UBC presents a discussion with journalist Mohamed Fahmy
Mohamed Fahmy, an Egyptian-born Canadian, will share his experiences as an imprisoned journalist at a special event at UBC’s Okanagan campus.
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Award-winning journalist tackles the issue of fake news
Fake news. It was just a year ago, after Donald Trump’s inauguration, the term was introduced to the media. Now, it’s used almost daily—to dismiss ideas that may not agree with a government policy, or even dismiss proven facts.
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UBC researchers map smoke taint in wine grapes
Grape growers have long sought to protect their crops from the effects of wildfire smoke and research from UBC’s Okanagan campus is giving them new insights.
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UBC researcher receives federal support to research egg industry sustainability
As a leading Canadian expert in sustainability, UBC’s Nathan Pelletier has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Research Chair by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The award will advance Pelletier’s research activities that focus on sustainability measurement and management, life-cycle thinking and resource efficiency, with an emphasis on the Canadian egg industry.
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New research finds that mould can infiltrate and weaken bio-composite materials
At UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering, mould is proving increasingly important in the domain of engineering materials and can lead to early deterioration and structural failure.
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Amazon’s mysterious methane finally accounted for
In a new study published in Nature, a team of international researchers have discovered the answer to a scientific mystery that has gone unsolved in the Amazon Rainforest for the past 10 years.
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Forests are the key to fresh water
Freshwater resources are critical to both human civilization and natural ecosystems, but UBC researchers have discovered that changes to ground vegetation can have as much of an impact on global water resources as climate change.
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UBC Okanagan researchers discover neurotoxin in Lake Winnipeg
A new study from UBC’s Okanagan campus has found that BMAA—a toxin linked to several neurodegenerative diseases—is present in high concentrations during cyanobacteria blooms in Lake Winnipeg.
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Medical physics student Andrew Ogilvy follows an unorthodox path into cancer therapy research
PHYSICS IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS, from the interaction of atoms to […]
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UBC announces $100-million fundraising campaign to help students
UBC Okanagan is embarking on the largest fundraising campaign for students its 12-year history.
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