Student juggles search and rescue role while scoring top grades
Saving lives and acing school just an ordinary day for this student
New economics and media course offered at UBC’s Okanagan campus
In today’s Information Age, media is everywhere. As the digital revolution continues to unfold and new global markets emerge, new media has become a growing economic influence.
UBC’s annual Think Tank supports a bright future for Osoyoos Secondary School
At this time last year, the fate of Osoyoos Secondary School was dire. Due to challenges with declining enrolment, the school was scheduled to close. However, the Rural Education Enhancement Fund provided funding and the school remains open.
Talk—don’t text—in times of stress, says UBC research
A UBC researcher suggests it’s best to stop texting and instead make face-to-face contact when someone reaches out in need of support.
UBC Okanagan honours top faculty and teaching assistants
The finest teachers at UBC’s Okanagan campus were honoured at a special event Thursday.
UBC instructor uses math to investigate possibility of time travel
Mathematical model of a TARDIS takes the 'fiction' out of science fiction.
Children who play outside more likely to protect nature as adults
Protecting the environment can be as easy as telling your kids to go outdoors and play, according to a new UBC study.
UBC professor says teacher education programs should teach for public accountability
Teachers are empowered to have a strong influence on children, who in turn play a role in shaping society. But with this empowerment comes responsibility.
UBC professor plants seeds for Kelowna nectar trail sessions
Britain’s doing it. Norway’s doing it. America’s doing it. Vancouver’s doing it. And now a UBC professor says it’s time for Kelowna to do it too.
Time running out for living languages in BC
All of British Columbia’s 34 living First Nations languages are critically endangered and many face the loss of their last generation of fluent speakers within the next decade.