UBCO graduate students race against the clock to present their research
The community is invited to attend the eighth annual UBC Okanagan Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final. The popular competition returns March 30 in an all-new live virtual format.
Smart Structurist
Professor Shahria Alam is helping to make bridges and buildings safer, more sustainable and resilient to hazards.
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Declining caribou population victim of ecological chain reaction
A new study comparing decades of environmental monitoring records has confirmed that Canada’s caribou are not faring as well as other animals like moose and wolves in the same areas—and also teased out why.
Keeping up with the charge to develop better batteries
With increasing global efforts to adopt clean energy, developing sustainable storage systems has become a major challenge in getting electric vehicles on the road and integrating intermittent renewable energy resources into the grid.
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A New Generation of Engineering
Assistant Professor Sepideh Pakpour is exploring how the microbiome can be used as building blocks to a healthier world.
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UBCO’s substance use clinic accepting new patients virtually
As we pass the one-year mark of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s little doubt the virus has taken its toll on the mental health of many Canadians.
Misinformation, polarization impeding environmental protection efforts
A group of researchers, spanning six universities and three continents, are sounding the alarm on a topic not often discussed in the context of conservation—misinformation.
A Marriage of Polymers and Nanotechnology
Dr. Mohammad Arjmand and his team are developing nanoscopic materials that have the potential to change the future of high-tech industries.
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UBC Okanagan launches micro-credential programs
With an increasing need for continued education among those looking to build their knowledge in high-demand fields, UBC Okanagan has launched two micro-credential programs as part of its career and personal education portfolio. The first of their kind at UBCO, the two new micro-credentials will focus on the fields of technical communication and industrial automation.
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Ambitious Anthropologist
Doctoral candidate Lindsay Harris uses ethnography to fight food insecurity in the Thompson-Okanagan.
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