Irving K Barber Faculty of Science

UBCO’s largest graduating class marks 20 years of growth

June 5, 2025

Campus honours 2,600 graduates and Indigenous language program milestones

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Professional Master’s will train next generation of biotech experts

January 2, 2025

UBC Okanagan’s MBtec is a 16-month, course-based program ready to welcome its first cohort of students in September

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Interdisciplinary courses foster a personalized learning approach

February 17, 2023

Interdisciplinary learning provides an exciting opportunity for students to develop new skills and connect ideas and information from different skill sets to work harmoniously towards a single goal. However, interdisciplinary courses can be challenging for instructors to offer a great experience for every student. This challenge led Dr. Bowen Hui to bring together interdisciplinary collaborators from the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, the School of Engineering, School District 22 and UBC Vancouver to support “Developing Learning Modules to Support Personalized Pathways,”— an ALT-2040-funded project seeking to create flexible learning modules for the HCI course.

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UBCO hosts three graduation ceremonies for pandemic graduates

November 8, 2022

Alumni from 2020 and 2021 return to cross the stage

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UBC Okanagan launches micro-credential programs

February 25, 2021

With an increasing need for continued education among those looking to build their knowledge in high-demand fields, UBC Okanagan has launched two micro-credential programs as part of its career and personal education portfolio. The first of their kind at UBCO, the two new micro-credentials will focus on the fields of technical communication and industrial automation.

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UBC Okanagan hosts virtual Nobel Night event

December 7, 2020

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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Prof. Gino DiLabio appointed Dean, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science

July 30, 2020

The UBC Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Professor Gino DiLabio as the inaugural Dean of the new Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science for a five-year term, beginning September 1, 2020.

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