Lesley Cormack
@ubco-principal.bsky.social
Principal & Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UBC’s Okanagan campus. Past dean of arts. Historian of early modern science. #UBC #UBCO
I was pleased to join Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha on the "From Here Forward" University of British Columbia Magazine podcast for a conversation about UBC Okanagan’s 20th anniversary. You can have a listen at the link below.
20 years of UBC Okanagan
UBCO’s Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor reflects on the campus’s milestone year.
magazine.alumni.ubc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I was pleased to join Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha on the "From Here Forward" University of British Columbia Magazine podcast for a conversation about UBC Okanagan’s 20th anniversary. You can have a listen at the link below.
Proud to see UBC Okanagan research as part of the solution to wildfire resilience in BC. Thank you for your support, @rparmarbc.bsky.social!
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
This spring, we worked on the development of a province-wide wildfire camera network.
With AI-assisted smoke detection to improve wildfire response and provide data for predictive research, we are changing the game.
Every season, we get better and stronger.
#BCWildfire
With AI-assisted smoke detection to improve wildfire response and provide data for predictive research, we are changing the game.
Every season, we get better and stronger.
#BCWildfire
November 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Proud to see UBC Okanagan research as part of the solution to wildfire resilience in BC. Thank you for your support, @rparmarbc.bsky.social!
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Read more: news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Congratulations to UBCO's Dr. Mary Jung on her appointment as Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism & Diabetes. I'm so proud to see Mary's leadership and expertise recognized, and for @ubcokanagan.bsky.social to have attracted a national institute for the first time!
Dr. Mary Jung appointed Scientific Director of CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
UBC Okanagan to become home to national health institute UBC Okanagan researcher Dr. Mary Jung is taking over leadership of one of the 13 institutes that make up the Canadian Institutes of Health Res...
research.ok.ubc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Congratulations to UBCO's Dr. Mary Jung on her appointment as Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism & Diabetes. I'm so proud to see Mary's leadership and expertise recognized, and for @ubcokanagan.bsky.social to have attracted a national institute for the first time!
Congratulations, Dr. Gainforth!
Dr. Gainforth's CRC position enables more dedicated time to community-engaged research.
“At the end of the day, everything I do is in service to the communities that benefit from my work.”
Read the full story here hes.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/22/d...
@ubcokanagan.bsky.social @interiorhealth.bsky.social
“At the end of the day, everything I do is in service to the communities that benefit from my work.”
Read the full story here hes.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/22/d...
@ubcokanagan.bsky.social @interiorhealth.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Congratulations, Dr. Gainforth!
Wishing everyone at UBC Okanagan and beyond a joyful Diwali! May this festival of lights bring hope, wisdom, and renewed energy to all who celebrate.
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Wishing everyone at UBC Okanagan and beyond a joyful Diwali! May this festival of lights bring hope, wisdom, and renewed energy to all who celebrate.
Congratulations (again!) to Dr. Lisa Tobber on her prestigious Wall Fellowship! Proud to count you and tonight’s other UBCO award recipients, Drs. Abbas Milani and Jian Liu, among the research faculty at our School of Engineering.
walllegacyawards.ubc.ca/awardees-2025/
walllegacyawards.ubc.ca/awardees-2025/
October 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Congratulations (again!) to Dr. Lisa Tobber on her prestigious Wall Fellowship! Proud to count you and tonight’s other UBCO award recipients, Drs. Abbas Milani and Jian Liu, among the research faculty at our School of Engineering.
walllegacyawards.ubc.ca/awardees-2025/
walllegacyawards.ubc.ca/awardees-2025/
We were delighted to host MP Stephen Fuhr at @ubcokanagan.bsky.social this week to share some of the cutting edge research taking place on our campus in areas like artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and wildfire risk mitigation. So proud of our outstanding students and faculty researchers!
October 16, 2025 at 3:48 AM
We were delighted to host MP Stephen Fuhr at @ubcokanagan.bsky.social this week to share some of the cutting edge research taking place on our campus in areas like artificial intelligence, critical minerals, and wildfire risk mitigation. So proud of our outstanding students and faculty researchers!
September 30 is a day to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian residential school system, and to commemorate those who didn’t return home.
Connect with local events, educational and advocacy resources, and wellness supports: ok.ubc.ca/about/indige...
Connect with local events, educational and advocacy resources, and wellness supports: ok.ubc.ca/about/indige...
