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As COVID-19 vaccines role out, UBCO researcher calls for a level playing...
Katrina Plamondon, assistant professor in UBC Okanagan’s School of Nursing. World trade limitations will impact accessibility of vaccine for millions of people As the Canadian government plans for a...
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UBCO experts offer tips to help make this Christmas worth remembering
It will be an unusual Christmas for many as virtual gatherings have become the norm this season. 2020 will go down as one holiday season that’s hard to forget While it’s true that Christmas 2020 may...
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Reflecting on what really was the Year of the Nurse
The role of the nurse has been front and centre since the pandemic began. Why 2020 shone the light on our nursing professionals Even before the term COVID-19 was a household name, the World Health...
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Street homeless people learn to ‘perform’ to obtain life-sustaining resources
While each person has different reasons for becoming homeless, a new study shows they learn through their interactions with different services to perform ‘as homeless’ based on the expectations of...
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UBCO’s children’s social work mental health clinic goes virtual
Unsplash photo: Vicky summer @cestvictoiree UBC Okanagan’s Social Work Mental Health Clinic is offering virtual counselling and mental health services to support children and youth during COVID-19. The...
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UBCO researcher launches evidence-based guiding principles for partnered...
Members of the integrated knowledge translation guiding principles team at the consensus meeting in Vancouver, November 2019. New principles aim to close the gap between spinal cord injury research and...
View ArticleThe heart always matters, but especially on Valentine’s Day
UBCO researchers weigh in on heart mechanics, mating behaviour and the best romance novels UBC Okanagan faculty put their hearts into research and teaching. To mark Valentine’s Day, they are...
View ArticleA statement from the School of Nursing on the In Plain Sight Report
A statement from the School of Nursing on Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond’s report on Indigenous-Specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Health Care Statement from the School of Nursing, on In Plain...
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Province partners with Interior universities for COVID-19 research solutions
Projects will look at improving N95 masks, mental health and well-being The BC Ministry of Health is investing in BC Interior research universities to understand the harmful effects of COVID-19 and...
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UBC Okanagan collaboration supports seniors nationally
Nav-CARE is a program where trained volunteers provide navigation services to people with declining health who are living at home. Federal funding makes Nav-CARE available to Canada’s most vulnerable...
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International team to provide at-home training for patients with diabetes
The newly-created MOTIVATE-T2D team will connect people living with Type 2 diabetes with health specialists through wearable technology and online exercise coaching. Funding connects UBCO and British...
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UBCO professor questions World Health Organization
A UBC professor says the WHO exercise guidelines for people with disabilities miss the mark because they are not based on people who exercise mainly with their arms. Physical activity guidelines for...
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STEM Education for Indigenous Youth in Canada webinar
The Office of the Provost and the Faculty of Health and Social Development is hosting a webinar to discuss the importance of STEM education for Indigenous youth in Canada, featuring Dr. Jane Philpott,...
View ArticleUBCO hosts international Thinking Qualitatively conference
Virtual event brings the world of research to everyone’s living room UBC Okanagan’s School of Nursing, in partnership with the University of Alberta and the International Institute for Qualitative...
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UBCO researcher re-evaluates estimate of the world’s high-altitude population
New research has determined the global population for people living in high-altitude, like this village in Namche Bazaar, Nepal is more than 500 million. (photo courtesy of Alex Hansen) Knowing how...
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UBCO cardiovascular researcher urges women to listen to their hearts
Atrial fibrillation is the most commonly diagnosed arrhythmia in the world. Despite that, many women do not understand the pre-diagnosis symptoms and tend to ignore them. Ignoring medical symptoms can...
View ArticleUBCO honours four outstanding researchers of the year
Virtual ceremony celebrates social and technological innovation It is award season, and not just in the entertainment industry. Last Thursday at a special virtual ceremony, UBC Okanagan researchers...
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UBCO student receives gift of a lifetime from younger sibling
Brothers, Adrian, left, and Quinn Van de Mosselaer took dramatically different paths leading to them joining the School of Nursing as first-year students. The Shuswap Nation brothers, who live...
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No time to exercise? No problem, says UBCO researcher
Low-volume, high-interval intensity training requires less than 15 minutes As pandemic restrictions continue, many are looking for innovative ways to get regular exercise—especially as Zoom meetings...
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UBCO researchers examine how pandemics impact the homeless
School of Social Work Director John Graham says that homeless people under the age of 65 have a mortality rate five to 10 times higher compared to the general population. Forgotten population becomes...
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