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Catching fire: BC wildfires are bigger, hotter and more consequential than ever

Catching fire: BC wildfires are bigger, hotter and more consequential than ever

Suppression tactics need to shift to prevention and mitigation for forests that are “begging to be burned.”

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UBCO hosts YouTube personality Derek Muller as next distinguished speaker

UBCO hosts YouTube personality Derek Muller as next distinguished speaker

Virtual event explores ways of thinking that minimize cognitive biases

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Balancing the cost of pandemic lockdowns

Balancing the cost of pandemic lockdowns

UBCO researcher creates modelling data to balance saving lives with the economy

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UBCO’s annual Life Raft Debate goes back in time

UBCO’s annual Life Raft Debate goes back in time

Time travel is the only chance to save society, but who gets to go?

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Govind Deol has a passion for learning

Govind Deol has a passion for learning

Undergraduate science student finds success and happiness through learning and community involvement.

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UBCO professor digs into Earth’s mysterious mantle

UBCO professor digs into Earth’s mysterious mantle

Decades later, team discovers ancient mineral crystals in volcanic materials

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Q&A: Dr. Jake Bobowski on being Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science’s first Full Professor of Teaching

The Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics’ Dr. Jake Bobowski was recently promoted to Full Professor of Teaching, making him the first with this title in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science. We sat down with Dr. Bobowski to discuss his new role, and why he chose to pursue the Educational Leadership […]

UBCO researchers test alternate COVID-19 screening method

UBCO researchers test alternate COVID-19 screening method

Chest X-rays prove promising for emergency cases and rapid treatment

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UBCO launches Bachelor of Sustainability degree

UBCO launches Bachelor of Sustainability degree

New program first of its kind in Canada

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Living with Wildfire

Living with Wildfire

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