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Jan. 21, 2015

Events

January 21
Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race 2014

January 21
Investigation of Hydrodynamics of Suspended Solid Particles in Multi-phase Flows

January 23
3MT: Competition and Presentation Skills Bootcamp

January 24
Annual Active Chess Championship

January 26
Research Talk: Catherine Kingfisher

January 27
Ice Age mammals and paleoenvironments of the Yukon

January 27
Dignity therapy: Why is it important and what role can I play in supporting it?

January 28
UBC Okanagan Master Plan Open House

January 28
History By the Road: Monuments, Markers, and Museums as Tourist Attractions in the BC Interior

January 28
Building the well-being of men in the community: Starting Men's Sheds in Canada

January 28
Faculty of Education Working Paper Series roundtable discussion

January 29
Info session: Bank of Montreal

January 29
Subversive Santiago

January 30
Language, Culture and Boundary-Spanning: Pushing the Frontiers of Research on Global

January 30
Basketball (W) Thompson Rivers @ UBC Okanagan

January 30
Basketball (M) Thompson Rivers @ UBC Okanagan

January 31
Basketball (W) Thompson Rivers @ UBC Okanagan

January 31
Basketball (M) Thompson Rivers @ UBC Okanagan

February 3 and 4
UBC Okanagan Master Plan Ideas Fair

February 5
3MT: Competition and Presentation Skills Bootcamp

Workshops

January 21, 28 and February 4
BEN (Behaviour Modification, Exercise, Nutrition)

January 21
Using Refworks

January 21
Graduation Rundown

January 27
Midpoint Feedback Information Session

January 27 and February 3
Tuesday Mindfulness Sessions

January 27
Critical Thinking Community of Practice

January 28
Social Media Community of Practice

January 29
RISe Drop-in Session

January 30
Midpoint Feedback Information Sessions

February 2
Writing the Artist's Statement

February 4
Communicating Assessment Plans and Using Rubrics

February 4
Using Refworks

February 5
UBC Okanagan Master Plan Update

For more events and events workshops visit ok.ubc.ca/events

Workshops

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Employee News

What's in store for UBC's second century?

Have a question for UBC President Gupta?

You can #AskArvind in his first ever Twitter Town Hall on Thursday, January 29 at 3 pm.

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Celebrate Research 2015

Help us celebrate 10 years of
Celebrating Research

2015 marks the tenth year that UBC's Okanagan campus will showcase its research and its importance to the world with its annual Celebrate Research events.

Each faculty and school is invited to plan an event as part of the week's activities (March 2 to 6). The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, January 28.

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Learning Conference graphic

Call for proposals: 11th annual
Learning Conference

Making an impact: Transforming the student experience

Educators are invited to share their expertise and experiences in advancing student learning through evidence-based practice by submitting a proposal. Deadline for submissions is February 27.

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Grad photos image

Grad and professional portrait sessions scheduled this month

GradImages -- the same company that supports photography and videography at Convocation -- will conduct their final on-campus grad and professional photo sessions prior to Convocation this month.

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Career Fair graphicMaking connections and building careers

Opportunities abound at this year's Career Fair

Students have the opportunity to connect with over 40 potential employers at this year's Career Fair, being held on February 5.

New this year is Maximizing the Power of LinkedIn to Build Your Career (5 p.m., EME 0050), a featured presentation by Melonie Dodaro. Dodaro is founder of Top Dog Social Media and author of the international best-seller The LinkedIn Code.

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Taco del Mar now open in the UNC

Taco del Mar is now open and available to all students, faculty and staff at UBC Okanagan.

Operated by the UBCSUO in the University Centre building, Taco del Mar offers a menu with a variety of gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options for on-campus lunches and dinners.

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IT equipment purchasing deadlines for the 2014-2015 fiscal year

Due to the anticipated volume of requests and demand, IT, Media & Classroom Services has released the deadlines for purchasing equipment before the fiscal year end.

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Living Life to the Full series

Feeling low, stressed out, worried, depressed or out of control?

Find out how to solve problems, build your confidence and start thinking helpfully, instead of negatively.

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Healthy measures assessments

A free and confidential service for all faculty and staff.

Health Assessments will be conducted on February 11 and 12 by Bayshore Health with the assistance of nursing and human kinetics students.

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Suicide prevention presentation

Wednesday, January 28, is Suicide Awareness Day at UBC.

Reaching out early and preventing suicide requires the help of everyone at UBC and the local community.

