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Future of Health Forum focuses on research and innovation in cancer care

Future of Health Forum focuses on research and innovation in cancer care

By Patty Wellborn on September 20, 2019

With cancer remaining the leading cause of death in BC, the first-ever Future of Health Forum will focus on research, innovation and strides to improve outcomes for all cancer patients.

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Deborah Buszard, UBC Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UBC Okanagan, with the official proclamation by Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran, establishing Saturday, September 28, as UBCO Homecoming Day in Kelowna.

Public events at UBC Okanagan Homecoming Sept. 27 and 28

By Patty Wellborn on September 18, 2019

Officially proclaimed as Homecoming Day in Kelowna by Mayor Colin Basran, Saturday, September 28, caps several days of activities welcoming UBC alumni home to UBC Okanagan and inviting the community to get to know more about the university.

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An abandoned boat in a swamp near Mumbai symbolizes how environmental histories, including colonialism resource extraction, may become irrelevant as climate change takes centre stage in global concerns.

UBC event explores environmental histories of South Asia

By Patty Wellborn on September 13, 2019

If we want to save the planet from climate change, how do we protect the environmental histories of South Asian cultures?

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UBC event highlights nature’s role in government infrastructure

UBC event highlights nature’s role in government infrastructure

By Patty Wellborn on September 11, 2019

Natural assets and the ecosystem services they provide are a fundamental part of local government infrastructure. When properly managed, natural assets such as forests, wetlands and green spaces have many advantages over engineered infrastructure—including being less expensive to operate and maintain.

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Astrophysicist and multimedia artist Lucianne Walkowicz.

Astrophysicist tells how stars influence a planet’s suitability for life

By Patty Wellborn on September 4, 2019

We’ve all done it. Gazed into the skies on a starlit evening admiring the number of stars and their variety in brightness. Or perhaps shared thoughts of undiscovered planets that may sustain human life? But, have you ever wondered how scientists find planets and study stars in such a vast and distance space?

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More than 1,150 students are moving into campus residences Sunday, September 1 starting at 8:30 a.m.

Residences fill up quickly as hundreds of students move onto campus

By Patty Wellborn on August 29, 2019

Move-in day, the annual tradition of moving hundreds of students into their student accommodation at UBCO, takes place this Sunday.

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UBC Okanagan professors explain the science of wine

UBC Okanagan professors explain the science of wine

By Patty Wellborn on August 8, 2019

UBC researchers are taking the opportunity to explain what’s going on in their research labs, in a series of talks hosted in conjunction with this year’s BC Pinot Noir Celebration.  

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The annual opera under the stars event at UBC Okanagan draws a large crowd to UBCO’s central courtyard.

Opera Under the Stars returns to UBCO’s courtyard

By Patty Wellborn on July 15, 2019

UBC Okanagan’s courtyard will once again be filled with the sounds of music as Opera Kelowna presents its annual Opera Under the Stars concert on July 31.

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At last year’s summer intensive Tania Willard’s exhibition, Casting Light to Fill Shadow: A Decolonial Aesthesis in Secwepemcul ̓ ecw, invited people to use flashlights to see beyond the artwork that was presented on the wall.

UBCO hosts Indigenous art-making immersive programs

By Patty Wellborn on June 26, 2019

Hosted by UBCO’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (FCCS), with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Summer Indigenous Art Intensive features a series of world-renowned speakers, undergraduate and graduate credit courses, and a group of resident artists who will be working to create new works.

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UBCO presents leading pediatrician to discuss diabetes

UBCO presents leading pediatrician to discuss diabetes

By Patty Wellborn on June 14, 2019

Type 2 diabetes was once a condition that only affected adults. But today Type 2 diabetes is on the rise among children and youth globally.

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