UBC-Okanagan

• Okanagan-developed device promises to dramatically reduce hand tremors

  Researchers in the Okanagan have developed a device promising to dramatically reduce the uncontrollable movements associated with hand tremors.

  Canada

  Jan 23
  
• Guilty plea expected in UBC Okanagan homicide

  Twenty-four-year-old Harmandeep Kaur was working an early morning shift on February 26, 2022, when she was assaulted and fatally injured.

  Crime

  Jan 21, 2025
  
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• UBC professor brings Christmas cheer to Ukraine, Moldova, Romania

  UBC engineering professor Ray Taheri will celebrate Eastern Orthodox Christmas this week in Ukraine, Moldova and Romania, with plans to share a bit of joy during difficult times.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2025
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• Pro-Palestinian protesters mark quiet night on UBC Okanagan campus

  The UBC Okanagan protesters join a growing number of encampments on North American campuses, though the Kelowna version has been more peaceful than many of its counterparts.

  Canada

  May 15, 2024
• UBC Properties, City of Kelowna sued over effects of tower construction

  A recently filed lawsuit is taking aim at just about everyone involved with the construction and design of UBC Okanagan's downtown tower.

  Canada

  May 13, 2024
• UBC Okanagan offers to assess repairs for evacuated subsidized housing building

  UBC Okanagan officials are looking to get into the subsidized housing complex to evaluate stability-threatening cracks found in its foundation.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2024
• Residents displaced by tower construction receive helping hand from Okanagan College

  Okanagan College will temporarily open its new student housing building on KLO Road to displaced residents of Hadgraft Wilson Place.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2024
• ‘Disgraceful’: Displaced resident of Kelowna subsidized housing complex dies

  'The really sad thing is that the last four weeks changed how well he had been doing, and I'm sure it's the same for many, many of the tenants.'

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2024
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• UBC Okanagan takes sting out of parking tickets for good cause

  The UBCO Food For Fines program takes the sting out of on-campus tickets, by translating 50 per cent of the monetary value into non-perishable food donations.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 11, 2024
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• ‘It’s heartbreaking’: Evacuation order extended for low-income apartment building in Kelowna

  Hadgraft Wilson Place in downtown Kelowna was evacuated on Tuesday because of concerns over construction activity at nearby UBC-Okanagan.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2024