Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky

Scientist Lera Boroditsky explains why language is vital to us all

By Patty Wellborn on January 21, 2020

The spoken word, in any language, can be a powerful thing. But how does each word, each sentence, our tone, the context—indeed our language—impact how we think.

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Participants at last year’s Art on the Line browse the large selection of art work before the auction begins.

Lottery-styled art gala evening coming to UBCO

By Patty Wellborn on January 16, 2020

As a special fundraising event, UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (FCCS) organizes a gala evening where good luck plays a part in who takes home which piece of art.

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Photography Instructor Andreas Rutkauskas leading a discussion about student photography projects.

Creative Days opens studio doors for potential artists

By Patty Wellborn on January 9, 2020

Artists interested in UBC Okanagan’s visual arts program are invited to attend a special class with a professor to learn about the program and find out how to put a portfolio together.

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Authors encouraged to put pen to paper and get creative

Authors encouraged to put pen to paper and get creative

By Patty Wellborn on December 13, 2019

Budding writers are urged to submit their entries for the annual Okanagan Short Story Contest.

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UBCO engineering instructor Ray Taheri watches as student prepares a bin before installing a retrofit that will make donation bins safer.

New, safe models of clothing donation bins heading back to the streets

By Patty Wellborn on December 12, 2019

UBC Okanagan engineering students have solved the problem that took several lives and cost Canadian charities thousands of dollars of lost income.

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Jennifer Davis, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Management, explores the value of patient reported measures in the fields of healthy aging.

UBC research says poor sleep can impact recovery from a stroke

By Patty Wellborn on December 12, 2019

Getting a good night’s sleep is sound advice for most people, but a new UBC study says sleep is vital for those who are recovering from a stroke.

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UBCO Professor Lesley Lutes, president of the Learning Centre’s board of directors, (left) holds Eli while she reads a story with Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development to Lucas, Tyler and Amelia.

Province and UBC fund major daycare expansion

By Patty Wellborn on December 6, 2019

The University Children’s Learning Centre at UBC’s Okanagan campus will soon add space for 20 more children. Currently licensed to provide services for 37 children, the facility will be renovated and expanded by 50 per cent thanks to support from the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development and UBC.

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UBCO hosts a gala evening of art and entertainment

UBCO hosts a gala evening of art and entertainment

By Patty Wellborn on December 5, 2019

Each year UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, in association with the Visual Arts Course Union, hosts a fundraiser and gala event that celebrates the work of local artists.

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Moral challenges still exist around medical assistance in dying

Moral challenges still exist around medical assistance in dying

By Patty Wellborn on December 5, 2019

While Canada may have legalized medical assistance in dying in 2016, the moral challenges continue for primary care workers, including nurse practitioners who can legally assess eligibility for and provide assisted death.

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From left: Kevin Golovin, Abbas Milani, Feng Jiang and Jeremy Wulff and part of the COMFORTS network, a team of researchers from UBC, UVic and the University of Alberta.

New ‘hyper glue’ formula developed by UBCO and UVic researchers

By Patty Wellborn on December 4, 2019

With many of the products we use every day held together by adhesives, researchers from UBC’s Okanagan Campus and the University of Victoria hope to make everything from clothing to medical implants and residential plumbing stronger and more corrosion-resistant thanks to a newly-developed ‘hyper glue’ formula.

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