Patty Wellborn

UBC athlete Ryan Simair is put through a series of exercises to test the impact physical activity has on a concussion.

UBC to study brain blood flow during concussion recovery

By Patty Wellborn on February 8, 2012

Volunteer subjects sought for leading research into athletic head injuries

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Okanagan Short Fiction Contest winners announced

By Patty Wellborn on February 3, 2012

Kamloops writer takes first prize in annual event

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Susan Murch, Canada Research Chair in Natural Products Chemistry, has been awarded a $309,437 Canada Foundation for Innovation grant.

UBC scientist awarded $309,437 by Canada Foundation for Innovation

By Patty Wellborn on January 26, 2012

Susan Murch’s research measures medicinal potential of plant tissues

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Award-winning author Karen Connelly is UBC's writer-in-residence

Author Karen Connelly to read at fiction contest prize announcement

By Patty Wellborn on January 23, 2012

Shortlist narrows field to eight in popular Okanagan literary competition

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Researcher Michael Russello with a tortoise that is a hybrid of a tortoise species native to Floreana Island (Chelonoidis elephantopus) some 320 kilometres away from its habitat on Isabela Island, and thought to be extinct.

UBC professor's Galápagos tortoise research published

By Patty Wellborn on January 11, 2012

International team detects descendants of species presumed extinct for 150 years

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Susan Murch, Canada Research Chair in Natural Products Chemistry, has been awarded $150,000 by the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust

Grants to fund vineyard research, bursaries at four UBC schools

By Patty Wellborn on January 5, 2012

Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust awards total $275,000

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Dr. Allan Jones, regional associate dean, Interior, with some of the medical students who will be attending the program at the Okanagan campus in January. They are, from left: Ashley Shaw, Chase; Robyn Buna, Kelowna; Ellen Cai, Penticton; Christabelle Bitgood, Kelowna; Brennan Arduini, Kamloops; and Daniel Manders, Summerland. The students begin their training next week at UBC’s Vancouver campus before returning to the Interior in the New Year.

UBC Southern Medical Program's inaugural class begins studies

By Patty Wellborn on January 3, 2012

First 32 students pioneer Faculty of Medicine’s distributed MD program in Interior

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George C. Grinnell, assistant professor of English, UBC Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies

UBC professor wins award for contribution to the humanities

By Patty Wellborn on December 19, 2011

George C. Grinnell’s book explores significance of hypochondriac culture

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UBC research examines ways to prevent diabetes

By Patty Wellborn on December 15, 2011

Year-long study builds on McMaster findings of exercise benefits

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First Nations students awarded grants

By Patty Wellborn on December 7, 2011

Six of the winners attend UBC’s Okanagan campus

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