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Report on UBC Okanagan’s Declaration of Commitments to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

January 13, 2021

To the UBC Okanagan campus, Way’: In 2019, UBC Okanagan […]

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UBC Okanagan hosts Indigenous perspectives on science and systemic racism

January 12, 2021

Dear colleagues, Over the past several months, our campus has […]

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UBCO launches arts career apprenticeship with local businesses

January 5, 2021

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 and Office of the Human Rights Commissioner collaborate on webinar

December 17, 2020

Join the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic, UBC […]

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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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UBC Okanagan extends winter break

November 27, 2020

The UBC Okanagan Senate has approved an adjusted schedule for […]

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Three leading institutions to discuss systemic racism in science

November 24, 2020

UBC’s Okanagan campus is hosting a series of webinars on science and systemic racism. The webinars begin on November 26 and are part of an ongoing speaker series on systemic racism organized by the university.

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Posted in Media Advisory, Provost and Vice-President Academic (Office of the), School of Engineering