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UBCO launches arts career apprenticeship with local businesses

With many university graduates ready to hit the labour market running, UBC Okanagan is aiming to make that first job an especially meaningful one through the creation of an apprenticeship initiative together with local businesses and organizations.

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UBC researchers announce public deliberation to provide input to COVID-19 public policy

British Columbians will have the chance to provide feedback to decision makers regarding the next phase of COVID-19 policymaking through an online public deliberation series led by researchers at the University of British Columbia.

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UBC Okanagan launches Festival of Ideas with BC’s Lieutenant Governor

In celebration of its 15 years in the Okanagan, UBC’s Okanagan campus announced today the Festival of Ideas—a yearlong lineup of events curated to inspire ideas and catalyze conversation between UBC and the community. The inaugural event will be a panel discussion with the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Janet Austin and three guest speakers on March 5.

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UBC Okanagan students get ready for a high-tech world with new facility

Students at University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Okanagan campus will be well prepared for a high-tech world studying in The Commons, a new multipurpose facility outfitted with modern classrooms, technology labs and collaborative study areas.

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New provost a respected leader at UBC’s Okanagan campus

Cynthia Mathieson brings extensive academic leadership experience to provost role.

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