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UBC researcher seeks to protect where the wild things walk

UBC researcher seeks to protect where the wild things walk

UBC research is paving the way for a route that will serve as a pilot project to protect green space and allow wildlife to move throughout the Okanagan Valley.

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Science confirms you should stop and smell the roses

Science confirms you should stop and smell the roses

Is it any wonder that most happiness idioms are associated with nature? Happy as a pig in muck, happy as a clam, happy camper.

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UBC round-table debates: how should societies deal with traumatic history?

UBC round-table debates: how should societies deal with traumatic history?

When societies experience significant historic trauma, in the form of mass repression or violence, how do they deal with its legacy?

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International student Zifang Jiang finds life lessons in the classroom

International student Zifang Jiang finds life lessons in the classroom

ZIFANG JIANG chose UBC’s Okanagan campus as an opportunity to experience […]

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UBC researchers create definitive method to detect wildfire tainted wine grapes

UBC researchers create definitive method to detect wildfire tainted wine grapes

Wine producers and grape growers have a new, powerful tool at their disposal to help manage the impact of grapes exposed to smoke from forest fires.

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New study suggests psychedelic drugs may reduce criminal behaviour

New study suggests psychedelic drugs may reduce criminal behaviour

Newly published research suggests that common psychedelic drugs—such as magic mushrooms, LSD and mescaline—may reduce criminal offences.

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New study suggests psychedelic drugs may reduce criminal behaviour

New study suggests psychedelic drugs may reduce criminal behaviour

Newly published research suggests that common psychedelic drugs—such as magic mushrooms, LSD and mescaline—may reduce criminal offences.

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Don’t dispense with cannabis dispensaries, caution UBC researchers

Don’t dispense with cannabis dispensaries, caution UBC researchers

UBC researchers are cautioning policy makers not to alter a cannabis distribution system that – while not legal yet—works well.

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UBC and TRU team up to explore useful bio-products found in cannabis

UBC and TRU team up to explore useful bio-products found in cannabis

Researchers at UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University have teamed up with an industry partner to investigate the many useful products that can be made from cannabis.

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UBC experts commit to mental health research

UBC experts commit to mental health research

October 1 to 7 is Mental Illness Awareness Week across Canada.

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