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Leafcutters are part of the third largest family, Megachilidae, along with the “super pollinators” of fruit trees, mason bees. Photo by Bob Lalonde.

UBC research project hosts bee-friendly family event

By Patty Wellborn on July 9, 2018

There is plenty of buzz around Kelowna’s bee ambassador program as more than 250 Kelowna residents have planted bee-friendly gardens this spring.

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UBC hosts discussion: Are the Chinese a problem?

By Patty Wellborn on May 9, 2018

Even today, decades after the adoption of Canada’s Bill of Rights and Freedoms, legacies of British Columbia’s earlier history of anti-Chinese legislation linger as some blame Chinese buyers for inflated housing prices.

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Students at JL Crowe Secondary in Trail listen to each other’s heartbeat with portable ultrasound devices during the 2017 roadshow.

UBC team goes on the road to discuss career options

By Patty Wellborn on May 3, 2018

The Healthcare Travelling Roadshow brings a multidisciplinary group of healthcare students and graduates from a number of provincial post-secondary institutions to showcase career opportunities to rural high school students.

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Authors shortlisted for UBC’s 2018 Okanagan Short Story Contest

By Patty Wellborn on April 12, 2018

It has been 20 years of great stories, emerging writers and plot twists.

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A self-portrait by Bachelor of Fine Arts student Moozhan Ahmadzadegan is one of many pieces of art on display during the upcoming Visual Arts Graduation Exhibition.

UBC Okanagan fine arts graduates host exhibition

By Patty Wellborn on April 12, 2018

Visual Arts students at UBC Okanagan will host their annual graduation art exhibition called 20, April 12 to 24.

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UBC’s top debaters discuss whether Western democracies are failing

By Nathan Skolski on March 26, 2018

UBC Okanagan’s top debaters face off against one another Wednesday at the fifth annual Roger Watts Debate.

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The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is a Canadian radio telescope located at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

UBC astrophysicist to explain dark matter, energy and dawn of the cosmos in free public talk

By Nathan Skolski on March 20, 2018

For anyone who has ever looked into the night sky and wondered how it all came to be, UBC Okanagan is hosting an evening with UBC astrophysicist Mark Halpern.

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Award-winning Canadian photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur is hosting a public talk and gallery showing of her work while in Kelowna next week.

Acclaimed animal advocate, photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur visits UBC

By Patty Wellborn on March 14, 2018

Jo-Anne McArthur, an award-winning Canadian photojournalist and founder of We Animals, will be one of UBC Okanagan’s 2018 Visiting Scholars. As part of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (FCCS) visiting scholar program, McArthur will spend a week on campus from March 19 to 23 working with students and faculty.

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Running a marathon under two hours still eludes today's professional athletes.

The Scientific Basis of Running a Marathon in under Two Hours

By Patty Wellborn on March 1, 2018

It’s a milestone that has yet to be conquered—running a marathon in under two hours. During a recent attempt, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, on a racetrack with a pace car, completed a 26.20-mile course in two hours, 25 seconds. While not eligible for a world record, this performance clearly puts this once deemed unachievable barrier within range.

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Graduate students compete against the clock and each other for prestigious title

By Patty Wellborn on March 1, 2018

Some of the brightest graduate students in the Okanagan region will be racing against the clock when they battle it out in the upcoming Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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