School of Health and Exercise Sciences

UBCO joins Age Friendly University global network

UBCO joins Age Friendly University global network

New initiative is the next step to making communities more age-friendly

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UBCO recent graduate aims for podium
Global research expedition begins release of 15 major studies

Global research expedition begins release of 15 major studies

A group of international researchers went to great heights to better understand how high altitude affects both newcomers and Indigenous populations.

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Lowlanders are no match for Nepal’s Sherpa, says UBC Okanagan study

Lowlanders are no match for Nepal’s Sherpa, says UBC Okanagan study

The Sherpa people of the Himalayas have long been recognized for their unique ability to excel physically in the thin air of higher altitudes. But new research from UBC’s Okanagan campus, published this week in the Journal of Physiology, now suggests that their specially adapted muscles give them up to twice the resistance to muscle fatigue of lowlanders.

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Zuwena Haji Machano adjusts to university life in Canada, half a world away from home