Ubco 2016

Reoperation rates for Canadian breast cancer patients too high: UBC Okanagan study
KELOWNA – Canadian breast cancer patients that require a potentially avoidable additional operation after treatment…

UBC Okanagan getting over $40.6M for new learning centre, building upgrades
KELOWNA – Provincial, federal and university contributions have combined for an over $40.6 million investment…

UBC Okanagan research finds marijuana could help drug addicts, alcoholics
KELOWNA – Marijuana may help people struggling with drug addiction, according to a new study…

Bus strike causing big parking problems for UBC Okanagan
KELOWNA – UBC Okanagan students and staff are banding together to get through the transit…

New way to classify dangerous offenders could help police solve sex crimes: UBCO study
KELOWNA – Researchers at UBC Okanagan say they have found a way to keep Canadian…

Research projects at UBC Okanagan get funding boost
KELOWNA – Twenty-two UBC research projects, including seven at UBCO, in a number of disciplines…

So you want to be a doctor? UBC Okanagan’s high-tech recruitment tool
WOULD-BE PHYSICIANS FIND OUT ABOUT MEDICAL SCHOOL REMOTELY KELOWNA – They use video conferencing to…

Pathway connecting UBCO to Okanagan Rail Corridor now open
KELOWNA – A pathway has been completed near UBC Okanagan that connects cyclists and pedestrians…

Kelowna researchers find cure for ‘concrete cancer’
KELOWNA – Researchers at UBC Okanagan say they have found the cure for a problem…

UBCO engineers give siege weapons a try at Trebuchet Competition
KELOWNA – Students of UBC Okanagan’s Engineering Department are holding their fourth annual Trebuchet Competition…
UBCO professor says high food prices are spiking but won’t stay high
KELOWNA – A UBC Okanagan professor says Canadian food prices are spiking right now but…

UBCO engineers design hi-tech version of shopping cart for homeless
LIGHTWEIGHT 'PERSONAL POSSESSIONS CARRIER' DESIGNED TO MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR STREET HOMELESS KELOWNA – Everyone…

UBC Okanagan student raising money by running 350 km across Haiti
KELOWNA – A UBC Okanagan student is preparing to run across the island of Haiti…

UBCO students and candidates appealing revote decision
'PROCESS WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS' KELOWNA – The controversy surrounding this year’s UBC Okanagan student…

Okanagan concert-goer angry at last minute lineup change
"IT'S JUST NOT WHO I PAID TO SEE" KELOWNA – Penticton resident Karli Johnston was…