Political Science

UBCO professors explain the brilliance behind this year’s Nobel Prize winners

By Patty Wellborn on December 2, 2019

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.

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UBCO political science department hosts election candidates

By Nathan Skolski on October 15, 2019

UBC Okanagan’s department of economics, philosophy and political science has organized a meet and greet for candidates and voters in the upcoming federal election.

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UBC students discuss pipelines in annual student debate

By Patty Wellborn on March 20, 2019

Students, faculty and the public are invited to watch UBC Okanagan’s top debaters tackle what may be the most controversial issue in Canada today—Be It Resolved That Canada Needs More Pipelines.

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UBC Okanagan hosts conversation on complexity of migration

By Patty Wellborn on January 17, 2019

In our increasingly interconnected world, people around the globe choose to move for many different reasons. Some do so in order to escape poverty, war or persecutions. Others seek new opportunities through jobs, study, family reunion or improve their quality of life.

Posted in Spotlight, Media Advisory | Tagged Economics, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy, Philosophy Politics and Economics, Political Science

UBC study reveals how political leanings shape support for homeless

By Patty Wellborn on November 28, 2018

A new study by researchers at UBC and the University of Toronto has determined that people, regardless of their political stripes, will respond charitably to those experiencing homelessness if they learn about their personal stories.

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UBC Okanagan, CBC Radio host mayoral forum on campus

By Patty Wellborn on October 11, 2018

The four candidates vying to be mayor of Kelowna will be centre stage at UBC Okanagan on Monday, October 15.

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Nuclear North Korea

By Patty Wellborn on February 23, 2018

UBC Okanagan is hosting a day-long symposium that will bring together experts on North Korea, including Canada’s former ambassadors to North Korea and China, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea, and several Washington, D.C.-based experts of the region, who will discuss the current political international climate.

Posted in Media Advisory | Tagged Economics, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy, Philosophy Politics and Economics, Political Science

Prime Minister Trudeau hosts Town Hall at UBC Okanagan Sept. 6

By Nathan Skolski on September 5, 2017

The Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, will host a Town Hall at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus this Wednesday evening at 7 p.m.

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More than 1,650 students will receive their degrees at UBC’s Okanagan campus this week.

More than 1,650 students graduate from UBC Okanagan this week

By Nathan Skolski on June 5, 2017

For many, it’s one of the biggest milestones of their lives—graduating from university. At UBC’s Okanagan campus, nearly 1,650 students will reach that milestone this week as the university gears up for six convocation ceremonies.

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The Enactus UBC Okanagan team competing at the national exposition included, from left, Kim Duong, Erkki Annala, Nicole Michalewicz, Ishita Ashraf, Tristan Ramsay and Puru Pradhan.

Awards for Enactus UBC Okanagan in their first-ever national competition

By Bud Mortenson on May 26, 2017

Members of a newly formed Enactus UBC Okanagan team received national recognition competing in their first Enactus Canada National Exposition earlier this month.

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