UBCO’s annual Life Raft Debate heads into outer space
UBC Okanagan’s third-annual Life Raft Debate is switching up the theme and heading to Mars for the 2021 version.
UBCO hosts talk exploring Indigenous perspectives and systemic racism in science
Over the past several months, UBC’s Okanagan campus has been hosting bold discussions on systemic racism in academia through the Provost’s Speaker Series on System Racism and in support of UBC President Santa Ono’s commitment for UBC to address racism and injustice.
Popular fundraiser Art on the Line goes online for 2021
UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, in association with the Visual Arts Course Union, is not letting COVID-19 stop a popular annual tradition.
UBC Okanagan hosts virtual Nobel Night event
Planets, poverty, peace and powerful batteries. The science and activism behind all of these are tied together this year by the lasting legacy of Alfred Nobel’s annual recognition for game-changes.
Three leading institutions to discuss systemic racism in science
UBC’s Okanagan campus is hosting a series of webinars on science and systemic racism. The webinars begin on November 26 and are part of an ongoing speaker series on systemic racism organized by the university.
UBC Okanagan hosts webinar series on systemic racism
How can anti-Black racism be addressed in our society? One way is through education.
UBC Okanagan students launch virtual exhibition
This year’s exhibition, titled Any Moment, was scheduled to open to the public in an on-campus reception in mid-April. However, as Visual Arts Professor Myron Campbell explains, the art will now be shared as a virtual exhibition.
Festival of Ideas events listing
UBC Okanagan continues to celebrate its 15 years in the Okanagan with the Festival of Ideas—a year-long lineup of events curated to inspire ideas and catalyze conversation between UBC and the community.
UBC experts: International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day, a day set aside to mark the achievements of women, is Sunday, March 8.
UBC event explores interconnected histories of Canada and South Asia
The histories of Canada and South Asia are deeply intertwined.