Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray (L) and UBC Okanagan
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Barry McBride - photo
by Tim Swanky
UBC Reports | Vol. 51 | No. 8 |
Aug. 4, 2005
When the New University Comes to Town
The creation of a UBC campus in Kelowna is helping define an exciting future for the Okanagan Valley’s largest city and for the entire region.
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Chew on This
Two UBC researchers have developed a unique robotic jaw to help them better understand the role jaw movements play in perceiving and understanding face-to-face conversation.
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Science Dean John Hepburn Has Been Appointed UBC Vice-President, Research
Effective October 1, 2005, Science Dean John Hepburn succeeds Dr. Indira Samarasekera, who was selected as President of the University of Alberta last November.
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New Stories to Sustain Earth
Aliette Frank believes that stories shape our world. Individual stories and society’s narratives all possess the power to create, unify or destroy.
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A Magic Reading Box
Most kids would find the Reading Tutor a pretty cool classroom buddy.
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UBC Okanagan: Planning a Community of Excellence
UBC Okanagan’s bold new academic plan emphasizes “excellence at all times and in all things” and makes integrated research, interdisciplinary learning, and fun (yes, fun).
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English Meets Art History
A different school of thought is taking shape at UBC Okanagan.
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Okanagan Perfect Fit for Microchip Engineer
Imagine more than 15 million transistors packed onto a wafer the size of a thumbnail. Andrew Labun can tell you precisely how warm one of those transistors is.
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Campus to Integrate History, Culture, Sustainability
Picture standing in a glass-walled atrium surrounded by panoramic snapshots of expansive grassland, pine forest and red brick buildings -- infused with a sense of local history and culture.
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