UBC Okanagan researcher honoured with prestigious national appointment
UBC Okanagan researcher Dr. Adam Ford has joined some prestigious company after being elected as a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Dr. Ford, a professor in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was one of 12 UBC faculty elected to the Royal Society—three elected as […]
World-leading wildfire expert to join UBC Okanagan
UBC Okanagan is set to welcome one of the world’s foremost scholars in wildfire resilience, deepening its expertise on an issue that’s critical for the region and beyond.
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UBC Okanagan researchers awarded CFI funding to power the future of health and technology
Congratulations to Associate Professor Dr. Perry Howard and Associate Professor Dr. Barrett Ens—both in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science—who were awarded funding through the John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Dr. Howard and his team in the Department of Biology are establishing a new lab to […]
UBCO researchers to make further societal impacts with new federal funding
From improving AI literacy and quality of life for adults with physical disabilities to the implications of social media on body image and finding effective pathways out of the Canadian criminal justice system, UBCO researchers are set to continue making positive impacts in society after being awarded nearly $1.5 million in new research funding today. […]
Federal funding recognizes UBCO research excellence
UBC Okanagan researchers will be able to make further advances in everything from AI communications and advanced wireless systems to quantum chemistry and climate-resilient buildings after being awarded more than $4.3 million in new research funding today. The funds were made available through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Research […]
Inaugural UBCO Impact Research Chairs appointed
Chairs recognize emerging, established scholars Six UBC Okanagan scholars are being recognized for their outstanding contributions to exceptional research and creative excellence, having been named the inaugural UBC Okanagan Impact Research Chairs. Administered and supported by the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation (OVPRI), the Impact Research Chairs (IRC) program was launched in November […]
BC ministers find the wildfire tech, training Canada needs now at UBC Okanagan
Cameras that can detect wildfires as soon as they ignite, […]
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UBCO experts awarded funding for research on plastics
Congratulations to Associate Professor Dr. Sepideh Pakpour and Assistant Professor Dr. Michael Noonan who were both awarded […]
Magic mushrooms can even take the fight out of fish
A new study led by a UBC Okanagan biologist has […]
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UBC Okanagan lands new Canada Research Chair, additional federal research funding
Dr. Jessica Chan remembers what it felt like to move between two worlds. Growing up, she navigated two languages and two cultures–learning English at school while keeping her home language and heritage alive with her family. Her parents, both immigrants to Canada, held education close. It was, she says, a way of discovering the […]