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AI is helping identify heart health risks for people with breast cancer
UBC Okanagan Team Earns Second Place at National SkyTrac Hackathon

UBC Okanagan Team Earns Second Place at National SkyTrac Hackathon

Team members Om Mistry, Fahd Seddik, Oluwadabira Omotoso, Emon Sarker, and Ronit Buti were tasked with designing a mobile solution that enables walkie talkie (push-to-talk) communication over satellite networks. Sponsored by SkyTrac, whose Kelowna office supported the team’s participation, the hackathon also provided close collaboration with industry mentors. Om Mistry, speaking on behalf of the […]

Why co-op matters

Why co-op matters

Shreya Saxena reflects on turning technical curiosity into professional experience at Ericsson and Amazon

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Undergraduate students help turn science fiction into reality

Undergraduate students help turn science fiction into reality

Learn how Stephanie, Sam and Hasan are turning life’s molecular building blocks into microscopic data storage.

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New map of the Milky Way’s magnetism offers insights into cosmic evolution
AI-powered vision gives meaning to wildfire chaos

AI-powered vision gives meaning to wildfire chaos

UBC Okanagan team harnesses computer modelling to reveal how wildfires move

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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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Using technology to get ahead of wildfires

Using technology to get ahead of wildfires

Predictive tools help communities respond quicker to wildfires and build resilience throughout the year.

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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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