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 President, Research and Innovation (OVPRI), the Impact Research Chairs (IRC) program was launched in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Restoring language. Revitalizing culture.
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. […]
Better batteries
As we continue to rely on batteries to power our world, there is an increasing need to improve their performance and sustainability. UBCO is leading the charge toward designing, developing and prototyping powerful, sustainable and efficient battery technologies to help run the world of tomorrow. Batteries are an integral part of society’s energy storage, and […]
UBC Okanagan to be at the forefront of battery innovation, Indigenous language revitalization
Canada Foundation for Innovation invests more than $4 million in infrastructure funding for two key UBC Okanagan-led research projects Two UBCO-led research projects were awarded a combined $4.15 million in infrastructure funding today as part of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund. Funded projects include pursuing the development of better, cleaner battery technology […]
Province invests nearly $1.7M in UBCO research
Latest BCKDF funding awarded for eight campus projects UBC Okanagan researchers have received $1.68 million in infrastructure funding support from the Government of BC. A total of eight projects were funded, exploring everything from the use of robots in the construction of affordable housing to patient-centred research into the development of treatments for deadly brain […]
Dr. Mary Jung appointed Scientific Director of CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
UBC Okanagan to become home to national health institute UBC Okanagan researcher Dr. Mary Jung is taking over leadership of one of the 13 institutes that make up the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), enabling her—and UBCO—to play a key role in advancing health research across the country. Dr. Jung, a Professor in the […]