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Workshops at a glance: August 16, 2017

Workshops at a glance: August 16, 2017

Here are some professional development opportunities for faculty, staff and graduate students at UBC Okanagan over the next few weeks.

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Psychology clinic at UBC Okanagan launches additional services

Psychology clinic at UBC Okanagan launches additional services

The Psychology Clinic at UBC Okanagan provides empirically based assessment and therapy, and is currently accepting self-referrals for evaluation of adults with suspected learning disabilities (i.e., poor academic achievement, deficits in attention, learning, memory, and intellectual capacity) and neuropsychological disorders (i.e., traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, etc.).

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Restoring Okanagan salmon habitats

Restoring Okanagan salmon habitats

WILD SALMON ARE ICONIC WEST-COAST CANADIAN ANIMALS. Their migrations can stretch […]

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Museum exhibit highlights contributions of early immigrants

Museum exhibit highlights contributions of early immigrants

A new display at the Okanagan Wine and Orchard Museum emphasizes the perseverance of early Chinese and Japanese immigrants, despite the discrimination they faced.

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UBC introduces sustainable food systems elective

UBC introduces sustainable food systems elective

Mary Stockdale represents one of the original cornerstones of the global food system: farmers.

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What can Iceland tell us about Mars?

What can Iceland tell us about Mars?

GEOSCIENTIST ERICA MASSEY recently entered Martian territory on a trajectory that […]

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UBC mathematician wins Governor General’s gold medal

UBC mathematician wins Governor General’s gold medal

A math whiz, who moved with her family more than 10,000 kilometers to continue her education, is UBC’s recipient of the gold 2017 Governor General Academic Medal—one of Canada’s most prestigious academic awards.

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Student juggles search and rescue role while scoring top grades

Student juggles search and rescue role while scoring top grades

Saving lives and acing school just an ordinary day for this student

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A carefully calculated path

A carefully calculated path

TASNUVA HAQUE WRITES ALGORITHMS, all day, sometimes at night and […]

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Ensuring engineered ecosystems are functional and lasting

Ensuring engineered ecosystems are functional and lasting

LAEL PARROTT IS AN EXPERT at striking a balance. A Professor of […]

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