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Global study maps how wild dogs follow patterns, wild cats roam free

Global study maps how wild dogs follow patterns, wild cats roam free

Cats and dogs may share our homes, but their wild […]

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Hands-on wildfire research for students builds knowledge, connection and resilience

Hands-on wildfire research for students builds knowledge, connection and resilience

UBC Okanagan undergrads get hands-on with wildfires, monitoring and Indigenous land stewardship practices

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From spice to sugar: westernized diets reshaping immigrant gut microbiomes

From spice to sugar: westernized diets reshaping immigrant gut microbiomes

A new international study led by researchers at UBC Okanagan […]

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Made-in-Canada sustainability database aims to boost global trade, climate goals

Made-in-Canada sustainability database aims to boost global trade, climate goals

A new national database co-developed by researchers at UBC Okanagan […]

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Why rivers bend may have nothing to do with plants

Why rivers bend may have nothing to do with plants

New research challenges the long-standing theory of what causes a river to meander

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Canadian crops beat global emissions—even after 17 trips across the Atlantic

Canadian crops beat global emissions—even after 17 trips across the Atlantic

Wheat, peas, canola lead the world in low-carbon production: UBCO research

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Protecting communities from wildfire through Indigenous stewardship

Protecting communities from wildfire through Indigenous stewardship

UBCO and FNESS partnership earns federal funding to support Indigenous fire stewardship

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Students’ image tool offers sharper signs, earlier detection in the lab or from space

Students’ image tool offers sharper signs, earlier detection in the lab or from space

A group of UBC Okanagan students has helped create technology that could improve how doctors and scientists detect everything from tumours to wildfires. 

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The math behind bees, blooms and better harvests

The math behind bees, blooms and better harvests

Researchers at UBC Okanagan have created a mathematical model that captures something remarkable: how a bumblebee colony uses and manages its energy, and what that means for farmers, pollination and the future of sustainable agriculture.  

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UBCO researchers create 3D-printed living lung tissue

UBCO researchers create 3D-printed living lung tissue

Printed tissue enables better testing of drugs and disease pathways

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