CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND UBC’S RESPONSE: For updates, FAQs and resources, visit ubc.ca.
For UBC Okanagan-specific updates, visit ok.ubc.ca/covid19.
For Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science student updates, visit science.ok.ubc.ca/covid-19.
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Upcoming Events
By order of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO), in-person UBC events — both indoors and outdoors — are suspended. Events are required to be held virtually with only essential staff on site in-person to support the virtual event delivery and broadcast. The order came into effect November 19, 2020 at midnight and will be kept in place until further notice based on direction from the PHO. Visit ubc.ca for information updates on COVID-19 and UBC’s response.
Research
Research is a learning activity that enlarges our understanding of the world and addresses the many challenges facing our generation.
Featured RESEARCHer
Extreme opinions can impact the spread of a pandemic
Rebecca Tyson, a professor of mathematical biology at UBC Okanagan conducts research on how polarization and echo chambers are linked to disease spread.
PEOPLE
Dedicated and supportive staff, accomplished faculty members, and a collection of high-caliber undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Featured FACULTY MEMBER
Kyle Larson, associate professor,
Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences
Kyle Larson has visited the Nepal region to explore the Himalaya 12 times — all in the name of scholarship.
PROGRAMS
The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science offers both discipline-based and interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Featured Program
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (BSc)
Investigate the origin, maintenance, and organization of biodiversity and how organisms interact within the natural world.
