Faculty of Health and Social Development

UBC Assoc. Prof Barb Pesut is a Canada Research Chair in Health, Ethics and Diversity.

Community health-based volunteer program spreads across Canada

By Patty Wellborn on June 15, 2017

A UBC Okanagan professor’s idea to improve quality of life for seriously ill adults is spreading across the country.

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Kathleen Martin Ginis is a professor in UBC Okanagan’s School of Heath and Exercise Sciences.

Want to feel stronger and thinner? Get some exercise

By Christine Zeindler on June 14, 2017

Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner, according to a new UBC study. And the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image.

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More than 1,650 students will receive their degrees at UBC’s Okanagan campus this week.

More than 1,650 students graduate from UBC Okanagan this week

By Nathan Skolski on June 5, 2017

For many, it’s one of the biggest milestones of their lives—graduating from university. At UBC’s Okanagan campus, nearly 1,650 students will reach that milestone this week as the university gears up for six convocation ceremonies.

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The Enactus UBC Okanagan team competing at the national exposition included, from left, Kim Duong, Erkki Annala, Nicole Michalewicz, Ishita Ashraf, Tristan Ramsay and Puru Pradhan.

Awards for Enactus UBC Okanagan in their first-ever national competition

By Bud Mortenson on May 26, 2017

Members of a newly formed Enactus UBC Okanagan team received national recognition competing in their first Enactus Canada National Exposition earlier this month.

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Exercising can protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease

By Christine Zeindler on May 16, 2017

The evidence is clear. Physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, says a panel of researchers and not-for-profit leaders, led by UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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UBC Okanagan honours top faculty and teaching assistants

By Bud Mortenson on May 5, 2017

The finest teachers at UBC’s Okanagan campus were honoured at a special event Thursday.

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UBC Okanagan Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal Deborah Buszard (far left) and UBC Okanagan Vice-Principal Research Philip Barker (far right) congratulate award-winning researchers Mary Jung, Jonathan Holzman, Mike Deyholos, and Susan Frohlick.

Shining stars, bright minds win top accolades at UBC Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on March 10, 2017

Open minds, creative thinking and cutting-edge research have led to top awards for faculty and students at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Members of the UBC research team trek to the Pyramid International Laboratory/Observatory at the base of Mount Everest

Learn more about UBC Okanagan’s expedition to Nepal

By Patty Wellborn on March 10, 2017

A team of UBC Okanagan researchers travelled to Nepal last October to continue their research into altitude acclimatization.

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Lack of adequate support a barrier for those wishing to die at home

By Patty Wellborn on March 8, 2017

With a growing trend of people choosing to die at home, UBC researchers have determined that those caring for palliative loved-ones need more support from health care professionals than they are currently getting.

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Even when given pedometers, university students don’t make time to exercise

By Patty Wellborn on March 7, 2017

The physical and mental health of many first-year university students takes a sharp decline, even when they are given pedometers to encourage exercise, UBC research has determined.

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UBC Okanagan Events

Creative Days Workshop: Life Drawing (Draped Model)
Source: FCCSPublished on 2017-06-24
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Source: Personal and Professional DevelopmentPublished on 2017-06-28
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Powerful Graph Based Change-Point Test
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