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There is more than just saving money when it comes to fake goods
While some may think a ‘knock-off’ product is morally wrong, new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus demonstrates that for some cultures ‘unethical’ consumption is a virtue.
Growth strategy captures Live Case Challenge
Aggressive expansion in a region experiencing high residential growth – achieved by purchasing and partnering with an established company to recreate high-end and tailored service delivery that meets contractors’ needs.
Film examines Indigenous experiences of child welfare system
UBC’s AlterKnowledge series and the Ki-Low-Na Friendship society have partnered together to screen a new documentary that highlights the stories of Indigenous youth and traces current child welfare policies to their roots in the residential school system.
Award-winning journalist tackles the issue of fake news
Fake news. It was just a year ago, after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the term was introduced to the media. Now, it’s used almost daily—to dismiss ideas that may not agree with a government policy, or even dismiss proven facts.
UBC researchers map smoke taint in wine grapes
Grape growers have long sought to protect their crops from the effects of wildfire smoke and research from UBC’s Okanagan campus is giving them new insights.
UBC researcher receives federal support to research egg industry sustainability
As a leading Canadian expert in sustainability, UBC’s Nathan Pelletier has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Research Chair by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The award will advance Pelletier’s research activities that focus on sustainability measurement and management, life-cycle thinking and resource efficiency, with an emphasis on the Canadian egg industry.
New research finds that mould can infiltrate and weaken bio-composite materials
At UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, mould is proving increasingly important in the domain of engineering materials and can lead to early deterioration and structural failure.
UBC announces $100-million fundraising campaign to help students
UBC Okanagan is embarking on the largest fundraising campaign for students its 12-year history.
UBC round-table debates: how should societies deal with traumatic history?
When societies experience significant historic trauma, in the form of mass repression or violence, how do they deal with its legacy?
UBC researchers create definitive method to detect wildfire tainted wine grapes
Wine producers and grape growers have a new, powerful tool at their disposal to help manage the impact of grapes exposed to smoke from forest fires.