UBC earth scientist offers gardening tip

By Patty Wellborn on April 18, 2019

Miranda Hart digs dirt. The biology professor in UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences is a researcher and naturalist who has dedicated her career to studying microbes in soil. Specifically, she investigates how soil biodiversity helps ecosystems function, and what happens when we destroy this life in our soils.

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Men’s knowledge on prostate cancer needs improving

Men’s knowledge on prostate cancer needs improving

By Patty Wellborn on April 16, 2019

UBC researchers have determined the majority of men struggle when it comes to understanding the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

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Research from UBC Okanagan, University of Melbourne and the University of Guelph shows that changing the deadline for donations closer to tax time can increase donations.

Time is money, especially when it comes to giving

By Patty Wellborn on April 15, 2019

Would you be more likely to donate to charity if you could report the gift sooner on your taxes? According to a new article published in the National Tax Journal, the answer is yes.

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The straight buzz on bees

The straight buzz on bees

By Patty Wellborn on April 12, 2019

As April showers bring May flowers, those flowers are going to need something to help with pollination. Enter the simple bee.

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As spring arrives, forecasters watch the the snowpack and the amount of spring rain to predict what the potential for flooding might be.

Expert Q&A: Floods, fires and the Okanagan Valley

By Patty Wellborn on April 11, 2019

After a winter with below-average temperatures, Okanagan residents are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel—and it just so happens to be the sun.

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UBC researchers say eggs for breakfast benefits those with diabetes

UBC researchers say eggs for breakfast benefits those with diabetes

By Patty Wellborn on April 11, 2019

While some cereals may be the breakfast of champions, a UBC professor suggests people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) should be reaching for something else.

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Alex Monaghan, a second-year Southern Medical Program student at UBC Okanagan, says a recently new surgical guideline has reduced re-operation rates breast cancer patients.

New guideline decreases breast cancer re-operation rates

By Patty Wellborn on April 10, 2019

A UBC medical student has determined that a new surgical guideline is making a difference for breast cancer patients.

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UBC Okanagan student Sarah Polak works in her studio preparing for the upcoming Bachelor of Fine Arts grad exhibition.

Graduating UBC Okanagan students host exhibition

By Patty Wellborn on April 8, 2019

Visual Arts students at UBC Okanagan’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) program host their annual graduation art exhibition this month.

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Host Pat Kennedy listens while Dr. Meghan Grant explains the up and down journey she endured on her way to becoming a gold medal cyclist for Canada.

Gold-medal cyclist shares stories of tragedies and triumph

By Patty Wellborn on April 8, 2019

Anybody who has ever endured a miss-step or a bit of bad luck could have taken away a message of encouragement from Canadian cyclist Meghan Grant Friday morning.

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UBC research recommends graduated return to work after prostatectomy

UBC research recommends graduated return to work after prostatectomy

By Patty Wellborn on April 3, 2019

New UBC research cautions men recovering from a radical prostatectomy to take it easy when returning to work. 

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