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UBC’s top debaters discuss whether Western democracies are failing

By Nathan Skolski on March 26, 2018

UBC Okanagan’s top debaters face off against one another Wednesday at the fifth annual Roger Watts Debate.

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The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) is a Canadian radio telescope located at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

UBC astrophysicist to explain dark matter, energy and dawn of the cosmos in free public talk

By Nathan Skolski on March 20, 2018

For anyone who has ever looked into the night sky and wondered how it all came to be, UBC Okanagan is hosting an evening with UBC astrophysicist Mark Halpern.

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Top researchers receive prestigious awards at UBC Okanagan

By Nathan Skolski on March 9, 2018

From smart building materials, to innovative public art, to improved palliative care, UBC Okanagan’s Researchers of the Year are pushing the boundaries of human knowledge and developing new ways to improve their communities.

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Vice-Provost and Dean of UBC Okanagan’s College of Graduate Studies Miriam Grant (far left) poses with biology student Corrina Thomsen; chemistry student Matthew Noestheden; Stephanie McKeown, director, Okanagan Planning and Institutional Research; Paul van Donkelaar, associate vice-principal research; Susan Porter, vice-provost and dean UBC Vancouver’s Faculty of Graduate Studies; biology student Sydney Morgan; social work student Tanya MacKeigan; electrical engineering student Franzi Tschurtschenthaler and interdisciplinary studies student John Henderson.

Researcher flying high after winning UBC Okanagan's 3MT final

By Patty Wellborn on March 7, 2018

Doctoral student Sydney Morgan won UBC Okanagan’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition yesterday, with a presentation of her research into native or indigenous yeasts that can make exceptional wines.

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Keekyoung Kim, associate professor at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering

Newly developed 3D printed tissues could advance cancer research

By Nathan Skolski on March 5, 2018

Researchers from UBC’s Okanagan campus hope to make advances in tissue replacement and cancer research through a new technology that can produce living, 3D printed bio-tissues.

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UBC presents a discussion with journalist Mohamed Fahmy

By Nathan Skolski on February 26, 2018

Mohamed Fahmy, an Egyptian-born Canadian, will share his experiences as an imprisoned journalist at a special event at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Nuclear North Korea

By Patty Wellborn on February 23, 2018

UBC Okanagan is hosting a day-long symposium that will bring together experts on North Korea, including Canada’s former ambassadors to North Korea and China, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea, and several Washington, D.C.-based experts of the region, who will discuss the current political international climate.

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UBC event explores the impact of mass mining in the 20th century

By Patty Wellborn on February 16, 2018

Without mass destruction mining, the mass production and consumption that became common for much of the world in the 20th century would not be possible.

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