News Items tag as: UBC Okanagan 2019

Wondering what to drink this holiday season? This UBCO expert can help
December 18, 2019 - 11:30 AM
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Wondering how to imbibe without blowing your diet this holiday season?
UBCO students bringing life-saving retrofits to donation bins
December 12, 2019 - 1:36 PM

Clothing donation bins should start moving back to Canadian streets now that UBC Okanagan engineering students have found ways to make them safer.
Women getting head injuries from partners at a higher rate than hockey players getting concussions, UBC researcher says
June 28, 2019 - 1:46 PM

KELOWNA -For every NHL player who suffers a concussion during the season, picture 7,000 Canadian women suffering the same injury only at the hands of a loved one.
The Summer Indigenous Art Intensive at UBC Okanagan this July
June 19, 2019 - 11:42 AM

KELOWNA - The Summer Indigenous Art Intensive is coming to UBC Okanagan in July, hosted by the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Three Interior universities working to improve natural disaster management
May 22, 2019 - 3:00 PM

KAMLOOPS — Three B.C. universities are researching how to address natural disasters in the age of climate change.
Okanagan bees check-in to custom-built hotels
April 05, 2019 - 5:00 PM

OKANAGAN - Even bees like to put of the ritz from time to time. They enjoy entering a fancy hotel, putting their feet up, snacking on some tasty treats, and taking a break from the daily grind (or buzz).
Kelowna researcher studying impacts of concussions on women in violent relationships
March 26, 2019 - 5:30 PM

KELOWNA - Treatment for concussions have come a long way. When an athlete suffers a blow to the head during a game, they know now to get treatment immediately so 90 per cent recover within a week.
UBC to spend $70 million on new student housing at Okanagan campus
March 13, 2019 - 9:59 AM

KELOWNA - With the student population at UBC Okanagan expected to reach 10,000 this fall, the push is on to go beyond the university’s commitment to have on-campus housing for all first year students.
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News Items tag as: UBC Okanagan 2019

Wondering what to drink this holiday season? This UBCO expert can help

UBCO students bringing life-saving retrofits to donation bins

Women getting head injuries from partners at a higher rate than hockey players getting concussions, UBC researcher says

The Summer Indigenous Art Intensive at UBC Okanagan this July

Three Interior universities working to improve natural disaster management

Okanagan bees check-in to custom-built hotels

Kelowna researcher studying impacts of concussions on women in violent relationships

UBC to spend $70 million on new student housing at Okanagan campus

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