Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
From textbooks to tissue models
June 23, 2025
How hands-on undergraduate research is advancing immunobiology.
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Posted in All In Story, Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Research and Innovation (Office of the Vice-Principal)
Reducing the side effects of cancer therapy
May 26, 2025
How a research cluster is advancing personalized radiation therapy while empowering undergraduate researchers.
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Posted in All In Story, Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
How one student connects AI innovation to wildfire research
April 28, 2025
Computer science undergraduate Shreya Saxena helps protect her community through data.
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Posted in All In Story, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
Robotics, AI advancing wildfire, agricultural research at UBCO
April 15, 2025
Robot could navigate rough landscapes and assist in targeted fire suppression, making wildfire management safer and more precise
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Posted in Campus Feature, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Research and Innovation (Office of the Vice-Principal), School of Engineering
Cherry trees protect buds from freezing by supercooling, but how?
March 7, 2025
UBCO researchers study climate strategies used by local fruit trees
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
Researchers find caribou migration patterns are shrinking
March 5, 2025
Caribou migration patterns have shifted in duration, distance, and elevation over 35 years, new study shows.
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release, Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystems Services (BRAES), Research and Innovation (Office of the Vice-Principal)
Students use virtual reality to transform stroke recovery
January 27, 2025
Psychology, computer science students incorporate VR, AR into brain injury rehabilitation
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Posted in All In Story, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, Irving K Barber School of Arts and Sciences (prior July 2020), Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Psychology
Bears and berries: Researchers highlight critical role of grizzlies in huckleberry health
December 10, 2024
UBC study says bears eating the fruit then eliminating the seeds aids germination and dispersal
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release, Office of Research Services, Okanagan Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystems Services (BRAES), Research and Innovation (Office of the Vice-Principal)
UBCO researchers engineer DNA to mimic biological catch bonds
November 27, 2024
“Fish-hook” system holds promise for advanced materials and health-care applications
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Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
UBCO gut health research moves from lab to real world
November 21, 2024
New technology will leverage personal gut microbiome to treat conditions
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release