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Breastfeeding provides numerous benefits to infants and can potentially offset the effects of early-term birth.

UBCO researchers evaluate the effects of fish oil supplementation on infants during breastfeeding

By Christine Zeindler on September 29, 2020

Letting nature take its course may be the best advice for nursing mothers, according to researchers from UBC Okanagan. Their findings show taking fish oil supplements while nursing may not be beneficial and may even negatively impact babies’ immunity.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Research

Landscape left untouched after a wildfire can regenerate and create protective cover for red squirrels and the snowshoe hare, and important species like coyotes, lynx, bobcats and owls depend on it to survive. Photo credit Angelina Kelly.

UBCO researchers concerned about important prey and predator species in post-fire logging areas

By Patty Wellborn on September 23, 2020

New research from UBC Okanagan shows that salvage logging on land damaged by wildfires has negative impacts on a variety of animals.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Research

Coral species differ in their contribution to the complexity of the habitat, and their response to disturbances and capacity to compete. Modelling the resilience of coral communities will help ecologists design reef management and restoration strategies. Photo credit: Jean-Philippe Maréchal.

UBCO researcher uses computer modelling to predict reef health

By Patty Wellborn on August 25, 2020

A UBC Okanagan researcher has developed a way to predict the future health of the planet’s coral reefs.

Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight | Tagged Biology, College of Graduate Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Research

UBC study examined 40 years of data following the fate of 2,500 grizzly bears.

Grizzlies change habits to coexist with people—but is it enough?

By Patty Wellborn on July 6, 2020

Researchers have determined that bear populations near people need two things to survive—adaptive behaviour to become nocturnal and immigrant bears moving into their region.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science

Lake Country’s Teagan MacDougall is the 2020 recipient of the Pushor Mitchell LLP Gold Medal Leadership Prize.

Community leadership, academic excellence and unwavering determination lead to prestigious Pushor Mitchell recognition

By Patty Wellborn on June 17, 2020

Teagan MacDougall reminds herself of one thing when the going gets tough—how worthwhile this will all be when she’s able to help sick children as a pediatrician.

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

Master of Science Biology student Portiaa McGonigal gives her winning 3MT presentation in front of a capacity crowd.

Biology student captures top prize at UBCO 3MT final

By Nathan Skolski on March 11, 2020

A compelling presentation of a topic all too familiar among Okanagan wine producers clinched the winning spot at last night’s seventh annual UBC Okanagan Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

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

UBC Okanagan researcher argues against relying only on charismatic species the like grizzly bear for gauging habitat health.

When it comes to conservation, ditch the ‘canary in the coal mine’

By Nathan Skolski on February 25, 2020

With habitat loss threatening the extinction of an ever-growing number of species around the world, many wildlife advocates and conservation professionals rely on the proverbial ‘canary in the coal mine’—monitoring and protecting a single representative species—to maintain healthy wildlife biodiversity.

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

Research has shown that the more rigorous forests are thinned, the more resilient they can be under the impact of climate change.

Researchers test common garden practice on lodgepole pine forests

By Patty Wellborn on February 6, 2020

New research suggests a backyard gardener’s tried and true method of ‘thinning’ could be beneficiary to tree growth and water supply, and ultimately help fight climate change.

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

UBC Okanagan’s Sharon Hanna, Mathew Vis-Dunbar and Jason Pither announced this week UBC is the first Canadian university to sign on to the Center for Open Science’s online platform, OSF Institutions.

UBC becomes first Canadian institution to join open science platform

By Patty Wellborn on January 28, 2020

With increasing interest in promoting transparency, collaboration, and reproducibility in academic research, the University of British Columbia announced today that it has become the first Canadian post-secondary institution to join the Center for Open Science’s online platform, Open Science Framework Institutions (OSFI).

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Biology, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Southern Medical Program, UBC Library

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

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