Finalists in the 2018 Okanagan Short Story Contest, from left: Assoc. Prof. Michael V. Smith, MFA student Victoria Alvarez (second place), MA IGS student Brittni MacKenzie-Dale (first place), Bethany Pardoe (winner, high-school category), Samantha Macpherson (third place) and contest judge Karen Hofmann.

Kelowna writer wins UBC Okanagan’s annual short story contest

By Patty Wellborn on April 18, 2018

Kelowna’s Brittni MacKenzie-Dale is the winner of this year’s Okanagan Short Story Contest. Organized and partially-sponsored by UBC Okanagan, the contest is an annual writing competition open to fiction writers in British Columbia’s Southern Interior.

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Authors shortlisted for UBC’s 2018 Okanagan Short Story Contest

Authors shortlisted for UBC’s 2018 Okanagan Short Story Contest

By Patty Wellborn on April 12, 2018

It has been 20 years of great stories, emerging writers and plot twists.

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A self-portrait by Bachelor of Fine Arts student Moozhan Ahmadzadegan is one of many pieces of art on display during the upcoming Visual Arts Graduation Exhibition.

UBC Okanagan fine arts graduates host exhibition

By Patty Wellborn on April 12, 2018

Visual Arts students at UBC Okanagan will host their annual graduation art exhibition called 20, April 12 to 24.

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Pat Kennedy and Mike Shaw talk about Mike’s road to recovery.

Story of resilience and recovery shared at annual breakfast

By Patty Wellborn on April 6, 2018

UBC Okanagan held its annual athletic scholarship breakfast on Friday where inspiration took centre-stage.

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UBC Professor Phil Ainslie, Canada Research Chair in Cerebrovascular Physiology, conducts tests during the 2012 expedition to the Everest Pyramid Research Station.

UBC study suggests antioxidants may not help with altitude sickness

By Patty Wellborn on March 15, 2018

A new UBC study is using a high-altitude expedition to better understand how reduced oxygen levels affect the brain and whether antioxidant supplements—commonly sold and marketed as a remedy for altitude sickness—are effective.

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Award-winning Canadian photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur is hosting a public talk and gallery showing of her work while in Kelowna next week.

Acclaimed animal advocate, photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur visits UBC

By Patty Wellborn on March 14, 2018

Jo-Anne McArthur, an award-winning Canadian photojournalist and founder of We Animals, will be one of UBC Okanagan’s 2018 Visiting Scholars. As part of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (FCCS) visiting scholar program, McArthur will spend a week on campus from March 19 to 23 working with students and faculty.

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Vice-Provost and Dean of UBC Okanagan’s College of Graduate Studies Miriam Grant (far left) poses with biology student Corrina Thomsen; chemistry student Matthew Noestheden; Stephanie McKeown, director, Okanagan Planning and Institutional Research; Paul van Donkelaar, associate vice-principal research; Susan Porter, vice-provost and dean UBC Vancouver’s Faculty of Graduate Studies; biology student Sydney Morgan; social work student Tanya MacKeigan; electrical engineering student Franzi Tschurtschenthaler and interdisciplinary studies student John Henderson.

Researcher flying high after winning UBC Okanagan's 3MT final

By Patty Wellborn on March 7, 2018

Doctoral student Sydney Morgan won UBC Okanagan’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition yesterday, with a presentation of her research into native or indigenous yeasts that can make exceptional wines.

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Running a marathon under two hours still eludes today's professional athletes.

The Scientific Basis of Running a Marathon in under Two Hours

By Patty Wellborn on March 1, 2018

It’s a milestone that has yet to be conquered—running a marathon in under two hours. During a recent attempt, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, on a racetrack with a pace car, completed a 26.20-mile course in two hours, 25 seconds. While not eligible for a world record, this performance clearly puts this once deemed unachievable barrier within range.

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Graduate students compete against the clock and each other for prestigious title

Graduate students compete against the clock and each other for prestigious title

By Patty Wellborn on March 1, 2018

Some of the brightest graduate students in the Okanagan region will be racing against the clock when they battle it out in the upcoming Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Discovery Channel’s Jay Ingram will talk about Alzheimer’s disease at a special presentation March 20, at the Kelowna Community Theatre as part of Embrace Aging Month.

UBC provides the secrets on how to tap into the fountain of youth

By Patty Wellborn on February 28, 2018

UBC Okanagan’s Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention has teamed up with Interior Savings Credit Union and the Interior Health Authority to present dozens of free events and activities to mark Embrace Aging Month.

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