UBCO Professor Named Senior Industrial Research Chair
A UBCO engineering professor Cigdem Eskicioglu was just named the Senior Industrial Research Chair (IRC) for advanced re…
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Students Lobby for Education and Climate Justice
In late February, students from across Canada gathering on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to meet members of parliament and s…
UBCO Hosts The Festival of Ideas
This past month, UBCO had announced that they are hosting the Festival of Ideas. This festival consists of a line-up of …
Canada Bans Conversion Therapy
In early March, Canada made the decision to make conversion therapy illegal. This newly proposed federal legislation ban…
UBC Climate Emergency
In April 2019, UBC was ranked number one in the world for taking urgent action to combat climate change by Times Higher …
Professor Researches Psychological Impacts of COVID-19
All over the world, hundreds of thousands of people are forced into lockdown, quarantine or are required to stay home am…
BC Approves Grants for Students
The 2020 BC Budget was released on February 18 revealing some exciting news for post-secondary students. BC students are…
Danceology 2020: UBCO’s Seventh Annual Dance Recital
UBC Okanagan’s Urban Dance Club is busy preparing last-minute details for their fast-approaching dance recital, Danceolo…
Province Releases New 24/7 Mental Health Service for Post-Secondary Students
Many post-secondary students suffer from mental health related issues and are often times unable to receive the help req…
UBCO Wants You to be Hired
Throughout the month of February, UBC Okanagan was advertising its UBCO Job Board where positions within the university …
Wet’suwet’en Protests Reach Kelowna
On February 15 many protestors in Kelowna assembled along the Harvey Avenue overpass in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Fir…
UBC’s Response to the Coronavirus
Recently, the World Health Organization declared the Coronavirus a global health emergency as thousands of people have b…