Media Advisory

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.

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

Make-believe zombie apocalypse puts UBC professors to the test

By Nathan Skolski on January 9, 2020

For many, the question of who to bring along in order to rebuild human civilization during a zombie apocalypse has gone unanswered for too long. Now, six UBC Okanagan professors, all from different fields of expertise, aim to settle the issue once and for all—or at least until next year—as they prepare for the second annual Life Raft Debate.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Chemistry, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering

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.

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

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.

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

UBCO professors explain the brilliance behind this year’s Nobel Prize winners

By Patty Wellborn on December 2, 2019

Planets, poverty, peace and powerful batteries. The science and activism behind all of these are tied together this year by the lasting legacy of Alfred Nobel’s annual recognition for game-changes.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Computer Science, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, Physics, Political Science, School of Engineering, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

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

Kelowna City Council goes on the road to UBC Okanagan

By Nathan Skolski on November 15, 2019

UBC’s Okanagan campus will be host to Kelowna City Council as they hold their first-ever official city council meeting away from City Hall. Mayor Colin Basran and Kelowna's eight city councillors will be on campus for the meeting, which is free and open to the public.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Business

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