UBCO Faculty of Medicine presents strategies for aging well
Health experts discuss how to keep your metabolic health in check
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Psychopaths may have an insensitivity to suffering
Do psychopathic traits allow people to ignore pain, or simply not care
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UBCO team shines at international event with a living light bulb
Students win gold with their bright idea to tackle the climate crisis
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New research improves the coolness factor for athletes
UBCO, Lululemon up the game and explore sweat management activewear
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Canada’s mountains feeling the heat of climate change
Annual ‘State of the Mountains’ report indicates our mountains aren’t immune from drastic weather systems plaguing the globe.
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Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation Town Hall
A message from the Office of the Vice-Principal and Associate Vice-President, Research & Innovation
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Dr. Brendan Dyck’s passion reaches from the tiniest minerals to entire planets
Assistant Professor hopes to answer some of earth sciences’ most pressing questions.
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Pushing the boundaries of spinal cord research
UBCO’s Dr. Christopher West is part of an interdisciplinary team exploring how implantable technologies can help people with spinal cord injury live longer, healthier lives.
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Government of Canada invests in first-of-its-kind project in BC to help businesses create more value and less waste
Funding will enable experts at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus to work with local companies to create new bioplastics and save materials from the landfill by using them in new innovations
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UBC Okanagan lands new Canada Research Chair, $350,000 in research funding
Researcher Mary Clare Kennedy from UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Health and Social Development is named the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Substance Use, Policy and Practice.
Dr. Kennedy’s research examines the social-structural aspects of health among people who use drugs and evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of novel harm reduction interventions, including safe supply programs and innovations in supervised consumption service delivery.