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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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From textbooks to tissue models

From textbooks to tissue models

How hands-on undergraduate research is advancing immunobiology.

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UBCO students shine with top honours at graduation

UBCO students shine with top honours at graduation

Awards presented for leadership, inclusion and community involvement

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UBCO’s largest graduating class marks 20 years of growth

UBCO’s largest graduating class marks 20 years of growth

Campus honours 2,600 graduates and Indigenous language program milestones

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Reducing the side effects of cancer therapy

Reducing the side effects of cancer therapy

How a research cluster is advancing personalized radiation therapy while empowering undergraduate researchers.

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How one student connects AI innovation to wildfire research

How one student connects AI innovation to wildfire research

Computer science undergraduate Shreya Saxena helps protect her community through data.

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