Irving K Barber Faculty of Science
UBCO’s largest graduating class marks 20 years of growth
June 5, 2025
Campus honours 2,600 graduates and Indigenous language program milestones
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Professional Master’s will train next generation of biotech experts
January 2, 2025
UBC Okanagan’s MBtec is a 16-month, course-based program ready to welcome its first cohort of students in September
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Dr. W. Stephen McNeil receives 2023 West Coast Teaching Excellence Award
June 1, 2023
Dr. Stephen McNeil, Associate Professor of Teaching in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science Department of Chemistry, is a recipient of the 2023 West Coast Teaching Excellence Award—UBC Okanagan’s first recognition at these awards.
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New tool by UBC Okanagan faculty and students brings data-driven solutions to teamwork
November 29, 2022
Forming effective teams is often more art than science, but a new tool by Dr. Bowen Hui and her team of students at UBC Okanagan is using data-driven solutions to revolutionize how instructors approach group work.
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UBCO hosts three graduation ceremonies for pandemic graduates
November 8, 2022
Alumni from 2020 and 2021 return to cross the stage
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Student Profile: Yuen Yee Leung
August 24, 2022
New Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science alumna and former undergraduate research ambassador Yuen Yee Leung developed an interest in science at an early age growing up in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Hong Kong.
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UBC Okanagan hosts Banff International Research Station (BIRS) workshops
August 17, 2022
This summer UBC Okanagan hosted a series of workshops for the Banff International Research Station (BIRS).
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UBC Okanagan launches micro-credential programs
February 25, 2021
With an increasing need for continued education among those looking to build their knowledge in high-demand fields, UBC Okanagan has launched two micro-credential programs as part of its career and personal education portfolio. The first of their kind at UBCO, the two new micro-credentials will focus on the fields of technical communication and industrial automation.
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UBC Okanagan hosts virtual Nobel Night event
December 7, 2020
Planets, poverty, peace and powerful batteries. The science and activism behind all of these are tied together this year by the lasting legacy of Alfred Nobel’s annual recognition for game-changes.
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Prof. Gino DiLabio appointed Dean, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science
July 30, 2020
The UBC Board of Governors has approved the appointment of Professor Gino DiLabio as the inaugural Dean of the new Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science for a five-year term, beginning September 1, 2020.
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