By Nathan Skolski on August 13, 2018
A UBC researcher has helped establish that, even for people who have a fear of happiness, brief positive psychology interventions embedded within university courses can enhance well-being.
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By Nathan Skolski on August 7, 2018
For many, summer isn’t complete without fields of purple and the sweet smell of lavender.
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By Patty Wellborn on July 24, 2018
A UBC researcher says there is a lot more to treating people with Type 2 diabetes than just moderating their diet and prescribing exercise.
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By Nathan Skolski on July 16, 2018
The drama of one of opera’s most famous love stories, Carmen, will come to life at UBC Okanagan’s courtyard on August 1 as Opera Under the Stars returns to the university.
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By Patty Wellborn on June 20, 2018
UBC researchers have determined that the American pika, long cast as a sentinel mammal for the impacts of climate change, maybe in more trouble than once thought.
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By Patty Wellborn on June 18, 2018
UBC Okanagan’s Lesley Lutes is leading an evaluation Weight Watchers Freestyle, a new commercial weight management protocol. Lutes, an associate professor of psychology, has researchers examining the program from UBC Okanagan and Vancouver.
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By Patty Wellborn on June 8, 2018
Julianne Barry is one of those rare breeds of university students. She has spent her entire post-secondary academic career—from those first, nervous fresh-faced days to becoming an accomplished researcher and post-doctoral fellow—at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
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By Patty Wellborn on June 7, 2018
Things have been adding up for Dana Klamut since she began her academic career at UBC's Okanagan campus five years ago.
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By Patty Wellborn on June 7, 2018
A UBC student’s research examining the DNA of endangered Galapagos tortoises has led to the highest accomplishment a university student can win.
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By Christine Zeindler on June 6, 2018
Ashley Kerik has always had itchy feet. Since graduating from high school, she approached the world as one big laboratory, where new discoveries were just around the bend.
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