Patty Wellborn

New research demonstrates dogs promote page turning

By Patty Wellborn on November 28, 2019

Reading in the presence of a pooch may be the page-turning motivation young children need, suggests a UBC researcher.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged School of Education

A student pitches his donation bin redesign to judges at last year’s competition.

Engineering for a better, safer community

By Patty Wellborn on November 27, 2019

Nearly 400 first-year engineering students will unveil their design projects Friday as they wrap up their first semester at UBCO’s School of Engineering.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged School of Engineering

Raising children in the age of screen time

By Patty Wellborn on November 22, 2019

Technology is everywhere—including on the minds of parents and caregivers who are struggling to balance screen time with other activities for their young children.

Posted in Spotlight, Media Advisory | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology

Free naloxone training program offered at UBC Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on November 21, 2019

Ariel Smith, a Southern Medical Program student at UBC Okanagan has seen first-hand the impacts of the opioid overdose crisis on Okanagan communities.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Southern Medical Program

A participant performs a computerized task designed to probe cognitive function in Paul van Donkelaar’s concussion lab.

UBCO researcher examines traumatic brain injury in survivors of intimate partner violence

By Patty Wellborn on November 20, 2019

While the diagnoses and treatment of sport-related concussion have well-established guidelines and protocols, a new study from UBC’s Okanagan campus is looking at what has previously been an understudied group—women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, Research, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

UBC Okanagan hosts Community Water Forum

By Patty Wellborn on November 14, 2019

UBC Okanagan’s third annual Community Water Forum will host a panel of experts who will explore how forests and water interact and the role restoration can play in creating more resilient ecosystems.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Research

Psychology graduate student Cassidy Wallis won UBCO's 3MT when she presented her research on how and when child abuse is reported.

UBCO collaboration with RCMP recognizes importance of reporting child abuse

By Patty Wellborn on November 14, 2019

A special working relationship between a UBC grad student, the RCMP and the Kelowna Child Advocacy Centre may lead to enhanced support and faster treatment for victims of child abuse.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged College of Graduate Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, Research

Inspired Word Café blends creativity, inclusivity and interactive fun

By Patty Wellborn on November 13, 2019

The Inspired Word Café is a community-based arts organization that plans training, workshops and poetic and literary readings. Organizers are now teaming up with UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies and the City of Kelowna to host a series of public readings and open mic sessions.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Arts, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

UBCO library to host Queer Century Exhibition

By Patty Wellborn on November 8, 2019

UBC Okanagan is hosting A Queer Century, an exhibition of books and other literature currently on loan from UBC Vancouver’s rare books and special collections department.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Learning, UBC Library

UBCO nursing students host annual Global Gala

By Patty Wellborn on November 7, 2019

UBC Okanagan nursing students are organizing a gala evening of food and entertainment as a fundraising initiative for the university’s Global Health Practicum program.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing