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UBC medical student Maegan Stuart.

Food recovery project supports rural Kootenay community

By Patty Wellborn on October 17, 2018

A UBC medical student has helped tackle the problem of food security in a rural BC town.

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Jon Montgomery, who won a gold medal in men’s skeleton at the Vancouver Olympics, is speaking at Nourish, this Saturday at UBC Okanagan.

UBC Okanagan opens its doors, welcomes the community home

By Patty Wellborn on October 15, 2018

UBC Okanagan is welcoming its alumni, and the community, home for the weekend.

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Panelists participate in a discussion about entrepreneurship at this Innovation UBC Kelowna Hub opening Thursday.

UBC opens new Innovation Hub in downtown Kelowna

By Christine Zeindler on October 12, 2018

From wearable technology that monitors physical activity to an online rental platform, UBC entrepreneurs showcased their ideas at the opening of the Innovation UBC Kelowna Hub, Thursday.

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UBC Okanagan Professor Soheil Mahmoud (second from left) teaches students in a small lavender field on the Okanagan campus.

UBC researchers dig to get to the root of lavender’s secrets

By Patty Wellborn on October 11, 2018

A team of researchers, including UBC’s Soheil Mahmoud, have recently sequenced the genome of lavender.

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Stephen Fuhr, Member of Parliament for Kelowna-Lake Country (second from left) and UBC Okanagan Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal Deborah Buszard (third from left) stand with UBC students and staff at the opening of the Commons Field Wednesday.

Natural turf field officially opens at UBC Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on October 11, 2018

Students at UBC’s Okanagan campus have a new place to stretch their legs between classes.

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THC amounts identical in most cannabis strains, UBC study finds

THC amounts identical in most cannabis strains, UBC study finds

By Patty Wellborn on October 10, 2018

A rose by any other name is still a rose. The same, it turns out, can be said for cannabis.

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UBC Okanagan professor hosts international bee symposium

UBC Okanagan professor hosts international bee symposium

By Patty Wellborn on October 4, 2018

An international symposium on bees—with topics ranging from their health to their importance—takes place in Kelowna this month.

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New research looks at impact of construction on natural habitats

UBC engineers work to protect ecosystems

By Patty Wellborn on October 1, 2018

Working with Bow River stakeholders in the Calgary area, UBC Okanagan researchers are investigating ways to reduce the negative impact of construction on sensitive aquatic ecosystems.

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UBC students Briana Wilson and Cody Isaac raise the Syilx Okanagan Nation flag during a special ceremony at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

UBC raises Syilx Okanagan Nation Flag

By Patty Wellborn on September 28, 2018

A new and permanent place has been given to the Syilx Okanagan Nation flag at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Susan Holtzman is an associate professor in UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences.

Think B4 U text, says UBC research

By Christine Zeindler on September 27, 2018

Many think they’re doing a favour by texting criticism instead of giving it in person. Not so, say researchers at UBC Okanagan’s campus who have determined that negative comments can have the same impact regardless of how they are delivered.

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