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 […]
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 […]
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 […]