Can you train for a long-distance triathlon in 12 months?
Inside the ambitious health study where everyday participants push their limits to uncover how endurance training transforms the body and mind.
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Can you train for a long-distance triathlon in 12 months?
Inside the ambitious health study where everyday participants push their limits to uncover how endurance training transforms the body and mind.
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Masculinity debated in the digital age
A clash over what’s driving modern manhood—biology, culture or accountability—set […]
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Dr. Heather Gainforth named UBC Okanagan’s newest Canada Research Chair
Position enables more dedicated time to community-engaged research Associate Professor Dr. Heather Gainforth is the SSHRC Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Research Coproduction and Implementation Science. Dr. Heather Gainforth has a singular principle that drives her research and her career. “At the end of the day, everything I do is in service to the […]
UBCO celebrates BC’s first nursing students to complete their master’s with an Indigenous focus
Unique program combats racism and inequalities in health care
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New CFI funding to help UBCO researchers develop treatment for deadly brain injuries
UBC Okanagan faculty receive nearly $1.5 million in Canada Foundation for Innovation funding across multiple projects UBCO researchers received funding for projects ranging from nanogeology, crop resilience and robotic construction fabrication to control technology, chronic disease and acute brain injury. UBC Okanagan researchers will be able to explore new therapies for devastating brain injuries, thanks […]
The White Cart Memorial tells stories of love, loss and resilience
Made in Kelowna documentary tells the story of a mobile tribute and those it honours
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UBCO researchers receive 2025 Michael Smith Health Research BC awards
Recognition includes support to build world-leading research programs Two UBC Okanagan researchers have received a significant financial boost to their research projects through the Michael Smith Health Research BC (MSHRBC)’s Scholar and Health Professional-Investigator (HP-I) programs. Both the Scholar and HP-I programs provide $90,000 in funding for up to five years, with the Scholar program […]
Tanya Forneris appointed Dean pro tem for the Faculty of Health and Social Development
Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Tanya Forneris has been appointed Dean pro tem for the Faculty of Health and Social Development at UBC Okanagan, effective October 1, 2025, for a one-year term. Dr. Forneris has been part of the UBC Okanagan community since 2016 and is Professor of Teaching in the School of […]
UBCO study suggests fasting effects on the body are not the same for everyone
Extended periods without food might have a different effect on the metabolic and immune systems of people living with obesity
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