September 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
September 30 is a day to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian residential school system, and to commemorate those who didn’t return home.
Connect with local events, educational and advocacy resources, and wellness supports: ok.ubc.ca/about/indige...
Connect with local events, educational and advocacy resources, and wellness supports: ok.ubc.ca/about/indige...
As he concludes his service as UBCO Provost, please join me in thanking my friend and colleague, Dr. Rehan Sadiq, for his 17 years of exemplary service to @ubcokanagan.bsky.social as an academic leader, researcher, teacher and mentor. All the best at Nazarbayev U! principal.ok.ubc.ca/farewell-reh...
September 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
As he concludes his service as UBCO Provost, please join me in thanking my friend and colleague, Dr. Rehan Sadiq, for his 17 years of exemplary service to @ubcokanagan.bsky.social as an academic leader, researcher, teacher and mentor. All the best at Nazarbayev U! principal.ok.ubc.ca/farewell-reh...
Wishing a happy Rosh Hashanah to everyone who celebrates at
at UBC Okanagan and worldwide. Shanah Tovah!
at UBC Okanagan and worldwide. Shanah Tovah!
September 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Wishing a happy Rosh Hashanah to everyone who celebrates at
at UBC Okanagan and worldwide. Shanah Tovah!
at UBC Okanagan and worldwide. Shanah Tovah!
Wishing everyone celebrating at UBC Okanagan and beyond a joyous and peaceful Navratri!
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Wishing everyone celebrating at UBC Okanagan and beyond a joyous and peaceful Navratri!
This week UBCO welcomed the 1st cohort in the Bachelor of Secwépemc Language Fluency program, UBCO's 4th & final Interior Salish degree. Thanks to Minister @spencerch.bsky.social for attending this important milestone for Indigenous language revitalization in BC
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/18/u...
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/18/u...
UBC Okanagan welcomes first cohort of Bachelor of Secwépemc Language Fluency students - UBC's Okanagan News
UBCO is the first Canadian university to offer degrees in all four Interior Salish languages
news.ok.ubc.ca
September 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This week UBCO welcomed the 1st cohort in the Bachelor of Secwépemc Language Fluency program, UBCO's 4th & final Interior Salish degree. Thanks to Minister @spencerch.bsky.social for attending this important milestone for Indigenous language revitalization in BC
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/18/u...
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/18/u...
Join us for UBC Okanagan Homecoming as we celebrate 20 years of UBCO! We're kicking things off this evening at Nonis Field where the Heat will take on the Thunderbirds. Tomorrow, I hope to see everyone at the Principal's Homecoming BBQ & Campus Open House! Info here: alumni.ubc.ca/ubc-homecomi...
UBC Homecoming - Okanagan
Come back to campus to celebrate the UBC Okanagan community with a weekend full of activities!
alumni.ubc.ca
September 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Join us for UBC Okanagan Homecoming as we celebrate 20 years of UBCO! We're kicking things off this evening at Nonis Field where the Heat will take on the Thunderbirds. Tomorrow, I hope to see everyone at the Principal's Homecoming BBQ & Campus Open House! Info here: alumni.ubc.ca/ubc-homecomi...
Congratulations to @ubcokanagan.bsky.social's Joanna Cockerline on her 2025 #GillerPrize longlist nomination for Still! This is the third consecutive year where a UBCO author was nominated!
Find out more about Joanna's first novel, Still, here: news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/11/n...
Find out more about Joanna's first novel, Still, here: news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/11/n...
September 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Congratulations to @ubcokanagan.bsky.social's Joanna Cockerline on her 2025 #GillerPrize longlist nomination for Still! This is the third consecutive year where a UBCO author was nominated!
Find out more about Joanna's first novel, Still, here: news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/11/n...
Find out more about Joanna's first novel, Still, here: news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/09/11/n...
Reposted by Lesley Cormack
UBC Okanagan sees record domestic enrolment #Kelowna
UBC Okanagan sees record domestic enrolment - Kelowna News
UBC Okanagan expects to have one of its largest crops of new domestic students as it welcomes students back for the start of another school year.
www.castanet.net
September 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
UBC Okanagan sees record domestic enrolment #Kelowna
Congratulations to Dr. Melissa McHale and @ubcokanagan.bsky.social's own Dr. Lisa Tobber -- both recipients of Wall Fellowships, UBC's most prestigious internal research awards, both doing amazing work right here in the Okanagan!
