Magic mushrooms can even take the fight out of fish
A new study led by a UBC Okanagan biologist has […]
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UBC Okanagan lands new Canada Research Chair, additional federal research funding
Dr. Jessica Chan remembers what it felt like to move between two worlds. Growing up, she navigated two languages and two cultures–learning English at school while keeping her home language and heritage alive with her family. Her parents, both immigrants to Canada, held education close. It was, she says, a way of discovering the […]
The wall that pushes back
It took a full day to pour. The reinforcement cage […]
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UBCO to be at the forefront of battery innovation, Indigenous language revitalization
CFI invests $4.15 million in infrastructure funding for two key UBCO-led research projects
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Restoring language. Revitalizing culture.
There are 34 unique Indigenous languages currently in use in British Columbia. Each of them is critically endangered. The disappearance of any single one represents not just the loss of the language itself but also the loss of a living expression of intellect, a specific cultural understanding and an important link to the past. Dr. […]
Better batteries
As we continue to rely on batteries to power our world, there is an increasing need to improve their performance and sustainability. UBCO is leading the charge toward designing, developing and prototyping powerful, sustainable and efficient battery technologies to help run the world of tomorrow. Batteries are an integral part of society’s energy storage, and […]
UBC Okanagan to be at the forefront of battery innovation, Indigenous language revitalization
Canada Foundation for Innovation invests more than $4 million in infrastructure funding for two key UBC Okanagan-led research projects Two UBCO-led research projects were awarded a combined $4.15 million in infrastructure funding today as part of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund. Funded projects include pursuing the development of better, cleaner battery technology […]
Researchers, egg farmers hatch sustainable agriculture plans
Researchers at UBC Okanagan and Canadian egg farmers have built […]
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Province invests nearly $1.7M in UBCO research
Latest BCKDF funding awarded for eight campus projects UBC Okanagan researchers have received $1.68 million in infrastructure funding support from the Government of BC. A total of eight projects were funded, exploring everything from the use of robots in the construction of affordable housing to patient-centred research into the development of treatments for deadly brain […]
Dr. Mary Jung appointed Scientific Director of CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
UBC Okanagan to become home to national health institute UBC Okanagan researcher Dr. Mary Jung is taking over leadership of one of the 13 institutes that make up the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), enabling her—and UBCO—to play a key role in advancing health research across the country. Dr. Jung, a Professor in the […]