The carbon costs of the construction industry
UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Shahria Alam hopes to tackle the building industry’s climate challenge through more sustainable materials.
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Anti-racism starts with knowing history
Learning about past wrongs can help us better fight racism in the future, says UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Shirley Chau.
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The student doctors will see you now
Southern Medical Program studies for students at UBC Okanagan include invaluable early experience with patients.
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UBCO research gives stroke survivors control
Dr. Sarah Kraeutner shifts stroke research to recovery as Canadians survive longer.
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How the arts can help us live with climate change
Dr. Astrida Neimanis wants to create spaces where we can practice living differently in response to the climate crisis.
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Amplifying Indigenous resilience
Visual artist and Assistant Professor Tania Willard fuses art and advocacy through her annual Orange Shirt Day installation.
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Learning to live with wildfire
UBC Okanagan researchers take an interdisciplinary approach to wildfire management.
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Community connections improve family and child wellbeing
Researchers and Indigenous partners are confirming the strength of community by melding empirical data with lived experience.
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Red or white & green: How wine making fits into Earth Day
Dr. Jacques-Olivier Pesme of the UBC Wine Research Centre is watching the world change through a wine glass.
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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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