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 S…
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 Innova…
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 maki…
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 to…
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. Adm…
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, b…
