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BC researchers launching clinical trial for first genetically engineered stem cell-based therapy for type 1 diabetes

A rebalancing act

UBC Okanagan research probing the mysteries of human balance will help us stand better and fall less as we age Somewhere between eight and 18 months, babies take their own small step for humankind—those first wobbly plods into a parent’s arms. This giant leap for their developing brains is still barely understood by science—a marvel of neurons and the nervous system that we usually take for granted throughout our lives. But the final frontier of health science might just be our understanding of what maintains our balance as we age.

Tell us how you’re innovating teaching at UBC

What inspires you to think and act differently as an educator? Do you offer an innovative teaching experience or environment? Have you introduced new ways of overcoming barriers in your classes?

UBC Okanagan – Call for nominations for this year's Staff Awards of Excellence

The Staff Awards of Excellence celebrate the contributions of individuals instrumental in helping UBC’s Okanagan campus achieve its strategic imperatives, and to contribute to the commitment to create an outstanding work environment. There are seven categories of awards. Up to five awards per year are offered in the following categories:

Research in focus: Anamaria Richardson

As a community-based clinician and researcher in the Faculty of Medicine, Anamaria's work is focused on improving health equity and access. Find out how she accidentally landed in research.

Discover the lonely fate of a robot on Mars

Covered in the red dust that sealed its fate, NASA's InSight lander is slowly shutting down, more than 250 million kilometres from home. With its solar panels now obscured by the planet’s debris, the four-year-old robot is running out of power. One by one, its instruments are being taken offline: its robotic arm moving into ‘retirement pose’, and its seismometer likely to be turned off sometime in June.

2022 Aspire-2040 Learning Transformations Fund Awards

A message from Rehan Sadiq, Provost and Vice-President, Academic pro tem, UBC OkanaganDear colleagues,The Aspire-2040 Learning Transformations (ALT-2040) Fund supports program development, curriculum transformations, student experience enhancement and educational resource development that accelerates the curricular vision in UBC’s strategic planning documents Outlook 2040 and UBC’s Strategic Plan, Shaping UBC’s Next Century.

See photos from the Staff & Faculty Sports Day

Staff & Faculty Sports Day took place in-person in Vancouver and the Okanagan earlier this month.  More than 360 people took part in the festivities at UBC Vancouver, with over 200 participants at UBC Okanagan. The afternoon was filled with lots of energy, bright colours and cheer. See the photos! UBC Vancouver

Meet the turtle that helped reduce plastic office waste

As part of a UBC Psychology experiment, pictures of a turtle and other marine animals were placed above recycling bins to see if they could influence people to reduce their plastic waste in offices. The research indicates that visualizing marine consequences helped reduce plastic waste by 17%.

Santa Ono and UBC professor Henry Yu discuss Asian Heritage Month and what it means to them

Asian Heritage Month is an opportunity for all Canadians to learn more about the many achievements and contributions of Canadians of Asian descent.

New research suggests ways to get men to open up