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UBCO wildfire research monitoring fuel load on Okanagan landscapeAs we head into another fire season, research is underway at UBC Okanagan to better understand our risks and how to mitigate them.CanadaMay 20
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Prayer service held at Okanagan Sikh Temple for slain UBCO security guardHarmandeep Kaur was brutally assaulted and killed while working as a security guard at UBC Okanagan on Feb 26.CrimeMar 7
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Flags to be lowered, vigil held at UBC Okanagan Friday for slain security guardFlags on the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna will be lowered Friday, March 4 in memory of the 24-year-old Paladin security guard who was fatally assaulted the morning of Feb. 26.CrimeMar 4
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‘Just devastated’: Family grieving woman killed at UBC OkanaganHarmandeep Kaur, 24, was working as a security guard at UBCO when she was assaulted by a man who also worked at the university, and she later died in hospital.CrimeMar 1
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Researchers at UBCO working on next-generation battery‘All-solid-state, lithium-tellurium batteries enable higher energy output with an improved safety rating inside a smaller form-factor.’EducationJan 26
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Plans for two downtown Kelowna, B.C. towers submitted to city staffMission Group submitted detailed designs for a 30 storey residential tower and a 16 storey office tower at 550 Doyle Ave to the City of Kelowna.NewsJan 12
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UBCO student concerned about university’s handling of sexual assault reportA woman who filed a complaint with Kelowna RCMP about a sexual assault says she first tried to report it to UBC Okanagan but found the school failed to live up to its own policy.NewsDec 20, 2021
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Microdoses of psychedelic drugs can ease anxiety, depression: UBC studyThe study followed more than 8,000 people around the world, half of whom were microdosing with psychedelics like magic mushrooms.HealthNov 23, 2021
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UBC Okanagan develops alternative COVID-19 testing for developing countriesDr. Mohamed Shehata, along with his team, has developed ‘CORONA-Net,’ a software that can quickly and easily detect COVID-19 using chest X-ray images.CanadaNov 7, 2021
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UBCO study finds vapers trying to quit due to early adverse health effectsThe study's lead researcher also noted that users reported intense withdrawal symptoms and dependency on nicotine as the top barrier to quitting.HealthOct 27, 2021
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