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UBCO graduate students Kiana Mirshahidi and Ben Wiltshire demonstrate how small and portable the tiny ice detection senor is. The device has many ramifications, especially for the airline industry.

UBC-developed sensor provides next-generation ice detection

By Patty Wellborn on August 8, 2019

A new sensor, that can detect ice accumulation in real-time, might be a game-changer when it comes to airline safety and efficiency.

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UBCO students put cosmic ray research aloft

UBCO students put cosmic ray research aloft

By Bud Mortenson on July 24, 2019

A group of UBC Okanagan students have won the opportunity to launch a science experiment into the stratosphere with help from the Canadian Space Agency.

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Doctoral student Sajjad Mohammadnejad with a mixed gas burner used by engineering researchers in the Combustion for Propulsion and Power Laboratory at UBC Okanagan.

Researchers examine how hydrogen affects natural gas combustion

By Bud Mortenson on July 23, 2019

In the search for cleaner and more efficient energy, researchers from UBC and the National Research Council (NRC) of Canada are investigating the benefits of injecting hydrogen into natural gas distribution networks.

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From left: Colin Basran, mayor of Kelowna; Gaelene Askeland, Journey Home Society; Paul Van Donkelaar, UBC Okanagan; Kerry Rempel, Okanagan College; John Graham, UBC Okanagan; Trevor Corneil, Interior Health Authority; Gordon Lovegrove, UBC Okanagan; Stephanie Lang, UBC Okanagan; Kyleen Myrah, Okanagan College.

Collaboration aims to improve services for homeless

By Bud Mortenson on July 22, 2019

Researchers at UBC Okanagan, Interior Health, Okanagan College, the Central Okanagan Journey Home Society and various human and health service sectors across the BC Interior, have received federal funding to explore ways to improve services for homeless people.

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Okanagan College President Jim Hamilton, left, with UBC engineers Rehan Sadiq, Kasun Hewage and Shahria Alam discusses green technology educational opportunities during a tour of the college’s Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence.

UBC and Okanagan College create green construction centre

By Patty Wellborn on July 18, 2019

A formal partnership between UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College has established a Green Construction Research and Training Centre (GCRTC) that will provide new research options and create hands-on practical training opportunities for students.

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During the international expedition to Peru, Ben Stacey a doctoral student from Cardiff, United Kingdom conducts a blood vessel function test on a local Andean resident. Researchers are trying to understand how some Andeans, who live at high altitude, develop altitude sickness.

Global research expedition begins release of 15 major studies

By Patty Wellborn on July 16, 2019

A group of international researchers went to great heights to better understand how high altitude affects both newcomers and Indigenous populations.

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Two UBCO fine arts students have been awarded summer art residencies at The Caetani Cultural Centre, which is located in a historic house in Vernon.

Historic home creates unique opportunity for fine art students

By Patty Wellborn on July 11, 2019

A new partnership between UBC Okanagan and Vernon’s Caetani Cultural Centre will help make artistic dreams come true for two student-artists.

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Jasmin Ma is a recent doctoral graduate from the School of Health and Exercise Sciences.

Partnership key to fitness success for people with spinal cord injury

By Patty Wellborn on July 9, 2019

New co-created research at UBC’s Okanagan campus has resulted in ground-breaking increases in physical activity and fitness for those living with spinal cord injury (SCI).

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Gregory Younging was posthumously recognized on June 19 with the Association of Canadian Publishers President’s Award for his contributions to the Canadian publishing industry and the association.

An extraordinary life: remembering Greg Younging

By Patty Wellborn on July 8, 2019

It’s the Association of Canadian Publishers’ highest honour—and on June 19 UBC’s Gregory Younging was posthumously recognized with the President’s Award for his contributions to the Canadian publishing industry and the association.

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Genetic tagging can be an economical, ethical tool

Genetic tagging can be an economical, ethical tool

By Patty Wellborn on July 4, 2019

They’re the central questions of ecology—why are there so many species and where are they found?

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