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View EventsSix new Canada Research Chairs appointed at UBC
Okanagan professor Philip Ainslie named CRC in Cerebrovascular Function in Health and Disease
Nursing program partnership formed with Okanagan College
The first cohort of 26 nursing students at Okanagan College are on their way to completing the first half of the four-year BSN program
UBC researcher a cornerstone of BC's palliative care initiative
Canada Research Chair Barb Pesut participates in study with academic and practicing nurses
Experts discuss growing problem of obesity
Numerous medical concerns for overweight people
Social media being used to help young people stop smoking
University research associate taking unique approach to kicking the habit Rebecca Haines-Saah wants smokers to picture themselves kicking butt. The research associate with iTAG (Investigating Tobacco and Gender) at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus specializes in gender and youth smoking research and has received a $125,000 grant from the Canadian Cancer Society for […]
New and innovative opportunities in nursing education
The School of Nursing is building on a foundation of community engagement and global development work to offer students...
Combined programs take interdisciplinary approach to health, exercise study
The new School of Health and Exercise Sciences offers an interdisciplinary program of teaching, research and community engagement
Academics from UBC's Okanagan campus receive research grants
Diverse projects examine customer attitudes and social services responses.
Immigrant health is subject of three-year study
UBC professor examines wellbeing of newcomers who settle in smaller centres
Fit seniors better able to care for themselves, UBC research shows
Frailty and inability to complete daily chores a risk for those who are inactive.