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Re-imagining a good green life

Re-imagining a good green life

Seth Klein, BC director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, shares how our province can become carbon-zero and generate green jobs.

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Where the library is a social hub

Where the library is a social hub

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL. That’s what makes each one […]

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Geography undergrad Taylor Clark explores the forces, such as avalanches, that shape our physical landscape
UBC anthropologist helps create documentary on the art of language construction

UBC anthropologist helps create documentary on the art of language construction

A UBC professor is combining her love of languages, and her Hollywood connections, to help create a new documentary film.

Reconciling Cultures and Re-connecting Foodscapes

Reconciling Cultures and Re-connecting Foodscapes

The BC Food Systems Network (BCFSN) works to create healthy, just and sustainable food systems in British Columbia by strengthening connections, nurturing capacity, and supporting food policy at all levels.

Living in dynamic interaction with the world

Living in dynamic interaction with the world

ILYA PARKINS OFTEN RECEIVES GLOWING PRAISE from students transformed by her […]

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History major Daniel Sadler finds his voice through directed Gender and Women’s Studies
Field to Fork research discusses food security

Field to Fork research discusses food security

Ever wonder if the cost of healthy, locally grown food is out of reach for those on the lower end of the income scale? Think eating healthy should be more affordable? Concerned about sustainable uses of our agricultural land?

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Immigrant entrepreneurs more confident about their future than those born in Canada

Immigrant entrepreneurs more confident about their future than those born in Canada

Immigrant entrepreneurs are more optimistic about doing business in Kelowna than those born in Canada, a UBC study shows.

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Gender and violence in our digital world

Gender and violence in our digital world

To mark International Women’s Day, UBC Okanagan is hosting a talk about the proliferation of online and digital gendered violence and its effect on society.

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