UBC Okanagan’s newest research clusters strive for a better world

February 21, 2024

The newest UBC Okanagan Eminence research clusters are utilizing their interdisciplinary expertise to tackle some of society’s most complex and urgent challenges.

Clusters of Research Excellence are interdisciplinary teams of researchers that focus on addressing complicated societal problems beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. Funded through the Office of the Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation’s Eminence Program over the next three years, the research clusters will address:

  • Data safety and AI literacy
  • Immunobiology
  • Personalized cancer radiotherapy 
  • Aging in place
  • Homelessness

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