UBCO researchers find a new use for waste
Waste materials from the pulp and paper industry have long been seen as possible fillers for building products like cement, but for years these materials have ended up in the landfill.
Master’s student captures top prize at UBCO’s 3MT final
A compelling presentation of a topic all too familiar to some secured the top spot at yesterday’s eighth annual UBC Okanagan Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
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.
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.
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.
Ambitious Anthropologist
Doctoral candidate Lindsay Harris uses ethnography to fight food insecurity in the Thompson-Okanagan.
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Friends fur life help build skills for life
A new UBC Okanagan study finds children not only reap the benefits of working with therapy dogs–they enjoy it too.
Influence Through Education
Barbara Oliveira, Postdoctoral Fellow and President of the UBC Okanagan Postdoctoral Association, uses her passion for education to give others the knowledge they need to make big changes in their lives. AFTER COMPLETING HER PHD IN BRAZIL and then becoming a mother, Dr. Barbara Oliveira knew that her work in academia was far from […]
Influence Through Education
Barbara Oliveira uses her passion for education to give others the knowledge they need to make big changes in their lives.
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