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  • Scotiabank Gives to KGH in Support of Youth Mental Health

    Each year in Kelowna, hundreds of youth reach the Emergency Department at Kelowna General Hospital suffering from issues relating to their mental health. Thanks to the generosity of Scotiabank, the most vulnerable of them are receiving better care during their stay in hospital.
  • Scotiabank donates to KGH to support youth mental health

    KELOWNA – Some of the region’s most vulnerable youth living with mental illness are receiving better care, thanks to a generous gift from Scotiabank.
  • Pan Am Gold medallist to speak at WolfPack scholarship breakfast

    KAMLOOPS - William Dean knows a lot about goal setting, the importance of community and high performance.
  • Medical student creates art classes for people living with brain injuries

    KELOWNA - Second-year medical student Maksim Parfyonov has always had a keen interest in neuroscience. And art. When he was offered the chance to work with CONNECT as part of his Southern Medical Program studies at UBC’s Okanagan campus, it seemed like the perfect fit.
  • UBC researchers delve inside behaviour of criminal predators

    WORKSHOP LOOKS AT HOW TO DETECT LIES AND HOW TO EXTRACT THE TRUTH

    Ever wonder how the police, or a judge, know when someone is lying to them? There is scientific query behind criminal investigations and UBC researchers are bringing an RCMP expert to campus to explain the science behind lying eyes.
  • Who’s lurking in your backyard?

    Psychopathy is a complex emotional disorder that is often difficult to detect. Psychopathic people are typically narcissistic, conning and manipulative, antisocial, and engage in deception at an often pathological level. If you don’t know what to look for, it’s difficult to spot and easy for them to manipulate and take advantage of you.

    Join UBC’s forensic psychologists Prof. Stephen Porter, Assoc. Prof. Michael Woodworth, and Asst. Prof.
  • Education workshops examine needs of anxious and sensitive children

    What: Through the Child’s Eyes education workshops
    Who: Psychologist Vanessa Lapointe, founder of the Wishing Star Lapointe Development Clinic
    When: 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, May 11, 2013
    Where: University Centre Ballroom, 3272 University Way, UBC’s Okanagan campus, Kelowna
    Registration fee: $25 for each workshop, optional lunch $10, registration at https://cbm.ok.ubc.

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