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UBCO confers honorary degrees to steadfast campus supporters

Jun 7, 2023 / 6:00 am

Former UBC Chancellor Lindsay Gordon and ONA Executive Director Pauline Terbasket will receive honorary degrees from UBCO this week. While university graduation...

UBCO celebrates the graduates of 2023

Jun 6, 2023 / 6:00 am

Students in the class of 2023 will graduate in six different ceremonies at UBCO on Thursday and Friday. This week, UBC Okanagan will celebrate the graduating...

Medicine wheel and traditional teachings inspire OC students preparing for the workplace

Medicine wheel and traditional teachings inspire OC students preparing for the workplace

Jun 5, 2023 / 8:57 am

Okanagan College students preparing for careers as education assistants are benefiting from teaching that goes beyond what you learn from textbooks and in...

OC Associate Dean to join BC Chamber Board

OC Associate Dean to join BC Chamber Board

Jun 2, 2023 / 2:37 pm

Laura Thurnheer, Associate Dean, Okanagan School of Business, was sworn in at the BC Chamber AGM last week in Whistler. Thurnheer, Chamber President in 2007 who...

Okanagan College students follow their passion to careers in tourism

Okanagan College students follow their passion to careers in tourism

Jun 2, 2023 / 1:57 pm

Ema Culberson, having taken a year off after completing high school to work at Silver Star Mountain Resort, was torn between going to school and enjoying...

Recognizing extraordinary contributions: Okanagan College names Honorary Fellows for 2023

Recognizing extraordinary contributions: Okanagan College names Honorary Fellows for 2023

Jun 1, 2023 / 2:30 pm

Okanagan College is bestowing its highest honour upon four esteemed residents this spring: Terry Flannigan, Dr. Silvina Mema, Michael Tindall, and Grant...

College honours Jim Hamilton with Distinguished Service Award

May 31, 2023 / 12:27 pm

Despite retiring as president from Okanagan College in 2021, a role he held for 17 years, the impact Jim Hamilton had as a leader at OC and throughout the...

Cutting breakfast carbs can benefit people with Type 2 diabetes

May 31, 2023 / 8:46 am

New research suggests a low-carb breakfast can help people with Type 2 diabetes control blood levels throughout the day. An international team, led by UBC...

UBCO students travel abroad to explore digital mediums

May 29, 2023 / 1:00 am

A photo of the University of Exeter campus. A unique collaboration is providing a research exchange for UBC Okanagan digital humanities students currently...

Scholarship established at UBC Okanagan to honour late Kelowna business leader Dave McAnerney

May 26, 2023 / 2:00 pm

Dave McAnerney As a Canadian business leader, Dave McAnerney was renowned for excellence and exceptional leadership. But for those closest to him, McAnerney's...

A student's poor eating habits can lead to a lifetime of illness

May 24, 2023 / 9:41 am

A UBCO researcher cautions poor eating habits established while at university can lead to health challenges later in life. A UBC Okanagan researcher is...

Can intermittent fasting help those who live with Crohn's disease?

May 23, 2023 / 12:10 pm

A UBCO researcher is looking into whether intermittent fasting can help people living with Crohn’s or colitis. Intermittent fasting, where a person...

Trades Foundation program connects OC student to his passion

Trades Foundation program connects OC student to his passion

May 20, 2023 / 6:35 am

Introduced to carpentry at a young age through the work of his father, Orry Renwick always kept his Dad’s favourite saying in mind. ‘I can make you that’...

Plant a Seed Day fundraiser sprouts an impressive $66,000 in gifts for the new Sunflower Childcare Centre on OC's Vernon Campus

Plant a Seed Day fundraiser sprouts an impressive $66,000 in gifts for the new Sunflower Childcare Centre on OC's Vernon Campus

May 17, 2023 / 2:20 pm

Okanagan College Foundation is thrilled to announce the success of Plant a Seed Day, a fun-filled, family-friendly fundraiser that, thanks to generous community...

New Dean of Science and Technology to join OC this July

New Dean of Science and Technology to join OC this July

May 17, 2023 / 8:56 am

Okanagan College is pleased to announce that Dr. Halia Valladares Montemayor will assume the role of Dean, Science and Technology at Okanagan College starting...

UBCO research says resistance exercise may help regulate appetite in breast cancer survivors

May 15, 2023 / 6:00 am

New research from UBC Okanagan's shows that resistance exercise temporarily reduced hunger-inducing hormones among breast-cancer survivors. A new study by...

OC alum inspiring the next generation of learners

OC alum inspiring the next generation of learners

May 11, 2023 / 1:30 pm

Career goals became within reach, with upgrading options and Business program at Okanagan College   Kelowna – As a high school student, Travis Holmes...

Okanagan College hosts You at OC Event to showcase programs and services

Okanagan College hosts You at OC Event to showcase programs and services

May 11, 2023 / 1:26 pm

Kelowna - With summer approaching and many people making their college or university plans for the fall, Okanagan College is opening up its doors to the...

Enactus OC makes massive impact at Canadian Nationals

Enactus OC makes massive impact at Canadian Nationals

May 10, 2023 / 12:20 pm

Enactus Okanagan College’s innovative social enterprise the Unusually Good Food Company placed second out of over 70 college and university teams in Canada at...

Getting active, while living with a partial spinal cord injury

May 9, 2023 / 6:00 am

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...

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