Okanagan Stories
This video was produced prior to COVID-19 physical distancing requirements.
We respectfully acknowledge the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples, in whose traditional, ancestral, unceded
territory UBC Okanagan is situated. The nsyilxcn name for where the campus is located is kłpəpqłpiwaʔs.
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Clearing the Air
UBC Okanagan researchers are seeking new ways to break the chain of infection in airborne disease transmission.
Gut Health
UBCO researchers are using innovative solutions to alter inflammatory bowel disease’s susceptibility.
Engineering Nanotech
Mohammad Zarifi and his team of researchers are developing tiny electronics with big potential.
More INNOVATIVE Stories
Mastering Blockchain | The Reality of Sci-fi | Space to Innovate | Textile Tech | Printing Parts | Closing the Distance | Maximizing Potential | Media Matters | Just Breathe | O Cannabis
UBCO Downtown
UBC Okanagan is expanding to downtown Kelowna, reinforcing its community ties.
The Sport of Support
UBCO student athletes team up to help community organizations through volunteerism.
Indigenous Voices
Profs and students work to save endangered languages, interpret oral histories and empower communities.
More COMMUNITY Stories
Art Influences | Successful Aging | Acts of Kindness | Hive of Activity | Facing the Challenge | Making Moves | Urban Harvest | You Belong Here
Digitizing History
Learn how the digital humanities are preserving society’s social, intellectual and literary history.
A Rebalancing Act
UBC Okanagan research probing the mysteries of human balance will help us stand better and fall less as we age.
Tackling Toxic Drugs
UBCO is breaking down barriers when it comes to accessing harm reduction services.
More COLLABORATIVE Stories
Back to Basics | Expressions of Reconciliation | Library of the Future | Forests, Floods and Freshwater | Coexisting with Wolves | Finding Home | Aging Well | Mission Possible | Diamond in the Rough | Being Human
Mask of Deception
UBCO’s Truth and Trust Lab is studying liars, truth-tellers and everything in between.
Opening Doors
The TYDE project is unlocking the door to a world of possibilities for young people with disabilities.
Furthering Feminism
How the women of UBCO are challenging stereotypes, shifting power paradigms and working towards equality.
More EMPOWERING Stories
Empowering Entrepreneurs | Custom Care | Game Changers | Building Tradition | Touchscreen Temptation | Launch Pad | Unleashed Potential| A Graduate’s Path
Around the Globe
Learn how UBCO remains a close-knit learning community with global connections.
Matters of the Heart
Through local and global collaborations, UBCO cardiovascular researchers are examining what makes the heart tick.
Sustainable Cities
Learn how UBCO engineers are helping urban environments address climate change.
MORE Global STORIES
Healthy Earth | Exposing Land Grabs | Brave New Worlds | Into Africa | One Water
