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UBC Okanagan PhD candidate Sydney Morgan conducts research on wine yeast strains and how they react to sulphites.

Sulphites and the great wine debate

By Patty Wellborn on July 20, 2017

UBC research shows different sulphite amounts affect yeast strain and final product.

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Mina Hoorfar working in her lab.

UBC researchers test 3D-printed water quality sensor

By Patty Wellborn on July 19, 2017

Inexpensive and tiny devices inspect water quality in the distribution system.

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Kathleen Martin Ginis is a professor in UBC Okanagan’s School of Heath and Exercise Sciences.

Want to feel stronger and thinner? Get some exercise

By Christine Zeindler on June 14, 2017

Just one 30-minute bout of exercise makes women feel stronger and thinner, according to a new UBC study. And the positive effect lasts well beyond the activity itself, which may be good news for women concerned about their body image.

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UBC Assist. Prof. John Tyler Binfet.

UBC study determines classroom kindness declines as students get older

By Jill Dickau on May 30, 2017

Teachers believe they have considerable influence on student kindness in the classroom but according to a new study from UBC’s Okanagan campus, this influence seems to decline as students get older.

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New genetic markers in sockeye salmon that can help improve management of fish populations. Photo credit: Kyle Hawes

Ancient genetic markers in sockeye salmon can help manage healthier fish stocks

By Nathan Skolski on May 25, 2017

A recent study from UBC’s Okanagan campus identifies new genetic markers in sockeye salmon that can help improve management of fish populations.

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Kathleen Martin Ginis is a professor in UBC Okanagan’s School of Heath and Exercise Sciences.

Exercising can protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease

By Christine Zeindler on May 16, 2017

The evidence is clear. Physical activity is associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, says a panel of researchers and not-for-profit leaders, led by UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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Assoc. Prof. Susan Holtzman teaches at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Talk—don’t text—in times of stress, says UBC research

By Patty Wellborn on May 15, 2017

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.

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ENHANCE Happiness and Well-Being study opens to new participants

ENHANCE Happiness and Well-Being study opens to new participants

By Patty Wellborn on May 15, 2017

Two UBC psychology professors are combining their areas of expertise to open the ENHANCE trial, now in its second year, to a new group of Okanagan residents.

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UBC Okanagan's Ben Tippett

UBC instructor uses math to investigate possibility of time travel

By Patty Wellborn on April 27, 2017

Mathematical model of a TARDIS takes the 'fiction' out of science fiction.

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UBC Assistant Professor Sanjoy Ghosh.

UBC researchers connect common fats to a lazy lifestyle and diabetes

By Patty Wellborn on April 12, 2017

A UBC researcher is suggesting the types of cooking oils people consume may be sabotaging their efforts to stay healthy and avoid illnesses such as diabetes.

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