Earth, Environmental, and Geographic Sciences
Expert Q&A: Wildfire season in the Okanagan Valley
By Bud Mortenson on July 19, 2019
Summer is upon us in the Okanagan Valley, and unlike summers in recent past, the majority of the Okanagan’s fire danger rating is sitting at low to moderate.
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Do our mountains matter?
By Christine Zeindler on May 28, 2019
New reporting led by UBC researchers is examining how changing conditions of Canada’s mountainous regions may impact the rest of the country.
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Experts Advisory: Earth Day, 49 years later
By Christine Zeindler on April 17, 2019
Almost 50 years ago, millions gathered to protest the negative impacts of industry and development on the world. Since then, the tradition has continued with Earth Day, a global celebration that is recognized by more than one billion people in 192 countries. It is a day of civic and political action to focus on environmental issues such as biodiversity, sustainability, pollution, climate change and clean energy.
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Expert Q&A: Floods, fires and the Okanagan Valley
By Patty Wellborn on April 11, 2019
After a winter with below-average temperatures, Okanagan residents are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel—and it just so happens to be the sun.
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Prizes awarded to UBC Okanagan’s top researchers
By nathan skolski on March 8, 2019
UBC’s Okanagan campus is home to nearly 300 faculty researchers that are exploring some of the most urgent challenges, newest ideas and most ground-breaking technologies in the world.
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UBC professors explain the brilliance behind this year’s Nobel Prize winners
By Patty Wellborn on November 29, 2018
On December 10, thousands of miles away from the Okanagan, world leaders will gather in both Stockholm and Oslo to watch the 2018 Nobel Prizes be officially awarded.
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Exploring food systems in the Okanagan
By nathan skolski on November 26, 2018
The Okanagan Research Forum invites the community to listen to experts and take part in an open discussion about the future of food production in the Okanagan.
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UBC hosts global-change expert Corey Bradshaw
By nathan skolski on November 16, 2018
Conservational ecologist Corey Bradshaw, professor at Flinders University, comes from an eclectic background. Growing up as the son of a trapper in Canada, he had the opportunity to form a unique view of the environment. From his childhood experiences, he learned that without intact environmental functions, precious resources quickly degrade or disappear.
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UBC Okanagan opens its doors, welcomes the community home
By May Alsukhon on October 15, 2018
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Innovation UBC launches new hub
By May Alsukhon on October 10, 2018
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