News Items tag as: UBC Okanagan 2021

UBCO researcher develops mask coating to prevent spread of COVID virus
November 23, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A researcher at the University of British Columbia Okanagan is receiving accolades for a breakthrough face mask coating to prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
University student forced to live in Kamloops nuisance hotel due to housing crunch
October 06, 2021 - 7:30 AM
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A Thompson Rivers University student says it has been “mentally and physically exhausting” trying to find a place to live amid the Kamloops housing crunch.
COVID-19 creating challenges for UBC Okanagan’s medical program
September 19, 2021 - 6:09 PM

With the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants and non-profits aren’t the only places experiencing a shortage of needed staff and volunteers.
Kelowna professor’s research on hummingbirds hits National Geographic
May 22, 2021 - 8:31 AM

A Kelowna wildlife researcher who grew up reading National Geographic is happy his research has been mentioned in the magazine.
UBCO Asian heritage month events go virtual
May 06, 2021 - 1:30 PM

UBC Okanagan and its community partners are marking Asian Heritage month with virtual events.
Dr. Bonnie Henry, Greta Thunberg to receive honorary degrees from UBC
March 31, 2021 - 10:04 AM

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and climate activist Greta Thunberg are receiving honorary degrees from the University of British Columbia this spring.
UBC Okanagan student charged with voyeurism
March 18, 2021 - 3:37 PM

A UBC Okanagan student has been charged with voyeurism following an incident that allegedly took place at the campus in March, 2020.
B.C. Interior researchers working to understand harmful effects of COVID-19 pandemic
February 18, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Researchers at universities in B.C. have received $150,000 from the Ministry of Health to work on understanding the harmful impacts the COVID-19 pandemic is having on people and communities.
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From frost to drought: Strong start to Okanagan asparagus season despite challenges
It’s finally asparagus season at a North Okanagan farm after cooler spring weather pushed back the predicted start date, and all hands are on deck picking the crunchy green spears. For the past few weeks, overnight sub-zero temperatur

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized
BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children a

Ritz-Carlton looking to build luxury homes at Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort
Vernon’s Predator Ridge resort community is not only looking to build a gondola, the global luxury brand Ritz-Carlton is set to build vacation homes. Wesbild Holdings, the company that owns Predator Ridge, announced today, May 9, the

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