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Ubc Okanagan 2016
Bus strike causing big parking problems for UBC Okanagan
KELOWNA – UBC Okanagan students and staff are banding together to get through the transit…
UBC Okanagan professor on team trying to prove existence of parallel universes
KELOWNA – If your understanding of string theory, black holes and parallel universes is lacking,…
UBC Okanagan still waiting for a court date of its own in ongoing Curtis Road trespass saga
KELOWNA – It ‘aint over until it’s over. A decision by a judge earlier this…
Judge denies all use of UBC Okanagan back door route
KELOWNA – A long-simmering legal dispute over Curtis Road, a private road behind UBC Okanagan…
UBC Okanagan hit by rash of laptop computer thefts
KELOWNA – Newly returning students have been hit with a rash of laptop thefts at…
Surgeons can now practice on synthetic human tissue developed at UBC Okanagan
OKANAGAN – Synthetic heart valves, arteries and veins developed by a heart surgeon and a…
Lots of newbies as students descend on UBCO and Okanagan College
KELOWNA – If you a see a young person walking around looking a bit lost…
UBC Okanagan engineers make keeping water safe easier for municipalities
KELOWNA – An irony of modern water treatment is that it can backfire and create…
Researchers at UBC Okanagan look at the DNA of the world’s top wines
OKANAGAN – Examining the DNA of the world’s top wines while stopping them from spoiling?…
UBCO chemist using trees to recycle chemicals from contaminated soil in Salmon Arm
KELOWNA – A UBC Okanagan professor is working with a B.C. company to turn soil…
UBC Okanagan prof working with big-name Hollywood producers on new documentary
KELOWNA – What does a UBC Okanagan anthropology professor have in common with producers from…
Mulch could slow global warming: UBCO study
KELOWNA – Researchers at the local campus of the University of British Columbia have discovered…
UBCO students and candidates appealing revote decision
'PROCESS WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS' KELOWNA – The controversy surrounding this year’s UBC Okanagan student…
For this West Kelowna student, graduation fulfills promise to dying mother
KELOWNA – For students across the southern Interior, graduation means the light at the end…
UBC Okanagan announces development of pot breathalyzer on 4/20
OKANAGAN – A new tool will help marijuana users and police monitor level of consumption,…
Rainbow stairs coming soon to UBC Okanagan
KELOWNA – The UBC Okanagan Students' Union will spend $3,000 to paint a set of…
UBC Okanagan sets $100 million fundraising record; hopes to do better next time
KELOWNA – Not even a year after raising $100 million during the largest capital fundraising…
Manipulating others easier in person than online, UBCO study shows
UBC OKANAGAN STUDY SHOWS PSYCHOPATHS AND NARCISSISTS DO BETTER FACE-TO-FACE KELOWNA – Machiavelli wouldn’t have…
Project combats unhealthy drinking habits at Thompson-Okanagan post-secondary schools
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Post secondary schools around the Thompson-Okanagan are taking a hard look at promoting…
RCMP investigating death of UBC Okanagan student
KELOWNA – Both the RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are looking into the death…
Okanagan researchers want your bobcat and lynx photos
VERNON – Photos of bobcats and lynx are being sought as part of a university…
Award winning author and activist speaking in Kelowna
KELOWNA – The controversial and award-winning author and filmmaker Naomi Klein will be speaking at…