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Professor of forest hydrology Adam Wei takes his students into the living lab that is the Okanagan Valley
Balancing lifelong hobbies, academics and community service

Balancing lifelong hobbies, academics and community service

JUST THREE SHORT YEARS AGO, Raphael Nowak was a high-school […]

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Bike to Work Week 2018 participants log almost 1,900 km

Bike to Work Week 2018 participants log almost 1,900 km

Congratulations to UBC Copanagan, who logged 1,896 km from during this year’s Bike to Work Week (BTWW) from May 28 to June 3. They were one of six teams representing UBC Okanagan for BTWW.

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Pikas in peril

Pikas in peril

UBC researchers have determined that the American pika, long cast as a sentinel mammal for the impacts of climate change, maybe in more trouble than once thought.

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UBC researchers to weigh in on commercial weight loss option

UBC researchers to weigh in on commercial weight loss option

UBC Okanagan’s Lesley Lutes is leading an evaluation Weight Watchers Freestyle, a new commercial weight management protocol. Lutes, an associate professor of psychology, has researchers examining the program from UBC Okanagan and Vancouver.

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Newly minted PhD graduate keeps her ties to UBC Okanagan

Newly minted PhD graduate keeps her ties to UBC Okanagan

Julianne Barry is one of those rare breeds of university students. She has spent her entire post-secondary academic career—from those first, nervous fresh-faced days to becoming an accomplished researcher and post-doctoral fellow—at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

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A gut decision leads to UBCO

A gut decision leads to UBCO

“BEHOLD THE TINY GRADUATE.” So began Nishat Tasnim’s address to fellow […]

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Double degrees add up to top Pushor Mitchell recognition

Double degrees add up to top Pushor Mitchell recognition

Things have been adding up for Dana Klamut since she began her academic career at UBC’s Okanagan campus five years ago.

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Double degrees add up to top Pushor Mitchell recognition

Double degrees add up to top Pushor Mitchell recognition

Things have been adding up for Dana Klamut since she began her academic career at UBC’s Okanagan campus five years ago.

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DNA analysis of near-extinct tortoises leads to gold medal win

DNA analysis of near-extinct tortoises leads to gold medal win

A UBC student’s research examining the DNA of endangered Galapagos tortoises has led to the highest accomplishment a university student can win.

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