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A movie about Mars led one student across the world and back in time

A movie about Mars led one student across the world and back in time

Pimjai Pimbaotham was not looking for the origins of life. […]

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Dr. Mohamed engages with undergraduate and graduate students as they advance research projects under his mentorship, highlighting hands-on learning and collaboration.

How A New Learning Platform Supports Coding Education: Expanding Access to Programming and AI Learning Through Open, Course-Aware Platforms

Educational Leadership: Innovative Pedagogy Dr. Abdallah Mohamed Associate Professor of Teaching, Computer Science Reimagining Teaching and Learning for a Changing Digital Landscape As programming and artificial intelligence (AI) become embedded in post-secondary education across disciplines, educators face a growing challenge: how to support students with widely different levels of experience while creating meaningful and personalized […]

Biochemistry Graduate Awarded $10,000 Prize for Academic Excellence and Community Leadership

Biochemistry Graduate Awarded $10,000 Prize for Academic Excellence and Community Leadership

Strong grades and meaningful community work have earned a biochemistry graduate a major award. Keira Dail, who recently completed an Honours Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, has received the $10,000 Pushor Mitchell LLP Prize. Presented each year, the award recognizes a graduating student who pairs strong academic performance with leadership in areas such as community […]

Beyond affordability: UBC’s open cell biology textbook expands access and enhances learning worldwide

Beyond affordability: UBC’s open cell biology textbook expands access and enhances learning worldwide

Educational Leadership: Open Educational Resources Dr. Robin Young Associate Professor of Teaching, Biology Textbook Illustrator: Heather Ng-Cornish, UBCO alumnus (degree in Environmental Chemistry) Textbook Co-author: Dr. Lauren Dalton, Senior Instructor, Oregon State University Resource Innovation Fundamentals of Cell Biology is an open educational resource textbook developed to support students encountering cell biology for the first […]

Researchers engineer a probiotic that’s heading to human trials

Researchers engineer a probiotic that’s heading to human trials

A probiotic bioengineered by UBC Okanagan researchers to thrive in […]

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BC ministers find the wildfire tech, training Canada needs now at UBC Okanagan
The wait, the hard work was worth it for UBC Okanagan graduates

The wait, the hard work was worth it for UBC Okanagan graduates

When Kamalpreet Kaur arrived in Canada as a student nine […]

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UBC Okanagan graduates carry an Interior Salish language forward

UBC Okanagan graduates carry an Interior Salish language forward

UBC Okanagan has conferred its first Bachelor of St’át’imc Language […]

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Nursing graduand finds a calling in the care that carried him through cancer
AI is helping identify heart health risks for people with breast cancer

AI is helping identify heart health risks for people with breast cancer

UBC Okanagan researchers, working with scientists at BC Cancer – […]

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