Lacing up for life: the science of women’s running and sports performance

Reichwald Health Sciences Centre (RHS) 1088 Discovery Avenue, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join us for a conversation to explore the myths, challenges and joy of running throughout life for females, through stories, and science. Presenters Jessica Piasecki PhD Studies female physiology and women’s sport, and her research extends from youth to Master Athletes. She is a member of the UK Athletics Team and represented Great Britain in […]

Researcher Drop-Ins with the CSC, featuring the Office of Research Services and Marjorie Mitchell, Copyright, Scholarly Communications, and Research Data Management Librarian

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Researchers, meet your Okanagan research support team! Come join us to connect with friendly faces who are always there to support solutions for your scholarly communication and digital or data-intensive research needs.

Elements of Style: Co-Writing and Collaboration

Arts Building (ART) 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

This workshop will answer the question what is co-writing? And look at the benefits and various approaches to co-writing.

Brain injury in women experiencing intimate partner violence

Online virtual event

Brain injury (BI) due to intimate partner violence (IPV) is a under-recognized but remarkably common occurrence primarily affecting women and sex- and gender-minority individuals. This presentation discusses recent research taking place at UBCO and elsewhere examining the impact of IPV-BI on brain function and how the systems put in place to support survivors can be […]

Researcher Drop-Ins with the CSC, featuring the College of Graduate Studies and Writing and Academic Communication Support

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Researchers, meet your Okanagan research support team! Come join us to connect with friendly faces who are always there to support solutions for your scholarly communication and digital or data-intensive research needs.

Reimagining Advance Care Planning through an accessible lens

Online virtual event

Advance Care Planning Canada’s new project, Making Advance Care Planning More Accessible for Persons with Disabilities, centers on developing resources with intersectionality and universal design principles. This presentation will outline project outcomes including the 2024 National ACP Public Poll, an updated ACP guide, and new learning into integrating a supported decision-making approach in ACP. Presenters Karine […]

CANCELLED – Researcher Drop-Ins with the CSC, featuring Marjorie Mitchell, Copyright, Scholarly Communications, and Research Data Management Librarian

Library Building (LIB) 3287 University Way, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Researchers, meet your Okanagan research support team! Come join us to connect with friendly faces who are always there to support solutions for your scholarly communication and digital or data-intensive research needs.

Child and Youth Healthy Futures: A community-engaged health equity lab

Online virtual event

The Child and Youth Healthy Futures Lab at UBCO aims to enhance the health and wellbeing of children and youth. The lab conducts research to understand the structural and social determinants of health inequities, with a focus on underserved and equity-deserving young people. This webinar highlights some of the lab's recent projects on youth mental […]

Starting a Conversation with Denica Bleau: Indigenous Land-based Program Framework for Criminalization and Institutionalization

Arts Building (ART) 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada +1 more

Denica Bleau. Photo credit: Yarrow Froehler Abstract Imprisonment within Canada has been used as early as 1849 to exercise control over Indigenous populations and extinguish Indigenous rights, resulting in trauma and detrimentally affecting the mental, emotional, spiritual, physical and economic health of Indigenous peoples and Nations. Denica has been working with Splatsin, an Indigenous community […]

On Air: Podcasting 101 with Kailee Fawcett

Arts Building (ART) 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, Canada

Join Kailee Fawcett for this workshop which will provide an overview of tips and considerations as you begin your own podcasting journey.

New developments in Nav-CARE: the Compassionate, Dementia Inclusive Communities toolkit

Online virtual event

The Compassionate, Dementia Inclusive Communities toolkit provides practical advice for organizations aspiring to improve support for persons living with dementia and their care partners using a compassionate community approach. The purpose of this presentation is to describe the theoretical and practical development of this toolkit, specifically the weaving together of three community development lenses: compassionate […]