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Student juggles search and rescue role while scoring top grades

Student juggles search and rescue role while scoring top grades

Saving lives and acing school just an ordinary day for this student

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More than 1,650 students graduate from UBC Okanagan this week

More than 1,650 students graduate from UBC Okanagan this week

For many, it’s one of the biggest milestones of their lives—graduating from university. At UBC’s Okanagan campus, nearly 1,650 students will reach that milestone this week as the university gears up for six convocation ceremonies.

A carefully calculated path

A carefully calculated path

TASNUVA HAQUE WRITES ALGORITHMS, all day, sometimes at night and […]

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Ensuring engineered ecosystems are functional and lasting

Ensuring engineered ecosystems are functional and lasting

LAEL PARROTT IS AN EXPERT at striking a balance. A Professor of […]

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Awards for Enactus UBC Okanagan in their first-ever national competition

Awards for Enactus UBC Okanagan in their first-ever national competition

Members of a newly formed Enactus UBC Okanagan team received national recognition competing in their first Enactus Canada National Exposition earlier this month.

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Ancient genetic markers in sockeye salmon can help manage healthier fish stocks

Ancient genetic markers in sockeye salmon can help manage healthier fish stocks

A recent study from UBC’s Okanagan campus identifies new genetic markers in sockeye salmon that can help improve management of fish populations.

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New economics and media course offered at UBC’s Okanagan campus

New economics and media course offered at UBC’s Okanagan campus

In today’s Information Age, media is everywhere. As the digital revolution continues to unfold and new global markets emerge, new media has become a growing economic influence.

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Shedding light on the legacy of colonialism

Shedding light on the legacy of colonialism

MARLOWE SAM WAS ONE OF THE FIRST two indigenous students to […]

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Shining stars, bright minds win top accolades at UBC Okanagan

Shining stars, bright minds win top accolades at UBC Okanagan

Open minds, creative thinking and cutting-edge research have led to top awards for faculty and students at UBC’s Okanagan campus.

Attend Alex Usher’s keynote presentation on trends affecting higher education in Canada

Attend Alex Usher’s keynote presentation on trends affecting higher education in Canada

Celebrate Research Week culminates on Friday, March 10 at 1 p.m. with an insightful presentation by Alex Usher, post-secondary education expert and author of the widely followed and occasionally controversial ‘One Thought to Start Your Day’ blog. Usher will be joined by Phil Barker, vice-principal research, for a focussed Q&A on innovation.

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