Nathan Skolski

City of Kelowna and UBC Okanagan sign cooperation agreement

By Nathan Skolski on September 18, 2017

The City of Kelowna and UBC’s Okanagan Campus have a new tool in place to help guide their continued cooperation well into the future.

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Prime Minister Trudeau hosts Town Hall at UBC Okanagan Sept. 6

By Nathan Skolski on September 5, 2017

The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, will host a Town Hall at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus this Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.

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More than 1,000 students are moving into campus residences Sunday, September 3 starting at 8 a.m.

Back to school brings a flurry of events to UBC’s Okanagan campus

By Nathan Skolski on September 1, 2017

September is a remarkably busy time at UBC’s Okanagan campus; hundreds of new-to-UBC Okanagan students move into residence buildings during the Labour Day weekend.

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Education professor John-Tyler Binfet poses with Frances. The pair has offered a drop-in animal-assisted therapy program at UBC Okanagan for five years.

Stressed for back to school? Find a furry friend

By Nathan Skolski on August 31, 2017

Just 20 minutes with a dog significantly reduces student stress, according to new UBC Okanagan research.

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Artist and sculptor Annabel Stanley, foreground, shows participants how to make coiled bumblebee ‘pots’ during a recent Pollinator Pasture event.

Bee-decking the meadow: A community eco-art installation

By Nathan Skolski on August 25, 2017

The last official week of summer holidays is the perfect time to celebrate art and nature together.

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UBC researcher and medical student Sandy Wright.

UBC researchers test new technique to help with concussion diagnosis

By Nathan Skolski on August 24, 2017

Variations in blood flow, may be the method to pin down brain trauma

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Big and strong may not last as long, according to UBC prof

By Nathan Skolski on August 23, 2017

In the battle of the sexes, new UBC research suggests that men may be stronger physically but women have much greater muscle endurance than their male counterparts.

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UBC student Tristan Watson conducts research on root disease in cherry orchards.

New research suggests compost and wood-mill waste an organic alternative to fumigation

By Nathan Skolski on August 1, 2017

Material currently thought of as garbage may be the answer to preventing root disease in cherry orchards without the use of fumigation, according to new research from UBC Okanagan.

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