Free mental health support available to all BC residents
All British Columbians now have access to free, psychological first-aid thanks to a collaboration between UBC Okanagan, the BC Psychological Association, and the province.
Extreme opinions can impact the spread of a pandemic, says UBC prof
Understanding how disease is passed from one individual to another has long been key to protecting populations from diseases like COVID-19.
UBCO teams up with psychologists and nurses to support health care workers
All of BC’s frontline health care workers can now access online support services to help them cope with the psychological effects of managing the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and UBC’s response
Countries around the world, including Canada, are working to contain the current outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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Biology student captures top prize at UBCO 3MT final
A compelling presentation of a topic all too familiar among Okanagan wine producers clinched the winning spot at last night’s seventh annual UBC Okanagan Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
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UBC experts: International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day, a day set aside to mark the achievements of women, is Sunday, March 8.
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UBC event explores interconnected histories of Canada and South Asia
The histories of Canada and South Asia are deeply intertwined.
Relax-a-Cucha event aims to make knowledge ‘snack-sized’
Making difficult concepts accessible and understandable for everyone is hard enough, but to do it in less than seven minutes is an especially unique challenge. That’s the idea behind Relax-a-Cucha, an event organized every two years by the Institute for Community Engaged Research (ICER) at UBC Okanagan.
When it comes to conservation, ditch the ‘canary in the coal mine’
With habitat loss threatening the extinction of an ever-growing number of species around the world, many wildlife advocates and conservation professionals rely on the proverbial ‘canary in the coal mine’—monitoring and protecting a single representative species—to maintain healthy wildlife biodiversity.
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UBC researchers develop strategy to protect wine grapes from smoke-taint
It’s a problem plaguing grape-growers worldwide—in an ever-changing climate, how can they protect their crops from the undesirable effects of wildfire smoke exposure.
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