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OC culinary student finds recipe for success, wins trip to Italy
Okanagan College Media Release Okanagan College Level 2 Apprentice culinary student Erin MacDougall cooked her way to victory and an all-expenses paid trip to...
Longstanding businesses provide major gift to Vernon Trades Centre
Okanagan College Media Release Two Vernon businesses with deep roots in the community are providing a strong foundation for the next generation of skilled trade...
Infusions unveils new Okanagan-inspired menu and summer hours
Okanagan College Media Release Those in search of a new go-to patio to sip Okanagan wines and savour locally-inspired bites will find their table at Infusions...
Penticton Child Care Centre named one of Canada’s most sustainable buildings
Okanagan College Media Release The list of green accolades continues to grow for the Little Learners Child Care Centre at Okanagan College’s Penticton campus...
Pikas in peril
An American pika in North Cascades National Park (Photo credit: Andrew Veale) UBC scientists say mammal threatened by climate change UBC researchers have...
Alumnus returning to OC as Vice President
Okanagan College Media Release Curtis Morcom left Okanagan University College with a Business Administration Degree in 2004. He will return this August as...
UBC merges Faculties of Education, creates Okanagan School of Education
Merger to optimize resources and improve professional development opportunities UBC Okanagan announced this week the creation of a new Okanagan School of...
UBC Okanagan researcher encourages kids to move more to boost brain health
ParticipACTION Report Card gives a D+ when it comes to overall physical activity A UBC Okanagan professor, who is a member of the 2018 ParticipACTION Report...
UBC researchers to weigh in on commercial weight loss option
Associate Professor of psychology Lesley Lutes has been awarded $1.7 million to study a commercial weight loss program. Weight Watchers Freestyle food program...
UBC’s Hargreaves wins prestigious Gabrielle Roy writing award
Jury calls book ‘sensitively argued, memorable and deeply insightful’ UBC Okanagan Associate Professor Allison Hargreaves is the winner of the 2017...
OC apprentice builds his way onto the podium at Skills Canada Nationals
Okanagan College Media Release For his display of skill and precision under pressure, an Okanagan College-trained carpenter was recognized among the best in the...
Newly minted PhD graduate keeps her ties to UBC Okanagan
Julianne Barry graduated this week with her PhD from UBC Okanagan. She’s done it all—from undergrad to masters to PhD and research fellow Julianne Barry is...
Double degrees add up to top Pushor Mitchell recognition
Dana Klamut graduated this week with degrees in math and computer science (honours) from UBC Okanagan. Winner excels at both math and honours computer science...
DNA analysis of near-extinct tortoises leads to gold medal win
Biology student wins Governor General award for academic achievement A UBC student’s research examining the DNA of endangered Galapagos tortoises has led to...
Car Dealers Rev Up Support for OC Automotive and Business Students
Okanagan College Media Release The New Car Dealers Foundation of British Columbia is helping power success with $10,000 annually in new awards for Trades and...
Enactus OC project transforms elementary students into authors in the South Okanagan
A class of Grade 4 students at Queen’s Park Elementary in Penticton are some of the region’s newest published authors thanks to a new initiative by Okanagan...
From Australia, Asia (and a few spots in-between) to academia
Zoology grad Ashley Kerik has ambitions of study freshwater sharks. Biology grad takes pause in her globetrotting to study at UBC Okanagan Ashley Kerik has...
UBC Okanagan confers three honorary degrees in 2018
From left: Astrophysicist Victoria Kaspi, Splatsin First Nation Elder Rosalind Williams and Entrepreneur Anthony von Mandl. Local First Nations Elder, business...
Summertime activities and learning opportunities still available for Kelowna kids
Okanagan College Media Release From Minecraft to cooking camps to flight academy, Okanagan College’s Camp OC is back in July with a broad selection of...
Psychedelic drug use associated with better emotion regulation and reduced partner violence in men
Psychedelics may help improve emotion regulation and keep violent tendencies at bay In a new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, researchers...
