Media Advisory

Summer Speaker Series explores new ways to educate the next generation

By Patty Wellborn on July 8, 2016

The next generation of learning is upon us. As smartphones and portable devices replace textbooks and paper, educators are constantly evolving their teaching techniques and learning strategies.

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Reconciling Cultures and Re-connecting Foodscapes

By Patty Wellborn on July 6, 2016

The BC Food Systems Network (BCFSN) works to create healthy, just and sustainable food systems in British Columbia by strengthening connections, nurturing capacity, and supporting food policy at all levels.

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Canadian poet Jordan Scott will host a public reading Friday, July 8 at 7 p.m. at the Alternator Gallery.

UBC Okanagan presents poet Jordan Scott at a public reading

By Patty Wellborn on June 30, 2016

Award-winning Canadian poet Jordan Scott is hosting a public reading next week, as part of UBC Okanagan's summer writing intensive program.

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UBC students organize vigil for earthquake ravaged Ecuador

By Patty Wellborn on June 10, 2016

In mid-April, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador, killing more 700 people. Thousands more were injured and became homeless. Aftershocks and a second earthquake in May, registering 6.7, added to the country’s struggle to recover.

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Cultures of ‘Denial’ workshop at UBC tackles climate skepticism

By Patty Wellborn on May 24, 2016

Cultures of ‘Denial’ workshop at UBC tackles climate skepticism

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A bumble bee is busy inspecting mouse ear chickweed

UBC professor encourages community to help local bees

By Patty Wellborn on May 24, 2016

UBC’s Public Art Pollinator Pasture Project and the UBC/Okanagan Regional Library’s “Pollinizing Sessions” host two events that give “how-to” advice and experience about creating pollinator-friendly habitats.

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Getting personal with cancer—and why it matters

By Patty Wellborn on May 19, 2016

Getting personal with cancer—and why it matters

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UBC Okanagan offers social anxiety treatment to the public

By Matthew Grant on May 18, 2016

UBC Okanagan’s Interprofessional Clinic is offering 6 to 12-week social anxiety treatments for people who experience intense anxiety in social situations, have difficulty interacting with others, worry about being judged or do their best to avoid social situations.

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Healthcare Travelling Roadshow highlights career options for students

By Matthew Grant on May 11, 2016

At each roadshow stop, an interdisciplinary group of healthcare students from BC universities and colleges lead a series of formal and informal presentations. They will speak to rural students about the diversity of medical career options and provide a first-hand look at current healthcare technologies.

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Student Okanagan Film Festival to be launched by UBC's Creative Studies

By Patty Wellborn on May 2, 2016

With the goal of launching a new entertainment tradition, students and faculty with FCCS at UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies are planning their inaugural film festival.

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