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Professors Tarrant and Bottorff named Fellows of Canadian Academy of Nursing

Professors Tarrant and Bottorff named Fellows of Canadian Academy of Nursing

By Kendall Pew on September 14, 2020

Two highly accomplished professors from the School of Nursing in UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Health and Social Development are among the inaugural class of Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing, announced Sept. 9 by the Canadian Nurses Association.

Posted in News, People | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing

University of Exeter and UBC Okanagan joint funding awarded

University of Exeter and UBC Okanagan joint funding awarded

By Kristen Bennett on April 22, 2020

The University of Exeter and UBC Okanagan recently awarded fellowship and project grants to further develop collaboration between researchers at both institutions.  

Posted in News | Tagged Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Engineering

Faculty and staff recognized at this year's Long Service Awards included (from left): Dixon Sookraj, Rose Cresswell, Robert Lalonde, Blythe Nilson , Mike Gesi and Robert Campbell.

Faculty and staff recognized for their contributions at 2018 Long Service Awards

By Patty Wellborn on April 27, 2018

Each year UBC Okanagan celebrates the many years of dedicated service from faculty and staff. This year, 12 people reached milestones of working at UBC or Okanagan University College for 25, 30 and 40 years.

Posted in People | Tagged AVP Students, Campus Security, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Library, School of Social Work

Enactus UBC Okanagan heads to national competition

Enactus UBC Okanagan heads to national competition

By Bud Mortenson on March 13, 2018

At the Enactus Western Canada Regional Exposition in March, the Enactus UBC Okanagan team won the Regional Champion award in the Scotiabank EcoLiving Green challenge with a five-minute presentation on one of their two ongoing projects, Project Roots.

Posted in News | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Management

Stigma has been called out as the number one silent killer related to substance use and UBC nursing students are working to stop it. From left: Rachel Lee, Brandon Tremblay, Jenna Hunter, Wendy Tan and Shelby Price

Shaken by stigma, UBC nursing students take action against overdose crisis

By Chris Guenard on November 14, 2017

Over the last two years, a group of UBC nursing students have been following the overdose crisis while trying to come up with a life-saving solution. Now that they are in their final year of undergraduate studies, and with the crisis gaining momentum, they see the eradication of stigma as an important way to solve this crisis.

Posted in News | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Nursing

Deborah Buszard deputy vice-chancellor and principal of UBC Okanagan (right) and Lisa Castle vice-president UBC Human Resources (third from right) congratulate (from left) Carol Boyd, Greg Wetterstrand, Linda Allan, Kim Filice, Mary Ann Murphy, Robert Belton, Nina Langton and Donovan Hare.

11 recognized for more than 25 years of dedicated service

By Chris Guenard on May 1, 2017

From the Toronto Blue Jays winning their first World Series, to Dr. Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman in space, to the world first SMS/text message -- 1992 was a year of firsts.

Posted in People | Tagged Athletics, Enrolment Services, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Philosophy, Psychology, School of Nursing, School of Social Work, Sociology, Southern Medical Program

Professor Kathleen Martin Ginis

Prof. Martin Ginis named Distinguished University Scholar

By Kendall Pew on February 14, 2017

Professor Kathleen Martin Ginis in the Faculty of Health and Social Development’s School of Health and Exercise Sciences, has been named a UBC Distinguished University Scholar.

Posted in People | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

UBC community helps individuals with eating disorders

UBC community helps individuals with eating disorders

By Christine Zeindler on February 1, 2016

The UBC Okanagan community is coming together to raise awareness of eating disorders and encourage healthy living. Their initiatives, including facilitating a personalized postcard campaign are aimed to de-mystify issues around dieting, food, compulsive exercise, body image and self-esteem.

Posted in News | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

Two weeks of free personal training as part of a UBC exercise study

By Chris Guenard on July 8, 2014

Small Steps for Big Changes is a lifestyle change study designed to help people who want to become regular exercisers.

Posted in News | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

UBC Okanagan to serve as host location for Public Health Summer School

By Chris Guenard on April 24, 2014

The Public Health Association of BC's annual Public Health Summer School is being hosted across a number of major university sites this year.

Posted in News | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health and Wellness

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