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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

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 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 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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Rebecca Tyson’s research offers a new analytical tool which can provide estimates of how far bee pollen will travel. Photo credit: Bob Lalonde, associate professor of biology.

New tool can help estimate genetically modified pollen spread

By Christine Zeindler on April 10, 2017

Food purists may have cause to celebrate thanks to a recent international study directed by the University of British Columbia. The study, which evaluated the spread of genetically modified (GM) organisms to non-modified crops, has implications from farm to family.

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