Lesley Lutes is a professor of psychology and director of clinical training at UBC Okanagan, as well as director of public advocacy for the BC Psychological Association (BCPA).
Free COVID-19 mental health service enters new phase in response to public need
Successful BC psychological first-aid program to be replaced with two online options
A continued need for mental health support has driven Lesley Lutes to transition a temporary teletherapy line that she organized earlier this year—ceasing operations on July 31—into two online solutions.
Pick Your Peak Stair Challenge super climbers announced
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2020 Pick Your Peak Stair Challenge. A total of 98 faculty and staff climbed their way to health, and this year 23 new climbers and four household teams competed.
Participants completed 210,885 flights of stairs, which is 632,655 metres of elevation, the equivalent of climbing Mount Everest 72 times.
To prepare for the launch of Workday this fall, UBC IT has retired the buyIT technology equipment purchasing portal.
Faculty and staff can continue to request quotes or purchase items such as computers, software and technology accessories by submitting a ticket to the IT Helpdesk.
As part of UBC IT’s roadmap, employee network drives (F:, K: and P: drives) will be refreshed to newer hardware.
Moving forward, drive letter for personal files will change from F to H. When instructed via email by UBC IT, you’ll need to save and close your files.
Campus Health has organized a lunch hour presentation on August 12 about two food security projects at UBCO.
The presentation will focus on the experiences of food-insecure students and the findings of community consultation sessions for an on-campus physical food hub. This session will be recorded and the recording will be posted on the Campus Health website.
Advanced Research Computing's (ARC) summer sessions include a variety of topics designed to provide attendees with hands-on skills relating to high-performance computing.
Learn more about advanced research computing tools and methods and how they can benefit your work in research at ARC's free summer sessions from August 17 to 28.
Aug. 27: Integrated Renewal Program and Workday for researchers
Modernizing and simplifying processes and bringing them into the new Workday system will improve researchers’ access to real-time information and facilitate grants management.
This workshop will provide information about key changes and benefits that are relevant to principal investigators, grant holders or research support staff. For more information, contact lauren.hatchard@ubc.ca.
Self-directed training is now available through the Workplace Learning Ecosystem to prepare faculty, staff and student employees for the change to Workday.
Training materials, such as quick reference guides, webinar recordings and videos are available to support the UBC community. To register or find out more, visit: wpl.ubc.ca/?query=Workday
John Klironomos (right), biologist in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Sciences is studying how to make plants more resilient to changes in the environment, and believes that fungi in the soil may play a central role.
Healthy earth
Soil scientists at UBC Okanagan are digging into the challenge of making plants more resilient to environmental change.
UBC researcher Joanne Taylor says shopping at a farmer’s market for local produce or using space in a community garden to grow fruit and vegetables are steps Canadians can take to protect their own food security. Photo credit: Nikita Shoots.
UBCO researcher looks at food security during COVID-19
Food insecurity has long been an issue in Canada
As COVID-19 looms into the summer, international borders remain closed, a number of meatpacking and food processing plants are shut, and local farmers face a shortage of migrant workers to harvest crops.
Indeed, prices have increased in grocery stores and the stark reality of supply and demand is hitting Canadians in the wallet.
Master's student Behrooz Khatir measures liquid to be applied to an omniphobic film during testing inside the School of Engineering's OPERA lab.
UBCO researchers create liquid-repelling substance that works on all surfaces
New coating can eliminate complex disinfectant procedures for protective face shields
Acting like an invisible force field, a new liquid coating being developed by School of Engineering researchers may provide an extra layer of protection for front-line workers.
UBC Okanagan to receive BCcampus Open Education Foundation Grant for Institutions
The pivot to remote learning has highlighted the urgency to expand open educational practices
The Open Education Foundation Grant for Institutions will be used to implement initiatives that support open education advocacy and awareness.
Greater engagement with open educational resources is an important step in providing students with access to learning materials while providing faculty with resources for their classroom.
UBCO awards support students throughout the summer
Students gain valuable experience partnering with professors in undergraduate research
Food security, senior fall prevention and online consumer behaviour are among areas of research being investigated through the summer by seven undergraduates from the Faculty of Management.
