By Patty Wellborn on May 19, 2017
A gift from the Colin and Lois Pritchard Foundation supports new diagnostic equipment at Kelowna General Hospital and a Biology Co-op education program at UBC Okanagan.
Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Media Releases
By Patty Wellborn on May 15, 2017
A UBC researcher suggests it’s best to stop texting and instead make face-to-face contact when someone reaches out in need of support.
Posted in General, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Media Releases, Psychology | Tagged Learning
By Patty Wellborn on May 15, 2017
Two UBC psychology professors are combining their areas of expertise to open the ENHANCE trial, now in its second year, to a new group of Okanagan residents.
Posted in General, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Media Releases, Psychology
By Bud Mortenson on May 5, 2017
The finest teachers at UBC’s Okanagan campus were honoured at a special event Thursday.
Posted in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Community, Culture and Global Studies, Computer Science, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Economics, General, History, Indigenous Studies, International Relations, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Media Releases, Philosophy, Physical Geography, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Statistics, Urban Studies | Tagged Faculty of Management, Learning, School of Engineering
By Patty Wellborn on April 27, 2017
Mathematical model of a TARDIS takes the 'fiction' out of science fiction.
Posted in General, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Media Releases, Physics | Tagged Ben Tippett, Learning
By Patty Wellborn on April 12, 2017
A UBC researcher is suggesting the types of cooking oils people consume may be sabotaging their efforts to stay healthy and avoid illnesses such as diabetes.
Posted in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, General, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Media Releases | Tagged Sanjoy Ghosh
By Christine Zeindler on April 10, 2017
Food purists may have cause to celebrate thanks to a recent international study directed by the University of British Columbia. The study, which evaluated the spread of genetically modified (GM) organisms to non-modified crops, has implications from farm to family.
Posted in Biology, Computer Science, General, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Media Releases, Physics, Statistics | Tagged Rebecca Tyson
By Patty Wellborn on March 31, 2017
In an effort to generate student interest in provincial politics, a UBC professor is organizing an all-candidates forum well in advance of the May 9 provincial election.
Posted in Economics, General, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Media Advisory, Philosophy, Political Science
By Patty Wellborn on March 27, 2017
The Donald is in the White House. And people are wondering—has the political world been colonized by celebrity culture?
Posted in Economics, General, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Media Advisory, Philosophy, Political Science
By Patty Wellborn on March 16, 2017
A team of researchers have identified an improved method to predict the strength and durability of shale embankments that line roads.
Posted in Earth and Environmental Sciences, General, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Media Releases, Physical Geography | Tagged research