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In the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, students build lasting relationships with accomplished faculty while working on world-class research with local, national and global impact.
Cole Evans

ENTREPRENEURIAL GEOLOGIST

FoS alumnus Cole Evans is focused on growing his business and finding his next ore deposit
Cole Evans

ENTREPRENEURIAL GEOLOGIST

FoS alumnus Cole Evans is focused on growing his business and finding his next ore deposit
Nicole Hague

PURSUING A PASSION

Nicole Hague’s love for geology fostered by family members and teachers
Nicole Hague

PURSUING A PASSION

Nicole Hague’s love for geology fostered by family members and teachers
Rebecca_Chadney

PUSHOR MITCHELL RECOGNITION

FoS graduate Rebecca Chadney wins $10,000 Pushor Mitchel LLP Gold Medal Leadership Prize
Rebecca_Chadney

PUSHOR MITCHELL RECOGNITION

FoS graduate Rebecca Chadney wins $10,000 Pushor Mitchel LLP Gold Medal Leadership Prize
Bear crossing highway

REDUCING HUMAN-BEAR CONFLICT

FoS researchers use computer modelling to identify most effective strategy
Bear crossing highway

REDUCING HUMAN-BEAR CONFLICT

FoS researchers use computer modelling to identify most effective strategy

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Research

Research is a learning activity that enlarges our understanding of the world and addresses the many challenges facing our generation.

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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.

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Rebecca Tyson

PEOPLE

Dedicated and supportive staff, accomplished faculty members, and a collection of high-caliber undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

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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.

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Kyle Larson in Nepal

PROGRAMS

The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science offers both discipline-based and interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degrees.

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Featured Program

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (BSc)

Investigate the origin, maintenance, and organization of biodiversity and how organisms interact within the natural world.

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Ecology and Evolutionary Biology