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UBC emergency medicine researchers optimize delivery of COVID-19 telehealth care

Resources for getting to and from campus

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Beyond COVID-19: How mRNA technology could transform how we treat disease

UBCO researcher creates device that lessens hand tremors

New wearable mechanism may lessen the burden of those living with Parkinson’s   A new device developed by researchers at UBC Okanagan may change the lives of many sufferers of essential tremors and Parkinson’s disease.

Scientists say current wildfire situation is beyond a ‘crisis’

Experts in wildland fire management, fire ecology and climate change weigh in with advice A team of scientists, including UBC Okanagan’s Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais, have prepared a white paper detailing a game plan for western Canada to reduce wildfire risk and prevent “crisis seasons” like the one British Columbia is currently facing.

Santa Ono addresses COVID-19 community concerns

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UBC Library creates COVID-19 web archives to document pandemic response in BC

“We are trying to capture content that is in danger of disappearing,” says Larissa Ringham, Digital Project Librarian at UBC Library’s Digital Initiatives. Over the past year, a team at UBC Library has been creating web archives to preserve materials relating to the COVID-19 pandemic response in British Columbia for future research.

Forests, floods and freshwater

UBCO: New health measures to contain COVID-19 outbreak

On July 28, Interior Health (IH) declared a COVID-19 outbreak in the central Okanagan due to significant increases in COVID-19 transmission, and has announced measures to contain the outbreak. Interior Health advises that the measures will remain in place for at least 14 days and until the region experiences lower cases and higher vaccination rates.

Search underway for Associate Vice-President, University Relations

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC OkanaganDear colleagues,