CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND UBC’S RESPONSE: For updates, FAQs and resources, visit ubc.ca.
For UBC Okanagan-specific updates, visit ok.ubc.ca/covid19.
For Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences student updates, visit fass.ok.ubc.ca/covid-19.
Latest News
- UBC Okanagan hosts virtual Nobel Night event
- UBC study explores link between social status and trust in decision-makers
- Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ inaugural Dean begins five-year term
- UBC Okanagan rethinks and relaunches its Bachelor of Arts program
- Lawyer, journalist and equity advocate Hadiya Roderique explores racism in the workplace
- UBCO study says it’s not if, but how people use social media that impacts their well-being
Upcoming Events
By order of the Provincial Health Officer, in-person UBC events — both indoors and outdoors — are suspended. Events are required to be held virtually with only essential staff on site in-person to support the virtual event delivery and broadcast. This is in effect until February 5, 2021, at midnight.
Visit ubc.ca for information updates on COVID-19 and UBC’s response.
Research
Our faculty and students pursue ideas that advance knowledge and improve lives.
Featured RESEARCHer
Brigitte Le Normand, Associate Professor, History
Author, researcher and history professor Brigitte Le Normand is a champion of public humanities on the UBC Okanagan campus.
PROGRAMS
The Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences offers both discipline-based and interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Featured Program
Gender and Women’s Studies
Learn about the world and our place in it through a deeper understanding of sexuality, femininity, embodiment, and social justice.
PEOPLE
Dedicated and supportive staff, accomplished faculty members, and a collection of high-caliber undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Featured FACULTY MEMBER
Lesley Lutes, Professor, Psychology
Dr. Lesley Lutes, Director of Clinical Training in the Department of Psychology has teamed up with fellow psychologists and nurses to support front-line workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
