Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Psychedelic experience improves therapists’ ability to deliver ketamine therapy
Charting a nonlinear path to transforming Indigenous health
UBCO study explores access to psychedelics for therapeutic use
Engaging UBC Okanagan students and Hollywood audiences alike

Engaging UBC Okanagan students and Hollywood audiences alike

Dr. Christine Schreyer bridges academia and entertainment through her expertise in language and culture.

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Exceptional faculty members celebrated as 2024’s Researchers of the Year
Championing human rights in a world of artificial intelligence

Championing human rights in a world of artificial intelligence

UBC Okanagan Researcher of the Year Dr. Wendy H. Wong wants people to understand the data that underpin AI.

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Using cannabis can ease cravings for street-level drugs, UBC research suggests

Using cannabis can ease cravings for street-level drugs, UBC research suggests

New findings from researchers at the University of British Columbia suggest that cannabis could play a role in addressing the ongoing opioid overdose crisis.

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UBCO author’s book about who owns your data nominated for top prize
UBCO research gives stroke survivors control

UBCO research gives stroke survivors control

Dr. Sarah Kraeutner shifts stroke research to recovery as Canadians survive longer.

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Nana drives a Benz: An African success story