UBC Okanagan

This week we officially mark 20 years of UBC in the Okanagan! Thank you to our community for your continued support in shaping a bright future in the Okanagan. Here's a look back at the past 20 years: bit.ly/4kjp3u7.

Putting community, students and research on the same track. Kinesiology PhD student Nate Adams worked alongside spinal cord injury advocate Mike Shaw to collect real-time physiological data during training for a full marathon: bit.ly/42WuRUZ

Supports are available for UBC Okanagan students, faculty and staff. Students: students.ok.ubc.ca/health-wellnes… Faculty and staff: hr.ok.ubc.ca/health-wellbei…

🧵 THREAD: Building a Circular, Sustainable Future Learn how @ubcokanagan is accelerating circular economy (ACE) innovation in #BC! ➡️ow.ly/NHrv50WuREN 1/4

It was a spectacular evening as we welcomed the community to campus for Opera Under the Stars, hosted by Opera Kelowna! Thank you to the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies and Pushor Mitchell LLP for co-presenting a memorable evening in the courtyard.

Throwback to UBCO in the flip phone era. 📞⏪ See more from the 20-year photo gallery: bit.ly/3U0CrZa

As we celebrate 20 years of UBC Okanagan, we asked former students what made their time here unforgettable. Their answers speak to the heart of our community: connection, growth and the kind of learning that shapes your story far beyond graduation.

Janaeya Baher is building 3D tissue models to explore how lung diseases progress. As part of the Immunobiology Research Excellence Cluster, she is contributing to work that could transform cancer treatment and other lung diseases: bit.ly/4ncdTdb

Ongoing global events may be affecting members of our community in different ways. If you are seeking support or someone to talk to, please know that UBC offers resources to help. Student resources Vancouver: students.ubc.ca/support-unanti… Okanagan: students.ok.ubc.ca/support/suppor… Faculty and…

This year, nine graduates from two Indigenous language programs—Bachelor of Nsyilxcn Language Fluency and Bachelor of NłeɁkepmx Language Fluency—walked the stage together at UBC Okanagan: bit.ly/3G1i9eK

This week we celebrated our largest graduating class ever. More than 2,600 graduates crossed the stage! Read more: bit.ly/43NLBwW

It was a beautiful day to celebrate our newest graduates! We can't wait to do it all again tomorrow.

June commemorates Indigenous History Month in Canada. Join in acknowledging the history, heritage, resilience and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. Learn more about this month's events and resources: bit.ly/4kmBqGr

Dr. Christina Haston’s research team is advancing personalized cancer therapy by identifying genetic clues that predict how a patient will respond to radiation: bit.ly/43wy9xa

We’re proud to announce the 2025 recipients who are pushing the boundaries of research, innovation and creative activity. Congratulations to Mohammad Arjmand, Brodie Sakakibara and Michael V. Smith: bit.ly/44ugKHG

The new @UBCFOM program will welcome its first cohort in September 2026, bringing a refreshed approach that builds upon years of experience delivering business education in the Okanagan. Learn more: bit.ly/4k9xwQS

Undergraduate student Shreya Saxena is using AI to make wildfire research more accessible to communities and first responders: bit.ly/4lWSoMU

Today is an opportunity to grieve the loss of innocent lives, honour them, comfort those impacted and offer appreciation for those serving in response to the Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy. Available supports for UBC community members: bit.ly/3YQ9wKc Available supports…

The magnolia tree is in full bloom—just in time for the last day of exams. 🌸 Congratulations on a great term UBCO!

Thank you to all who joined us yesterday for UBC Okanagan Debates! Online polling conducted during the debate showed a crowd increasingly open to uncomfortable truths, willing to accept hardships and tired of polite deflection: bit.ly/3YBq5K7