Thursday, November 26th, 2009 | 12:29 pm
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Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 | 4:33 pm
Submitted When it comes to medieval mechanisms that can fling things accurately at targets, Okanagan College students are proving themselves modern masters.
On March 27, a team of five Civil Engineering Technology students from the College won the top team award…
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 | 5:19 pm
Nationwide job search finds the top talent is right there at Okanagan College.
Monday, April 5th, 2010 | 11:50 am
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Okanagan College’s Board of Governors has passed an $88.17-million annual budget that anticipates some modest program growth and which will support increasing enrollments for the sixth year in a row.
The budget, passed Tuesday, avoids cuts in service to students despite…
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 | 4:56 pm
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A research program with nearly $1-million in funding is underway in B.C.’s Okanagan region and Alberta to look at ways to improve the care of seniors when sudden health issues force them into a hospital.
The “Older Persons’ Transitions in Care…
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 | 4:40 pm
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Visitors to UBC’s Okanagan campus in Kelowna will get a bilingual experience while travelling the campus roads. New street signs feature both English and Nsyilxcen, the traditional language spoken by the Okanagan’s original people.
“UBC Okanagan is located in the traditional…
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 | 1:34 pm
Submitted The Biology Graduate Program established three years ago at UBC’s Okanagan campus is already earning a reputation for student excellence.
About a third of the 15 master’s degree and six PhD students currently enrolled in the Biology Graduate Program are…
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 | 11:43 am
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Human Kinetics students at UBC’s Okanagan campus are taking the classroom to the community and working with health and fitness professionals who are on the cutting edge of novel exercise training programs.
A new Exercise Prescription course gives third-year students a…
Sunday, March 21st, 2010 | 3:00 pm
Submitted UBC Okanagan is commemorating World Water Day, recognized each year on March 22, with a number of events aimed at promoting the importance of water as a valuable resource and basic human right.
“This is a great opportunity for the…
Sunday, March 21st, 2010 | 2:57 pm
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Summerhill Pyramid Winery is supporting research at UBC Okanagan that will address a critically important issue in vineyards – water use. A $30,000 donation from Summerhill will fund a project led by biochemist Susan Murch to develop drought-tolerant rootstock genotypes.…
