Three UBC Okanagan students awarded women in tech scholarships
In BC, women make up 20 per cent of the high-tech workforce, far less than the national average according to the BC Tech Association. But those statistics are changing thanks in part to three young women from UBC’s Okanagan campus.
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UBC hosts global-change expert Corey Bradshaw
Conservational ecologist Corey Bradshaw, professor at Flinders University, comes from an eclectic background. Growing up as the son of a trapper in Canada, he had the opportunity to form a unique view of the environment. From his childhood experiences, he learned that without intact environmental functions, precious resources quickly degrade or disappear.
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UBC provides alcohol and drug counselling
UBC Okanagan’s Psychology Clinic is offering a new service to the community.
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UBC tests out walk-in well-being clinic
UBC Okanagan’s Interprofessional Clinic is testing out a walk-in clinic where people will have the opportunity to get a mental health check-up without an appointment.
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UBC Okanagan hosts future of work symposium
Thanks to technology, the world of work is changing. A new wave of disruption is impacting traditional jobs, industries and business models. Canadians are increasingly employed in non-traditional industries, working flexible hours and using technology to change the way they work.
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UBC hosts conlanging documentary and panel discussion
The art of creating languages, yes it is a thing, will be explained at a special event in Kelowna next week.
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UBC Okanagan, CBC Radio host mayoral forum on campus
The four candidates vying to be mayor of Kelowna will be centre stage at UBC Okanagan on Monday, October 15.
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UBC researchers dig to get to the root of lavender’s secrets
A team of researchers, including UBC’s Soheil Mahmoud, have recently sequenced the genome of lavender.
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THC amounts identical in most cannabis strains, UBC study finds
A rose by any other name is still a rose. The same, it turns out, can be said for cannabis.
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Why don’t we eat turkey eggs?
A perennial favourite for countless Canadians during Thanksgiving is the iconic turkey dinner. And while turkeys are well known for their meat, it is virtually unheard of to eat their eggs.
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