New BCKDF funding supports research in sustainable infrastructure, climate change adaptation at UBCO
The Government of BC announced nearly $750,000 in infrastructure support for research projects on campus.
Announcing the search process for the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, UBC Okanagan
UBC is embarking on a search for the next Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation, UBC Okanagan, to provide strategic direction and oversight for research at our Okanagan campus.
UBC Okanagan announces newest Principal’s Research Chairs
Five researchers, one new recruitment form 2023 PRCs Five exceptional researchers from UBC Okanagan have been recognized with the title of Principal’s Research Chair. Now in its fifth year, the Principal’s Research Chairs (PRC) program is an initiative of the Office of the VPRI and the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic and provides […]
Five UBCO researchers recognized for leading BC’s health research
Nearly two dozen researchers recognized province-wide
UBCO scholars honoured by Royal Society of Canada
Experts recognized for work from physical activity interventions among people with disabilities to the development of better batteries
Improving children’s early reading development with new CFI funding
Nearly $1.5 million in CFI funding for multiple projects awarded across UBCO.
UBC Okanagan lands new Canada Research Chair, $6M in federal research funding
UBC Okanagan professor Dr. Sarah Purcell is now being recognized as a world-class researcher. As part of the latest funding announcement from the federal government, Dr. Purcell, an Assistant Professor in the Southern Medical Program and in the Department of Biology, is the new Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Nutrition and Metabolism in Chronic […]
UBCO-led projects awarded more than $2 million for health research
Researchers at UBC Okanagan will use the funds to study gut health, e-cigarette education and heart disease in people with spinal cord injuries.
New research projects set to improve UBC Okanagan campus
Inaugural Campus as a Living Lab projects to focus on student mental health and sustainable infrastructure
New action plan focuses on opportunities to increase equity, diversity and inclusion in research at UBC
UBC’s Dimensions Action Plan for EDI in Research, published today, comprises 24 objectives and 43 actions to improve equity, diversity and inclusion in UBC’s research community. The plan was developed as part of UBC’s participation in the federal Dimensions: equity, diversity and inclusion Canada pilot program from 2020-2023 and will be integrated into UBC’s Strategic […]