around the bend.

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Cristina Caperchione, associate professor at UBC Okanagan’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences.

Let’s get physical: Breast cancer survivors on the move

By Christine Zeindler on May 2, 2018

Physical activity is an effective way to help improve the many mental and physical effects of breast cancer treatment. Yet, studies show up to 70 per cent of breast cancer survivors are not getting enough activity.

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UBC leads community partnership investigating physical activity of kids with disabilities

UBC leads community partnership investigating physical activity of kids with disabilities

By Christine Zeindler on April 26, 2018

About four per cent of Canadian children are living with a disability and their level of physical activity has been unknown, until now.

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UBC experts commit to mental health research

UBC experts commit to mental health research

By Christine Zeindler on September 29, 2017

October 1 to 7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week across Canada.

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From head of the class to head of the boardroom, do grades really matter?

From head of the class to head of the boardroom, do grades really matter?

By Christine Zeindler on September 18, 2017

As grade-schoolers concentrate on the three Rs, many university students are already planning their future careers. Many believe top grades are the key to landing successful jobs, but does this always hold true?

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Nathan Pelletier, Egg Industry Chair in Sustainability/Endowed Chair in Bio-economy Sustainability Management

Modelling the impact of green eggs and hens

By Christine Zeindler on September 11, 2017

The whole food movement may be right; consumption of vegan and organic food can be the best choice for reducing environmental impacts, at least if you’re a chicken.

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UBC Professor Kathleen Martin Ginis.

Want to feel stronger and thinner? Get some exercise

By Christine Zeindler on June 14, 2017

Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner, according to a new UBC study. And the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image.

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