Spotlight
UBC biology professors create annual calendar as fundraising project
By Patty Wellborn on October 1, 2019
The birds and the bees can mean many things to many people. For a group of UBC Okanagan biology professors, however, they mean a great fundraising opportunity.
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“The time to act is now”
By Bud Mortenson on September 25, 2019
Elders, chiefs and community members from throughout the Syilx Okanagan Nation joined with students, faculty and staff at UBC Okanagan Tuesday to witness the historic signing of UBCO’s commitments to action toward reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
Posted in Media Releases, Spotlight
Series of UBCO events to discuss housing, homelessness and more
By Patty Wellborn on September 24, 2019
According to census data from Statistics Canada, in Kelowna alone there are some 3,000 people considered at high risk of homelessness—with another 1,900 identifying as transitionally, episodically or chronically homeless.
Posted in Community Culture and Global Studies, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Media Advisory, Spotlight
UBCO students put cosmic ray research aloft
By Bud Mortenson on July 24, 2019
A group of UBC Okanagan students have won the opportunity to launch a science experiment into the stratosphere with help from the Canadian Space Agency.
Posted in Computer Science, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Media Releases, Physics, Research, School of Engineering, Spotlight
Expert Q&A: Wildfire season in the Okanagan Valley
By Bud Mortenson on July 19, 2019
Summer is upon us in the Okanagan Valley, and unlike summers in recent past, the majority of the Okanagan’s fire danger rating is sitting at low to moderate.
Posted in Earth and Environmental Sciences, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, News Features, Spotlight
An extraordinary life: remembering Greg Younging
By Patty Wellborn on July 8, 2019
It’s the Association of Canadian Publishers’ highest honour—and on June 19 UBC’s Gregory Younging was posthumously recognized with the President’s Award for his contributions to the Canadian publishing industry and the association.
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