@ubco-principal.bsky.social
Principal & Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UBC’s Okanagan campus. Past dean of arts. Historian of early modern science. #UBC #UBCO
Congratulations, Dr. Gainforth!
24.10.2025 22:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Wishing everyone at UBC Okanagan and beyond a joyful Diwali! May this festival of lights bring hope, wisdom, and renewed energy to all who celebrate.
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Congratulations (again!) to Dr. Lisa Tobber on her prestigious Wall Fellowship! Proud to count you and tonight’s other UBCO award recipients, Drs. Abbas Milani and Jian Liu, among the research faculty at our School of Engineering.
walllegacyawards.ubc.ca/awardees-2025/
We were delighted to host MP Stephen Fuhr at @ubcokanagan.bsky.social this week to share some of the cutting edge research taking place on our campus in areas like artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and wildfire risk mitigation. So proud of our outstanding students and faculty researchers!
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September 30 is a day to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian residential school system, and to commemorate those who didn’t return home.
Connect with local events, educational and advocacy resources, and wellness supports: ok.ubc.ca/about/indige...
As he concludes his service as UBCO Provost, please join me in thanking my friend and colleague, Dr. Rehan Sadiq, for his 17 years of exemplary service to @ubcokanagan.bsky.social as an academic leader, researcher, teacher and mentor. All the best at Nazarbayev U! principal.ok.ubc.ca/farewell-reh...
26.09.2025 16:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Wishing a happy Rosh Hashanah to everyone who celebrates at
at UBC Okanagan and worldwide. Shanah Tovah!
Wishing everyone celebrating at UBC Okanagan and beyond a joyous and peaceful Navratri!
22.09.2025 20:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This week UBCO welcomed the 1st cohort in the Bachelor of Secwépemc Language Fluency program, UBCO's 4th & final Interior Salish degree. Thanks to Minister @spencerch.bsky.social for attending this important milestone for Indigenous language revitalization in BC
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/18/u...
Join us for UBC Okanagan Homecoming as we celebrate 20 years of UBCO! We're kicking things off this evening at Nonis Field where the Heat will take on the Thunderbirds. Tomorrow, I hope to see everyone at the Principal's Homecoming BBQ & Campus Open House! Info here: alumni.ubc.ca/ubc-homecomi...
19.09.2025 20:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations to @ubcokanagan.bsky.social's Joanna Cockerline on her 2025 #GillerPrize longlist nomination for Still! This is the third consecutive year where a UBCO author was nominated!
Find out more about Joanna's first novel, Still, here: news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/11/n...
Congratulations to Dr. Melissa McHale and @ubcokanagan.bsky.social's own Dr. Lisa Tobber -- both recipients of Wall Fellowships, UBC's most prestigious internal research awards, both doing amazing work right here in the Okanagan!
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/08/26/u...
Dr. Melissa McHale (UBC-V) and Dr. Lisa Tobber (UBC-O) have been awarded $1-million Wall Fellowships.
The fellowships will support projects to help communities across B.C. adapt to a changing climate and growing housing needs.
OP ED: “Digital sovereignty” has become a catchphrase in global politics, and means being able to control Canada’s digital destiny – which is easier said than done.
@ubcokanagan.bsky.social prof Dr. Wendy H. Wong discusses in the @theglobeandmail.com
Thank you to MP Stephen Fuhr for the opportunity to present to a group of BC MPs today on UBC Okanagan’s priorities. Great discussion on housing affordability and lots of interest in our researchers’ work on wildfire and climate resilience
15.07.2025 20:42 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to all the researchers with funded projects and thank you to the Government of Canada for supporting cutting edge research at UBCO, including investigations into food bank resilience, emerging fuels and digital literacy for older adults research.ok.ubc.ca/2025/07/09/f...
14.07.2025 20:30 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0BC’s wildfire challenge is greater than any of us can take on alone. UBCO is contributing to a regional network developing solutions to manage & coexist with wildfire. We look forward to continuing to ramp up our contributions to wildfire resilience. Learn more at: science.ok.ubc.ca/centre-for-w...
10.06.2025 16:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
UBC Okanagan is proud to partner with the Province & BC Wildfire Service on a provincial camera network to support wildfire response, emergency mgmt & research. Thank you @rparmarbc.bsky.social + @kellyrichmondbc.bsky.social for supporting this innovative partnership news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
10.06.2025 16:32 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Delighted to host @harwindersandhu.bsky.social, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, and RDCO Chair Loyal Wooldridge to highlight research and teaching at UBC Okanagan that is supporting local agricultural producers, enhancing food security, and growing key sectors like agritech & life sciences
20.05.2025 22:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Delighted to attend today’s event with BC Lieutenant Governor Wendy Cocchia to open a new space for Vitalis, an Okanagan leader in clean tech, entrepreneurship & advanced manufacturing — and an amazing UBC Okanagan alumni success story. Congratulations!
01.05.2025 20:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations to all UBC Okanagan students for completing their exams! Take pride in all you’ve achieved, and enjoy a well-deserved rest.
26.04.2025 17:18 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Wishing a joyful Easter to all who celebrate at UBC Okanagan and around the world. May this season of renewal and hope bring peace and happiness.
20.04.2025 16:19 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
📢 Today is the last day to vote on campus in the federal election in the ADM building foyer until 8 pm. It is open to any voter from any riding. For more information on other voting options, go to elections.ca
17.04.2025 06:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Wishing everyone who celebrates at UBC Okanagan and worldwide a meaningful and joyful Passover! May this time of reflection, renewal, and tradition bring peace and blessings to all who celebrate. Chag Sameach!
12.04.2025 23:31 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Best of luck to all UBC Okanagan students in their exams! Stay focused, stay confident, and remember to take care of yourselves along the way. You've got this!
11.04.2025 22:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Today marks the final day of classes @ubcokanagan for this semester! Thank you to our incredible students, faculty, and staff for all your hard work and dedication. I wish everyone much success in the coming exams!
08.04.2025 15:39 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thrilled to see Derek Gratz take up his post as President of the Kelowna Chamber. Derek has been a key player in strengthening ties between the business community and UBC Okanagan, reinforcing the impact of our campus as we get set to celebrate 20 years in the region. Congratulations, Derek!
04.04.2025 00:17 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Wonderful to meet the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Wendy Cocchia at Government House today!
01.04.2025 03:41 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Wishing a joyous Eid Al-Fitr to all who celebrate @ubcokanagan.bsky.social and around the world! Eid Mubarak!
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