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The reality of sci-fi

How science fiction is providing real-world lessons and teaching opportunities for students and professors at UBC Okanagan.   Humans have long imagined what the distant future might look like. Staring up into an inky black sky dotted with far-off stars, planets and seemingly endless solar systems, our thoughts inevitably stray to life beyond this singular, planetary experience.

Report on UBC Okanagan’s Declaration of Commitments to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC Okanagan; Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan To the UBC Okanagan campus, Way':In 2019, UBC Okanagan pledged to support Indigenous students, culture and scholarship through a public declaration of five commitments in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.

UBC’s approach for 2021 Summer Session

A message from Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor

UBC Okanagan hosts Indigenous perspectives on science and systemic racism

A message from Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan  Dear colleagues,

UBC Okanagan child care survey

A message from Shannon Dunn, Director, Business Operations, UBC Okanagan Dear colleagues, UBCO recently launched an important child care survey, and is asking all parents and parents-to-be to participate by sharing information about their current and future child care needs.  This feedback will help guide the future of the campus’ long-term child care expansion plan, and is a critical tool in allowing the university to better understand the child care needs of UBCO students, faculty and staff.

Online events during Data Privacy Week: Jan. 25–29

January 25-29 is UBC's Data Privacy Week. Faculty and staff are invited to participate in a series of free online events about the impact technology is having on our privacy rights and the importance of valuing and protecting personal information at UBC. Learn about privacy issues affecting UBC and find resources to support you in your work. Data Privacy Week Community consultation: Information Security Standards review  January 25 | 10:00am – 11:00am

Get matched with a language learning partner through UBC Tandem

UBCO virtual downtown presence open house

A message from Lesley Cormack, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Principal, UBC OkanaganDear colleagues,As many are already aware, planning is underway for UBC Okanagan’s downtown Kelowna site with a number of community-accessible facilities being considered, including a new public gallery, creative innovation spaces and a public engagement and learning suite.

Apply for the Partnership Recognition Fund to support your community-university partnership

The Partnership Recognition Fund provides funding for community groups working in partnership with UBC faculty, staff and students, and is designed to help fill small resource gaps and acknowledge the work of community groups. Every day, people on and off-campus work together on joint initiatives that benefit the community and the university. From engaged research, experiential learning, planning and policy development, to educational programming, dialogue projects, and workshops, our impact grows when we work together.

Reflecting on what really was the Year of the Nurse

Even before the term COVID-19 was a household name, the World Health Organization had designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. It was to be a year of celebration, milestones and recruitment opportunities to encourage more people to think about nursing as a career. Marie Tarrant, director of UBC Okanagan’s School of Nursing, reflects on 2020 and how the events of the pandemic brought home the significance of nurses in our society today.