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UBCO Lecturer Matt Nelson holds his pet juvenile tarantula.

Detangling spooky spider myths

By Christine Zeindler on October 24, 2019

Fake spider webs and eight-legged creatures decorate many homes this time of year. While living, breathing spiders may cause spine-tingling shivers for some, UBC Okanagan spider expert Matt Nelson says that this fear is misplaced. Despite commonly held beliefs, he says, spiders rarely bite and are essential players in our world’s ecosystem.

Posted in News Features, Spotlight | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

The American avocet is one of many birds that can be spotted around UBCO’s campus.

UBC biology professors create annual calendar as fundraising project

By Patty Wellborn on October 1, 2019

The birds and the bees can mean many things to many people. For a group of UBC Okanagan biology professors, however, they mean a great fundraising opportunity.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

UBC research has shown that fungal growth significantly affects the physical and mechanical properties of moisture-exposed drywall.

UBC study finds health isn’t the only issue with bacteria growth

By Patty Wellborn on September 12, 2019

Microorganisms growing inside aging buildings and infrastructure are more than just a health issue, according to new research from UBC Okanagan.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Biology, Health, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Research, School of Engineering

UBC Okanagan professors explain the science of wine

UBC Okanagan professors explain the science of wine

By Patty Wellborn on August 8, 2019

UBC researchers are taking the opportunity to explain what’s going on in their research labs, in a series of talks hosted in conjunction with this year’s BC Pinot Noir Celebration.  

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Biology, Chemistry, Faculty of Management, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

Genetic tagging can be an economical, ethical tool

Genetic tagging can be an economical, ethical tool

By Patty Wellborn on July 4, 2019

They’re the central questions of ecology—why are there so many species and where are they found?

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Research

Celine Edwards is this year's Pushor Mitchell LLP Gold Medal Leadership Prize winner.

Top student award goes to UBCO cancer researcher and rural health care advocate

By Patty Wellborn on June 5, 2019

It’s been a dream of Celine Edwards for as long as she can remember—to attend medical school at UBC and improve healthcare delivery for rural populations.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Biology, Convocation, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Medical Physics

UBC Okanagan sustainability researcher Lael Parrott, report editor and contributor

Do our mountains matter?

By Christine Zeindler on May 28, 2019

New reporting led by UBC researchers is examining how changing conditions of Canada’s mountainous regions may impact the rest of the country.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Research

After a multi-year study on four different crop fields found there could be environmental consequences of adding bio-fertilizers to soil.

Do additives help the soil?

By Patty Wellborn on May 1, 2019

A UBC researcher is using her latest study to question whether soil additives are worth their salt.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Research

Miranda Hart, associate professor of biology in the Irving K Barber School of Arts and Sciences.

UBC earth scientist offers gardening tip

By Patty Wellborn on April 18, 2019

Miranda Hart digs dirt. The biology professor in UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences is a researcher and naturalist who has dedicated her career to studying microbes in soil. Specifically, she investigates how soil biodiversity helps ecosystems function, and what happens when we destroy this life in our soils.

Posted in News Features | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

UBC experts discuss Earth Day relevant research. Photo credit: Lael Parrott

Experts Advisory: Earth Day, 49 years later

By Christine Zeindler on April 17, 2019

Almost 50 years ago, millions gathered to protest the negative impacts of industry and development on the world. Since then, the tradition has continued with Earth Day, a global celebration that is recognized by more than one billion people in 192 countries. It is a day of civic and political action to focus on environmental issues such as biodiversity, sustainability, pollution, climate change and clean energy.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Biology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Management, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering

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