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Stretching sealskin demonstrates the resilience of certain forms of traditional Inuit knowledge in Nunavut.

UBC event explores true meaning of walls

By Patty Wellborn on January 30, 2020

Walls are everywhere.  Although hardly noticed, they define who is legitimate and who is not.  Whether someone is inside or outside the walls of a home, office, prison, public building or a border wall, it affects their identity and its legitimacy. 

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UBC mental health experts: Bell “Let’s Talk” day

UBC mental health experts: Bell “Let’s Talk” day

By Christine Zeindler on January 24, 2020

Almost 10 years ago, Bell launched “Let’s Talk”, an initiative to promote awareness and positive change in the mental health of Canadians.

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Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky

Scientist Lera Boroditsky explains why language is vital to us all

By Patty Wellborn on January 21, 2020

The spoken word, in any language, can be a powerful thing. But how does each word, each sentence, our tone, the context—indeed our language—impact how we think.

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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.

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Make-believe zombie apocalypse puts UBC professors to the test

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.

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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.

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UBCO hosts a gala evening of art and entertainment

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.

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

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.

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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.

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Raising children in the age of screen time

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. 

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