Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
UBCO researchers lay out the case for integrating psychologists into primary health-care settings
September 8, 2026
As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to host the inaugural […]
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Posted in Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Release, Psychology
Making the case for access, at home and worldwide
August 11, 2026
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Posted in Campus Feature, Disability Resource Centre, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Psychology
When the feed goes dark, distrust spreads as fast as the flames
August 5, 2026
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Posted in Campus Feature, College of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
UBC Okanagan graduates carry an Interior Salish language forward
June 4, 2026
UBC Okanagan has conferred its first Bachelor of St’át’imc Language […]
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Posted in College of Graduate Studies, Community, Culture and Global Studies, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Management, Indigenous Affairs, Indigenous Programs and Services, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, Media Release, Okanagan School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Health and Exercise Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Social Work
Modified app offers lifeline to eating disorder patients on waitlists
April 29, 2026
UBCO researchers explore digital tool to bridge gap caused by delays in care
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Posted in Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Release, Psychology
When charm turns toxic: Understanding “poisonous people”
March 31, 2026
UBCO researcher provides science-based tools for navigating dark personalities
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Posted in Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Q&A, Psychology
UBCO to be at the forefront of battery innovation, Indigenous language revitalization
March 13, 2026
CFI invests $4.15 million in infrastructure funding for two key UBCO-led research projects
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Posted in Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Release, Research and Innovation (Office of the Vice-Principal), School of Engineering
Restoring language. Revitalizing culture.
March 13, 2026
There are 34 unique Indigenous languages currently in use in British Columbia. Each of them is critically endangered. The disappearance of any single one represents not just the loss of the language itself but also the loss of a living expression of intellect, a specific cultural understanding and an important link to the past. Dr. […]
Posted in Infrastructure, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Research, Research and Innovation (Office of the Vice-Principal), VPRI News
Toxic freedom and farm work in a warming world
March 11, 2026
UBC Okanagan hosts a Labour Lecture on pesticides, heat and worker safety
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Posted in Community, Culture and Global Studies, Economics, Philosophy and Political Science, History and Sociology, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Advisory
Love, loneliness and the chatbot next door
February 12, 2026
UBC Okanagan experts look at what AI companions offer—and what they can not
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Posted in Economics, Philosophy and Political Science, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Faculty of Management, Irving K Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Media Advisory, Okanagan School of Education, Psychology









