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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and UBC’s response

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and UBC’s response

By Nathan Skolski on March 13, 2020

Countries around the world, including Canada, are working to contain the current outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Posted in Spotlight | Tagged College of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Management, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, School of Engineering, Southern Medical Program

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 experts: International Women’s Day

UBC experts: International Women’s Day

By Nathan Skolski on March 4, 2020

International Women’s Day, a day set aside to mark the achievements of women, is Sunday, March 8.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Community Culture and Global Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences

UBC event explores interconnected histories of Canada and South Asia

UBC event explores interconnected histories of Canada and South Asia

By Patty Wellborn on March 3, 2020

The histories of Canada and South Asia are deeply intertwined.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged History, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Sociology

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

UBC researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint

UBC researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint

By Nathan Skolski on February 24, 2020

It’s a problem plaguing grape-growers worldwide—in an ever-changing climate, how can they protect their crops from the undesirable effects of wildfire smoke exposure.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Chemistry, 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

Stretching sealskin demonstrates the resilience of certain forms of traditional Inuit knowledge in Nunavut.

UBC event explores true meaning of walls

By Patty Wellborn on January 30, 2020

Walls are everywhere.  Although hardly noticed, they define who is legitimate and who is not.  Whether someone is inside or outside the walls of a home, office, prison, public building or a border wall, it affects their identity and its legitimacy. 

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Sociology

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

UBC mental health experts: Bell “Let’s Talk” day

UBC mental health experts: Bell “Let’s Talk” day

By Christine Zeindler on January 24, 2020

Almost 10 years ago, Bell launched “Let’s Talk”, an initiative to promote awareness and positive change in the mental health of Canadians.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, School of Education, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, School of Nursing

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