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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From Sociology to Indigenous Relations: A UBC Okanagan Alum’s Path to Public Service
UBC Okanagan alumni pursue many different paths, but their experiences on campus often share a common thread: curiosity, community, and a commitment to making a difference. For Kaia Nitchie, a Bachelor of Arts graduate in Sociology (Class of 2023), studying close to home in the Okanagan opened the door to meaningful mentorship, hands-on research opportunities, […]
Debaters, audience test AI’s influence on the human experience
Before the experts waged a single argument on stage at […]
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Mentorship, Identity, and the Making of a Sociologist
Raised in Salmon Arm, BC, on Secwepemc territory, Akke Englund’s academic journey has been shaped by community, mentorship, and a deepening commitment to research grounded in lived experience. Choosing to study at UBC Okanagan was both a practical and personal decision—one that ultimately set them on a path toward graduate studies and a career in […]
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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