UBC Okanagan will soon welcome new and returning students to campus through a broad range of orientation activities and events, including the Create New Student Orientation.
Help welcome this year's incoming students by taking part in orientation events and creating lasting positive first impressions.
The third-annual Brains & Brawn Battle takes place September 22.
Create comradery (or rivalry) across faculties and departments, be active and engage in this campus community tradition.
To find out more or to join The Battle visit: thebattle.ca
Accessibility Advisor Meghan Currie.
Disability Resource Centre welcomes new Accessibility Advisor
The Disability Resource Centre (DRC) is pleased to welcome Meghan Currie, UBC Okanagan's newest accessibility advisor.
Currie's new role gives the DRC two advisors to help determine eligibility for academic accommodations, provide advising and support to students, and work with faculty to help them best support their students when needed.
Heather Berringer wins 2017 Dalhousie School of Information Management Outstanding Alumni Award
Dalhousie University’s School of Information Management has recognized UBC Okanagan Chief Librarian Heather Berringer with the 2017 Outstanding Alumni Award.
Berringer was awarded for her outstanding leadership skills and highly successful community engagement work.
Congratulations to UBC Okanagan researchers receiving Canada Foundation for Innovation John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) awards this week.
Announced Tuesday, awards totaling more than $740,000 go to Edward Hornibrook, Nathaniel Pelletier, Lesley Lutes and Jesse Tanguay in the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, and Jian Liu in the School of Engineering.
Participants sought for high-visibility gear study
Mohamed Hegazi, research assistant technician for engineering prof. Gordon Lovegrove's Sustainable Transport Safety Lab, is currently testing the effectiveness of high-visibility gear for cyclists.
Drs. Barbara Campling and Michael Humer are part of a thoracic oncology team that treats cancer patients via telemedicine.
Telemedicine improves patient care across vast distances
Virtual clinics provide improved access to medical services for cancer patients
New UBC research shows that telemedicine dramatically improves access to quality medical care in small and rural BC communities—while saving time, money and travel risk for patients.
Cailan Libby is CEO of Happipad.com, a new venture focused on helping renters and landlords connect, founded in the Central Okanagan with its low-vacancy rental housing market.
UBC engineers use tech to tackle rental shortage
UBC grad and professor create new way for renters and landlords to connect
Entrepreneur Cailan Libby is putting his engineering know-how to work for the community.
The recent UBC Okanagan graduate has partnered with Kenneth Chau, associate professor with the School of Engineering, on a new venture focused on addressing the difficulties in renting.
Engineering PhD candidate Gyan Chhipi Shrestha says high-density communities can make better use of the Okanagan's limited water supply.
UBC research suggests higher density communities can save water
Single family dwellers consume considerably more water than others
The beauty of a lush green lawn may be more costly than just the use of water, according to researchers in the School of Engineering.
Gyan Kumar Chhipi Shrestha, a PhD candidate with the School of Engineering, has recently published several research papers about water use, water distribution systems, and the energy consumed supplying water to homes.
Sue Frohlick, professor of anthropology and women and gender.
Racism, sexuality and citizenship
UBC researcher examines the experiences of African immigrants to Canada from new angles
What is it like to be an immigrant to Canada? What if you also happen to be a visible minority, and belong to the LGBTQ community?
Difficult is probably the easiest answer, but Sue Frohlick, professor of anthropology and women and gender studies, has been looking for more in-depth answers.
Unique route to university
Earth Sciences student Spencer Belcourt talks about his unique path to attending UBC Okanagan.
4D radiation dose calculations
MSc Student Paul Ionele is developing a 4D radiation dose calculation methodology to for radiotherapy treatments.
Therapy dogs lower student stress
New research from the Faculty of Education has found that students who interact with therapy dogs lower their stress levels.
