Reasons, Causes, and the Formation of Beliefs: The Work of Dr. Holger Andreas
For Dr. Holger Andreas, Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Philosophy, and Political Science at UBC Okanagan, the path into philosophy didn’t begin in a single moment. It started with a split interest. “As a high school student, I was drawn to both science and literature,” he says. That pull led him first to […]
UBC Okanagan welcomes students to a record-setting year
With students back in classes, UBC’s Okanagan campus is expected […]
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UBCO researchers lay out the case for integrating psychologists into primary health-care settings
As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to host the inaugural […]
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Former Supreme Court of Canada justice to deliver annual constitutional lecture
What: Power and its Separation Who: The Hon. Russell Brown […]
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Making the case for access, at home and worldwide
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Curiosity, Cognition, and the Value of Human Expertise: The Philosophical Journey of Dr. Madeleine Ransom
For some scholars, the path to academia begins with a single moment of clarity. For Dr. Madeleine Ransom, Associate Professor of Philosophy at UBC Okanagan, that moment arrived in an unexpected place: her Grade 5 English classroom. Her teacher, Judy Kyle—who had completed a master’s thesis on teaching philosophy to children— taught the children sentential […]
The wait, the hard work was worth it for UBC Okanagan graduates
When Kamalpreet Kaur arrived in Canada as a student nine […]
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