Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

UBCO researchers introduce system to measure radiation dose in 3D under deformable conditions

UBCO researchers introduce system to measure radiation dose in 3D under deformable conditions

By Matthew Stone on April 11, 2018

UBCO Medical Physics faculty Andrew Jirasek and Michelle Hilts, along with University of Victoria PhD student Evan Maynard, have introduced a novel system to measure radiation dose in 3D under deformable conditions. The milestone was reached by building on the team's previous work in developing and optimizing a 3D radiation dose measurement tool called "gel […]

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UBC’s top debaters discuss whether Western democracies are failing

By Nathan Skolski on March 26, 2018

UBC Okanagan’s top debaters face off against one another Wednesday at the fifth annual Roger Watts Debate.

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UBC astrophysicist to explain dark matter, energy and dawn of the cosmos in free public talk

By Nathan Skolski on March 20, 2018

For anyone who has ever looked into the night sky and wondered how it all came to be, UBC Okanagan is hosting an evening with UBC astrophysicist Mark Halpern.

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What would the world look like without Pi?

What would the world look like without Pi?

By IT, Media and Classroom Services on March 14, 2018

  By: Paula Tran Pi. The mysterious number and symbol you’ve known since elementary school. You probably know that pi is a ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. You likely also know that it is widely used in mathematics, and that there is a world record out there for the ability […]

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Q & A with Mark Button on UBCO's State-of-the-Art FiLTER Lab

By Matthew Stone on March 12, 2018

There are certain places on a university campus that everyone knows about: the library, the commons, the best place to get coffee (subjectively of course). But few probably realize that on UBC's Okanagan campus, in the basement of the FIPKE building beneath the Starbucks, lies the state-of-the-art Trace Element Research (FiLTER) Lab. So what is […]

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Top researchers receive prestigious awards at UBC Okanagan

By Nathan Skolski on March 9, 2018

From smart building materials, to innovative public art, to improved palliative care, UBC Okanagan’s Researchers of the Year are pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and developing new ways to improve their communities.

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Researcher flying high after winning UBC Okanagan's 3MT final

By Patty Wellborn on March 7, 2018

Doctoral student Sydney Morgan won UBC Okanagan’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition yesterday, with a presentation of her research into native or indigenous yeasts that can make exceptional wines.

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Newly developed 3D printed tissues could advance cancer research

By Chris Guenard on March 5, 2018

Researchers from UBC’s Okanagan campus hope to make advances in tissue replacement and cancer research through a new technology that can produce living, 3D printed bio-tissues.

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UBC presents a discussion with journalist Mohamed Fahmy

By Nathan Skolski on February 26, 2018

Mohamed Fahmy, an Egyptian-born Canadian, will share his experiences as an imprisoned journalist at a special event at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Nuclear North Korea

By Patty Wellborn on February 23, 2018

UBC Okanagan is hosting a day-long symposium that will bring together experts on North Korea, including Canada’s former ambassadors to North Korea and China, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea, and several Washington, D.C.-based experts of the region, who will discuss the current political international climate.

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