By Patty Wellborn on October 11, 2018
The four candidates vying to be mayor of Kelowna will be centre stage at UBC Okanagan on Monday, October 15.
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By Patty Wellborn on October 11, 2018
A team of researchers, including UBC’s Soheil Mahmoud, have recently sequenced the genome of lavender.
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By May Alsukhon on October 10, 2018
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By Patty Wellborn on October 10, 2018
A rose by any other name is still a rose. The same, it turns out, can be said for cannabis.
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By Patty Wellborn on October 3, 2018
A perennial favourite for countless Canadians during Thanksgiving is the iconic turkey dinner. And while turkeys are well known for their meat, it is virtually unheard of to eat their eggs.
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By Christine Zeindler on September 27, 2018
Many think they’re doing a favour by texting criticism instead of giving it in person. Not so, say researchers at UBC Okanagan’s campus who have determined that negative comments can have the same impact regardless of how they are delivered.
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By May Alsukhon on September 19, 2018
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By Patty Wellborn on September 19, 2018
In a time of political controversy—when race, social activism and political correctness affect almost every conversation, event and newsroom—UBC is hosting prominent and provocative author Cornel West.
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By Nathan Skolski on September 14, 2018
Those with a curious mind are invited to attend next week’s 13th annual Undergraduate Research Awards Symposium at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
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By Nathan Skolski on September 11, 2018
Researchers from UBC Okanagan and the University of Bologna have discovered that TEMPO—a well-known artificial anti-oxidant—is up to 100 times more powerful than nature’s best and could help counteract everything from skin damage to Alzheimer’s Disease.
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