UBC prof. heads back to school to study workplace well-being
New funding helps research on organizational well-being in school settings.
UBC Okanagan faculties adopt mindfulness to improve learning
Stress Management and Resiliency Techniques become part of curriculum As the New Year approaches, many people take time to make resolutions. At UBC Okanagan, mindfulness has not only become a resolution, but a fast-growing movement to improve education—in and outside the classroom. Promoting Stress Management and Resiliency Techniques (known as SMART), smartUBC is a program […]
UBC professor heads back to school to see how well-being influences the work of teaching and learning.
Funding helps with research on organizational well-being in school settings Why do some teachers thrive, feel engaged and energized through their work? And how do school settings influence this sense of flourishing in the work of teaching, leading, and learning? A UBC professor has been awarded a $185, 872 Social Science and Humanities grant to […]
Nobel night comes to UBC as laureates and discoveries are celebrated
Local professors explain why game-changing research matters to us all.
UBC, Kelowna, and Interior Health sign Healthy City Partnership
The Healthy City Partnership will investigate a number of questions about the relation between built environment, natural environment, and the residents of the city of Kelowna. The collaboration will begin with a look at future housing and greenhouse gas emissions in Kelowna.
Visiting Scholar presents sustainability research
Kim Ceulemans, from the Catholic University of Leuven—the largest and oldest university in Belgium—is visiting The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus to continue a two-year collaboration with Dr. Carol Scarff from the Faculty of Education.
UBC Professor receives funding to study vocabulary and standardized English language testing
Prof. Scott Douglas receives $12,000 to investigate test-taker’s spoken and written vocabulary
UBC hosts international Get to Know Unconference
Youth finalists present statements about eco-art projects.
Calling all designers, developers, tinkerers, community boosters, creatives—yes, we mean you!
Innovative Learning Centre hosts Kelowna’s second Design Jam
UBC professor introduces Maker Days to African educators
Participants inspired to integrate ‘making’ into the classroom.