When charm turns toxic: Understanding “poisonous people”
UBCO researcher provides science-based tools for navigating dark personalities
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UBCO students debate the promise and peril of drones
Student debaters explore the risks and rewards of a nationwide drone initiative
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UBC Okanagan modernizes its BA to meet today’s needs
Feedback from students provides direction and new choices for program options
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UBCO to be at the forefront of battery innovation, Indigenous language revitalization
CFI invests $4.15 million in infrastructure funding for two key UBCO-led research projects
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Toxic freedom and farm work in a warming world
UBC Okanagan hosts a Labour Lecture on pesticides, heat and worker safety
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Debaters, audience test AI’s influence on the human experience
Before the experts waged a single argument on stage at […]
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AI can do more than ever. Should we be excited or cautious?
UBCO debates returns to AI with arguments about productivity, ethics, wellbeing and human values
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Love, loneliness and the chatbot next door
UBC Okanagan experts look at what AI companions offer—and what they can not
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Understanding Power, Participation, and Change: Exploring the Work of Dr. Manfred Elfstrom
Before entering academia, Dr. Manfred Elfstrom, Associate Professor of Political Science at UBC Okanagan, was driven by firsthand encounters with people and movements striving for social change. His academic journey emerged from years of work with non-profit organizations advancing labour rights in China, and with an initiative tracking China’s experiment with village elections. Through this work, […]
Students redefine grief with courage, compassion and resilience
Palliative Care Club at UBC Okanagan inspires honest conversations about what it means to show up for others.
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