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Finding opportunities in academics and extracurricular activities

Finding opportunities in academics and extracurricular activities

WHEN BLAKE EDWARDS FIRST CAME TO UBC OKANAGAN, he was […]

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UBC Okanagan transforms Kayley Miller from Sociology student to engaged global citizen
History major Daniel Sadler finds his voice through directed Gender and Women’s Studies
Racial minorities still viewed as broken windows, UBC research shows

Racial minorities still viewed as broken windows, UBC research shows

Skin colour is still a cause for suspicion among the urban middle class who are turning to technology to record and express their fears, a UBC study has concluded.

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Field to Fork research discusses food security

Field to Fork research discusses food security

Ever wonder if the cost of healthy, locally grown food is out of reach for those on the lower end of the income scale? Think eating healthy should be more affordable? Concerned about sustainable uses of our agricultural land?

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Raising research priorities for the benefit of the community, university, and faculty

Raising research priorities for the benefit of the community, university, and faculty

There is a growing awareness that we need to challenge the ways the universities engage with communities and the way that we think about the boundaries between knowledge production and community engagement.

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Raising research priorities for the benefit of the community, university, and faculty

Raising research priorities for the benefit of the community, university, and faculty

There is a growing awareness that we need to challenge the ways the universities engage with communities and the way that we think about the boundaries between knowledge production and community engagement.

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Music and Memory project brings UBC students and seniors together

Music and Memory project brings UBC students and seniors together

A unique Music and Memory project at Baptist Housing brought textbook learning to life for a number of UBC Okanagan students.

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UBC supports seniors speed dating documentary screening

UBC supports seniors speed dating documentary screening

What is it like to be in your later years and yet still longing for romantic love? Explore Brooklyn filmmaker’s Steven Loring’s movie The Age of Love and find out.

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Visiting scholars debate benefits of the global rise of private security

Visiting scholars debate benefits of the global rise of private security

The growth of the global private security industry is transforming the international political landscape. Across the globe, private security personnel now frequently outnumber public forces and play increasingly central roles in security provision and governance.

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