Research

Adam Wei, professor of forest hydrology and ecology with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, is co-organizer of the upcoming International Conference on Forests and Water in a Changing Environment. The conference takes place at UBC Okanagan July 6 to 9.

UBC hosts international Conference on Forests and Water

By Bud Mortenson on July 2, 2015

Delegates highlight how changing forest environments affect water resources

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning, Research, Sustainability

UBC’s Jason Loeppky is one of only two statistics professors across Canada to receive a NSERC’s Grant Accelerator Supplement.

Federal government supports researchers at UBC Okanagan

By Patty Wellborn on June 23, 2015

A number of professors win NSERC Discovery grants to continue research projects.

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

UBC Okanagan faculty Researcher of the Year Abbas Milani, right, discusses his work with student Andrew Olson.

Engineering professor is UBC Okanagan Researcher of the Year

By Patty Wellborn on March 6, 2015

Trio of student researchers also recognized at Celebrate Research Week gala.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Learning, Research, School of Engineering

UBC celebrates the research, and those who are making a difference

By Patty Wellborn on February 25, 2015

Full week of activities highlights students, professors, and projects that matter

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Celebrate Research Week, College of Graduate Studies, Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention, Learning, Research, School of Health and Exercise Sciences

Nobel night comes to UBC as laureates and discoveries are celebrated

By Patty Wellborn on November 27, 2014

Local professors explain why game-changing research matters to us all.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Education, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Research, School of Engineering

Jennifer Tedman-Jones is the Okanagan director of business development for Mitacs, a national, not-for-profit training and research organization.

UBC partnership with Mitacs brings business developer to Interior

By Patty Wellborn on July 11, 2014

University-industry collaborations will be promoted across the region.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Business, Research

Lael Parrott, director of Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience and Ecosystem Services (BRAES)

Name change reflects institute’s research themes

By Jody Jacob on April 4, 2014

BRAES a leader in eco research and environmental policy at UBC Okanagan

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity Resilience and Ecosystem Services, Research

Jack Szostak (photo credit: Jussi Puikkonen)

UBC Okanagan to honour Nobel Laureate at June graduation

By Patty Wellborn on March 28, 2014

Honorary degree recognizes Jack Szostak’s contributions to world of science.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Convocation, Learning, Research

Carole Robinson and Janelle Zerr are looking for feedback on the new decision support guide that has been designed to help family members who are caring for terminally-ill patients.

Caregiver support guide ready for public scrutiny

By Patty Wellborn on March 26, 2014

Student evaluates guide designed to help those caring for terminally-ill patients.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Faculty of Health and Social Development, Health, Research, School of Nursing

Dr. John Falconer demonstrates the Littman electronic stethoscope to second-year medical students Kurt Hoskin and Matt Mittelstadt. Using Bluetooth technology, students at UBC’s Okanagan campus can ‘hear’ the heartbeat of a patient in places like Trail.

e-Health research helps medical students become tech savvy

By Patty Wellborn on March 10, 2014

Technology aids Southern Medical Program students to learn and study.

Posted in Media Releases | Tagged Health, Research, Southern Medical Program