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Too many Canadians live with multiple chronic conditions, say UBC researchers

Too many Canadians live with multiple chronic conditions, say UBC researchers

By Nathan Skolski on December 10, 2019

A lack of physical activity, a poor diet and too much stress are taking their toll on the health of Canadians, says a new UBC study.

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UBCO Professor Lesley Lutes, president of the Learning Centre’s board of directors, (left) holds Eli while she reads a story with Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development to Lucas, Tyler and Amelia.

Province and UBC fund major daycare expansion

By Patty Wellborn on December 6, 2019

The University Children’s Learning Centre at UBC’s Okanagan campus will soon add space for 20 more children. Currently licensed to provide services for 37 children, the facility will be renovated and expanded by 50 per cent thanks to support from the BC Ministry of Children and Family Development and UBC.

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UBC Okanagan reaches across Atlantic with University of Exeter partnership

UBC Okanagan reaches across Atlantic with University of Exeter partnership

By Nathan Skolski on December 5, 2019

UBC’s Okanagan campus has entered a new partnership agreement with the UK’s University of Exeter that commits CAD$120,000 to develop and expand relationships across both universities. Deborah Buszard, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UBC Okanagan, and Steve Smith, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Exeter signed the agreement in Exeter last week.

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Moral challenges still exist around medical assistance in dying

Moral challenges still exist around medical assistance in dying

By Patty Wellborn on December 5, 2019

While Canada may have legalized medical assistance in dying in 2016, the moral challenges continue for primary care workers, including nurse practitioners who can legally assess eligibility for and provide assisted death.

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From left: Kevin Golovin, Abbas Milani, Feng Jiang and Jeremy Wulff and part of the COMFORTS network, a team of researchers from UBC, UVic and the University of Alberta.

New ‘hyper glue’ formula developed by UBCO and UVic researchers

By Patty Wellborn on December 4, 2019

With many of the products we use every day held together by adhesives, researchers from UBC’s Okanagan Campus and the University of Victoria hope to make everything from clothing to medical implants and residential plumbing stronger and more corrosion-resistant thanks to a newly-developed ‘hyper glue’ formula.

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New research demonstrates dogs promote page turning

New research demonstrates dogs promote page turning

By Patty Wellborn on November 28, 2019

Reading in the presence of a pooch may be the page-turning motivation young children need, suggests a UBC researcher.

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Gord Binsted, Dean in the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan and one of the research leaders.

Canadian research team headed to ‘Mars’

By Nathan Skolski on November 26, 2019

The team of researchers heading to the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation lab (HI-SEAS) consists of scientists from UBC’s Okanagan campus, the University of Victoria and the University of Calgary.

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Winners of this year's Faculty of Management Live Case Challenge (from left): Gabrielle Schroeder, Maulen Zairov, Jonathan Zhang, Breann Zilkey and Shaina Johnstone.

UBCO management students compete to take local business to the next level

By Nathan Skolski on November 26, 2019

UBC Okanagan students Shaina Johnstone, Gabrielle Schroeder, Maulen Zairov, Jonathan Zhang and Breann Zilkey won the ninth annual UBC Faculty of Management Live Case Challenge, an intensely collaborative learning experience that sparks new thinking about a complex business challenge.

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A participant performs a computerized task designed to probe cognitive function in Paul van Donkelaar’s concussion lab.

UBCO researcher examines traumatic brain injury in survivors of intimate partner violence

By Patty Wellborn on November 20, 2019

While the diagnoses and treatment of sport-related concussion have well-established guidelines and protocols, a new study from UBC’s Okanagan campus is looking at what has previously been an understudied group—women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV).

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Associate Professor of History Brigitte Le Normand is the academic director of UBCO's public humanities hub.

Use the humanities to bridge cultural divisions, say UBC profs

By Nathan Skolski on November 18, 2019

In an era when divisions in society seem more prevalent than ever, two UBC humanities professors are using the power of arts, history and philosophy to build bridges and address the world’s most pressing issues.

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