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Don Nettleton, far left, and Monica Gaucher, both with the Okanagan Regional Library, present UBC Okanagan’s Deborah Buszard her own library card. Also pictured is UBC Okanagan Chief Librarian Heather Berringer.

Okanagan Regional Library opens branch at UBC

By Patty Wellborn on November 2, 2018

For anyone studying or working at UBC’s Okanagan campus, it just got easier to take out their favourite book from the Okanagan Regional Library (ORL).

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Learning, UBC Library

UBC President Santa Ono addresses a packed gymnasium as he welcomes more than 2,400 first-year students to the Okanagan campus.

UBC Okanagan welcomes students back to campus

By Patty Wellborn on September 4, 2018

With just one look at UBC Okanagan these days, it’s clear the campus continues to grow.

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Kenneth Chau, associate professor of engineering at UBC Okanagan.

UBC Okanagan researchers shine a light on 150-year old mystery

By Nathan Skolski on August 21, 2018

The idea that light has momentum is not new, but the exact nature of how light interacts with matter has remained a mystery for close to 150 years.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Learning, Research, School of Engineering

2017 graduates throw their mortarboards into the air to celebrate their success after receiving their degrees.

UBC Okanagan hosts six graduation ceremonies this week

By Nathan Skolski on June 5, 2018

UBC Okanagan’s gym and courtyard will be filled with traditional ceremony, shouts of celebrations and lifetime memories for two days this week.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged College of Graduate Studies, Convocation, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Management, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning, School of Engineering, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Social Work

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.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning, Research, School of Engineering, School of Nursing

UBC Okanagan students Eamon Riordan-Short and Sharon Hanna scan in materials at the Peachland Museum in spring 2017.

UBC Okanagan Library leads project to bring local history to life

By Patty Wellborn on February 8, 2018

A new online resource has brought the faces and names of the Okanagan’s colourful and vibrant history into the 21st century.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Medicine, Learning, UBC Library

Homegrown hero Mike Shaw will be the special guest speaker at this year's Valley First/UBC Okanagan Athletics Scholarship Breakfast.

Freestyle skier to speak at UBC Okanagan athletics breakfast

By Nathan Skolski on February 5, 2018

As inspirational speakers go, it doesn't get much better than this.

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Provincial funds support growing demand for tech-related education

By Nathan Skolski on January 22, 2018

Students in BC’s interior looking for a career in tech-related programs have many more opportunities, thanks to new provincial funding announced this week.

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