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OSX 10.10 [Yosemite] Upgrade Now Available

Upgrades to OSX 10.10 [Yosemite] is now available by request through IT, Media & Classroom Services.  There is no charge for this upgrade.

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Current staff postings

UBC StoriesWith the smartphone lab prototype, from left, Engineering Instructor Ali Ahmadi, PhD Candidate Mohamed Yafia Salem, Assoc. Prof. Homayoun Najjaran, and mechanical engineering student Jessica Van Brummelen.
With the smartphone lab prototype, from left, Engineering Instructor Ali Ahmadi, PhD Candidate Mohamed Yafia Salem, Assoc. Prof. Homayoun Najjaran, and mechanical engineering student Jessica Van Brummelen.

UBC engineers develop biochem point-of-care lab for smartphones

UBC Okanagan takes lab on a chip technology to a new inexpensive level

Your smartphone could soon become a handheld chemistry and biochemistry laboratory capable of detecting evidence of chronic health conditions, infectious diseases, chemical weapons and biohazards.

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Shane Stonechild, left, chats with Kelowna Friendship Society (KFS) Executive Director Edna Terbasket, middle, and KFS Education Coordinator Veronica Roesler about UBC Okanagan’s Writing 009 course which begins in downtown Kelowna next week.
Shane Stonechild, left, chats with Kelowna Friendship Society (KFS) Executive Director Edna Terbasket, middle, and KFS Education Coordinator Veronica Roesler about UBC Okanagan's Writing 009 course which begins in downtown Kelowna next week.

UBC and Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society create new option for students

The Downtown Education Project opens doors for Aboriginal learners

UBC Okanagan and the Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society are piloting a project that will open the door for adult Aboriginal students who are interested in pursuing post-secondary studies.

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Katy Klomps had 14 kills and 10 blocks on Saturday. Photo credit: Greystoke Photography.
Katy Klomps had 14 kills and 10 blocks on Saturday. Photo credit: Greystoke Photography.

UBC Okanagan Heat number one
in Canada

The UBC Okanagan Heat are the new national leaders in CIS women's volleyball.

After 12 straight wins the UBC Okanagan Heat women's volleyball team have earned the top ranking in the Country - for the first time in our history.

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UBC Okanagan students Alan Freund, Andry Ramorasata, Lauren Gaudet, and Mallory Herzog are ready with stickers and brochures for Denim Day on campus Wednesday, January 21. Denim Day is part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month on campus
Students Alan Freund, Andry Ramorasata, Lauren Gaudet, and Mallory Herzog are ready with stickers and brochures for Denim Day on campus Wednesday, January 21. Denim Day is part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month on campus

UBC students wear denim and take a stand against sexual assault

Denim Days comes to campus with Sexual Assault Awareness Month

It's a simple statement of solidarity and support. Students, faculty, and staff at UBC Okanagan are being encouraged to wear denim to campus on today to support Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM).

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laire Meadows will offically begin her UBC Okanagan coaching career on April 1,2015.
Claire Meadows will offically begin her UBC Okanagan coaching career on April 1,2015.

Heat hire new coach

Claire Meadows, a rising star in Canada women's basketball community, to lead the Heat

Claire Meadows will become the school's second women's basketball head coach since UBC Okanagan started Canada West and CIS competition in 2011. She replaces Heather Semeniuk who held the position for the past 21 years.

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Jim Bell
Second Star: #4 Jim Bell

Jim Bell selected Canada West 2nd Star

With six straight wins the Heat men's volleyball team continues its magical run as Jim Bell is selected a Canada West Star of the Week

In the Heat's two men's volleyball wins on January 10 and 11, Jim Bell led his team to their fifth and sixth consecutive conference wins and earned himself a top performance in Canada West.

Bell is a third-year player for the Heat from Surrey's Earl Marriott Secondary.

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In the news...

Take a look at the Faces of Homelessness

An event in the University Centre Ballroom later today will focus on local perspectives of homelessness in the Central Okanagan.

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  • Healthcare in the palm of your hand
    Engineers at UBC Okanagan have developed a lab small enough to fit in your hand but powerful enough to look at microscopic drops of fluid and detect presence of harmful agents such as pathogens responsible for hepatitis, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.
  • Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race
    This year, UBC Okanagan is hosting the oldest and largest engineering student competition in Canada.
  • Studying the Himalayas
    Barber School professor Kyle Larson studies mountain formation through researching the Himalayas.

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