Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
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 Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 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
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








