Campus Life
Getting active, while living with a partial spinal cord injury
Research from UBCO demonstrates a mobile app can help motive people living with a spinal cord injury who can walk keep active. A UBC Okanagan researcher has...
Nominations open for 2023 OC alumni recognition
Maybe you’ve heard of the six degrees of Okanagan College? That’s the notion that people are six or fewer social connections away from someone who attended...
UBCO honours this year's most outstanding researchers
Drs. Heather Gainforth, Greg Gerard and Isaac Li are UBCO's 2023 researchers of the year. UBC Okanagan is celebrating six outstanding researchers with one of...
Moose Hide Campaign recognizes Okanagan College as a national leader
Okanagan College is being acknowledged for its efforts to raise awareness about violence against women and children. The Moose Hide Campaign is recognizing...
UBCO researchers aim to energize fruit waste
UBCO researchers are looking at ways to convert rotting fruit into energy. Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash When Doc Brown fed his DeLorean food scraps in...
Unusually Good Food Company back to Canadian Nationals
A year after winning the Canadian nationals and placing in the top four at the Enactus World Cup, Okanagan College students are back on the national stage this...
Sowing the seeds for a better future for student parents in Vernon
College Foundation hosts fundraiser for new Sunflower Childcare Centre Sunflowers blooming, the promise of new beginnings, and brighter futures for student...
Okanagan College Arts and Foundational Programs hosts community showcase
From the written word to graphic design artistry and more, OC’s Arts and Foundational Programs (AFP) is opening its doors for a unique community showcase next...
UBC medical students organize cervical cancer screening event in the Okanagan
UBC medical students have organized Papapalooza, allowing people who may face barriers to health care to register for a Pap test at a local medical clinic....
OC students represent Spain and the UK in Model NATO delegation
A delegation of Okanagan College students recently returned from a cross-Canada adventure where they took part in a unique exercise, to represent Spain and the...
Okanagan College professor and artist receives Tanabe Prize
Okanagan College communications professor and artist Amy Modahl has been announced as a winner of this year's Tanabe Prize, alongside artist Robin Hodgson. The...
OC profs to share their talents at Valley Voices
The following media release is shared on behalf of Valley Voices: Valley Voices to Echo Again in Vernon Published authors to participate in next Valley Voices...
New Okanagan College student housing, childcare centre on target to open in 2024 in Vernon
When she decided to attend Okanagan College, student-parent Sarina Parsons was faced with the challenge of finding childcare while balancing her course...
New Okanagan College student housing centre on target to open in 2024 in Salmon Arm
Finding affordable housing isn’t just a challenge in the big city – it can be difficult in smaller, more rural communities as well. For students like Dylan...
UBCO researcher shines a light on "nightmare" ooze killing cannabis plants
UBCO researchers isolated the genome for black root rot, a fungus killing cannabis plants in a licensed growing facility in the BC Kootenays. Here, healthy...
OC alum finds golden opportunity for unique jewelry business
OC alum Erum Ahmad polished up a business idea that lets her creativity shine. Now she is building that interest into a business that allows her to tap into her...
Bridging the way to success: Emil Anderson Construction gives $75,000 to modernize Okanagan College’s Civil Engineering Technology Program
If you walk past Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus on a weekday afternoon, you’re sure to see Civil Engineering Technology students spread out across the...
UBC Okanagan launches signature event dedicated to debate of contested ideas
The above image was generated by Midjourney, an AI visualization program, using a simple prompt:"create an image showing how AI is positively and negatively...
Enactus OC’s Unusually Good Food Co. expands to 19 cities
Student entrepreneurs from Okanagan College (OC) are taking their fight against food waste and food insecurity to more businesses throughout Western Canada, as...
OC English professor’s book on Dickens receives critical acclaim
When it comes to studying at Okanagan College, you never know when class discussion will spark ground-breaking academic work. OC English Professor Terry...