Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
From the classroom to the vineyard
September 16, 2024
Undergraduate student Brooklyn Becker gains hands-on skills through her wine science co-op experience.
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Posted in All In Story, Chemistry, Co-op Education, Experiential Education, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
The future of wildfire
August 7, 2024
UBC Okanagan research is helping communities build solutions for a new reality.
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Posted in All In Story, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
UBC Okanagan researchers awarded nearly $2.1 million through CIHR Project Grants
July 18, 2024
Two UBC Okanagan-led research projects are among 52 projects funded at UBC through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Spring 2024 competition. UBC Okanagan Professor Barb Pesut from the School of Nursing was awarded $1,208,701 as Principal Investigator for a research project developing supports for older persons living with serious illness to stay at home […]
Posted in Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Research
UBCO’s Mindfest an evening of scientific discovery, community engagement
June 24, 2024
Department of Psychology presents discoveries into cannabis, mental health and beyond
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Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Advisory, Psychology
UBCO celebrates top academic students in the Class of 2024
June 12, 2024
Governor General Gold and Silver Medal winners recognized as they graduate
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Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release, School of Engineering, School of Health and Exercise Sciences
Solutions the focus of Kelowna wildfire conference
May 28, 2024
Noted researchers Bourbonnais, Daniels co-leading Wildfire Coexistence Symposium
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Posted in Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
People, climate to intensify pressure on popular provincial parks
May 27, 2024
UBCO researchers caution about the balance between seeking or protecting nature
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Posted in Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
UBCO research shows how healthy plants help rivers meander
May 16, 2024
Study includes implications for climate resilience, adaptation after fire or flood
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Posted in Biology, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
Deer are expanding north, and that’s not good for caribou
April 25, 2024
Researchers say warming climate allowing deer to expand their range
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Posted in Biology, College of Graduate Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release
Scientists assess paths toward maintaining BC caribou until habitat recovers
April 19, 2024
Reforestation requires decades to support southern mountain caribou, UBCO research shows
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Posted in Biology, College of Graduate Studies, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release