New Shared Research Facilities: Call for Proposals
Deans are invited to submit proposals on behalf of researchers and scholars in all research or knowledge creation fields to support the identification, development, planning and implementation of new shared research facilities at UBC Okanagan.
UBCO researchers peer into the mental health of social workers
What happened in the past doesn’t necessarily stay in the past.
Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Behavioural Research
The Offices of Research Ethics on the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses have updated their guidance in anticipation of a full resumption of in-person behavioural research in the coming months.
Pulse check: How is your mental health?
UBCO School of Nursing Professor Dr. Nelly Oelke explains why those in the smaller towns need support more than ever before.
Perfectionists more likely to suffer from body dissatisfaction
New research from UBC Okanagan finds young women who are perfectionistic are more likely to experience body dissatisfaction — a general unhappiness with, and negative attitude towards, their bodies.
UBCO researcher examines the need for positive support when a child is sexually abused
New research from UBC Okanagan has determined if a child knows they have safe support from a trusted adult, it significantly increases the chances of that child disclosing they have been sexually assaulted. This likelihood is especially true when the offender is a family member or trusted caregiver.
So you want to be a health detective?
Although bogus health claims have dogged humanity for centuries, a UBC Okanagan professor says COVID-19 has made the importance of navigating health claims more critical than ever. And there are plans to make BC’s elementary school students better health detectives, one class at a time.
UBCO enhances science and engineering outreach programs
This year underrepresented and underserved youth in BC’s Interior will have increased access to science and engineering programming.