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/08/26/u...
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/08/26/u...
UBC researchers awarded $1M Wall Fellowships to reimagine housing and climate resilience in B.C. - UBC's Okanagan News
Two UBC faculty members—Dr. Melissa McHale at UBC Vancouver and […]
news.ok.ubc.ca
August 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Melissa McHale and @ubcokanagan.bsky.social's own Dr. Lisa Tobber -- both recipients of Wall Fellowships, UBC's most prestigious internal research awards, both doing amazing work right here in the Okanagan!
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/08/26/u...
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/08/26/u...
Reposted by Lesley Cormack
Dr. Melissa McHale (UBC-V) and Dr. Lisa Tobber (UBC-O) have been awarded $1-million Wall Fellowships.
The fellowships will support projects to help communities across B.C. adapt to a changing climate and growing housing needs.
The fellowships will support projects to help communities across B.C. adapt to a changing climate and growing housing needs.
2025 UBC Wall Fellowships awarded for reimagining housing and climate resilience in B.C.
Two UBC faculty members—Dr. Melissa McHale at UBC Vancouver and Dr. Lisa Tobber at UBC Okanagan—have been awarded $1-million Wall Fellowships, the university’s most prestigious internal research…
news.ubc.ca
August 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Melissa McHale (UBC-V) and Dr. Lisa Tobber (UBC-O) have been awarded $1-million Wall Fellowships.
The fellowships will support projects to help communities across B.C. adapt to a changing climate and growing housing needs.
The fellowships will support projects to help communities across B.C. adapt to a changing climate and growing housing needs.
Reposted by Lesley Cormack
OP ED: “Digital sovereignty” has become a catchphrase in global politics, and means being able to control Canada’s digital destiny – which is easier said than done.
@ubcokanagan.bsky.social prof Dr. Wendy H. Wong discusses in the @theglobeandmail.com
@ubcokanagan.bsky.social prof Dr. Wendy H. Wong discusses in the @theglobeandmail.com
Digital sovereignty is a means to an uncertain goal
Our government’s focus on Canada’s digital destiny is admirable, but it will require Canadians to make difficult trade-offs around our reliance on data-driven technologies
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
OP ED: “Digital sovereignty” has become a catchphrase in global politics, and means being able to control Canada’s digital destiny – which is easier said than done.
@ubcokanagan.bsky.social prof Dr. Wendy H. Wong discusses in the @theglobeandmail.com
@ubcokanagan.bsky.social prof Dr. Wendy H. Wong discusses in the @theglobeandmail.com
Thank you to MP Stephen Fuhr for the opportunity to present to a group of BC MPs today on UBC Okanagan’s priorities. Great discussion on housing affordability and lots of interest in our researchers’ work on wildfire and climate resilience
July 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Thank you to MP Stephen Fuhr for the opportunity to present to a group of BC MPs today on UBC Okanagan’s priorities. Great discussion on housing affordability and lots of interest in our researchers’ work on wildfire and climate resilience
Congratulations to all the researchers with funded projects and thank you to the Government of Canada for supporting cutting edge research at UBCO, including investigations into food bank resilience, emerging fuels and digital literacy for older adults research.ok.ubc.ca/2025/07/09/f...
Federal government invests $9M in UBC Okanagan research
Latest NSERC, SSHRC, NFRF results include 38 successful UBCO projects UBC’s Okanagan campus has received a significant investment from the federal government, with more than $9 million in research f...
research.ok.ubc.ca
July 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Congratulations to all the researchers with funded projects and thank you to the Government of Canada for supporting cutting edge research at UBCO, including investigations into food bank resilience, emerging fuels and digital literacy for older adults research.ok.ubc.ca/2025/07/09/f...
UBC Okanagan is proud to partner with the Province & BC Wildfire Service on a provincial camera network to support wildfire response, emergency mgmt & research. Thank you @rparmarbc.bsky.social + @kellyrichmondbc.bsky.social for supporting this innovative partnership news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
June 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
UBC Okanagan is proud to partner with the Province & BC Wildfire Service on a provincial camera network to support wildfire response, emergency mgmt & research. Thank you @rparmarbc.bsky.social + @kellyrichmondbc.bsky.social for supporting this innovative partnership news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...
Delighted to host @harwindersandhu.bsky.social, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, and RDCO Chair Loyal Wooldridge to highlight research and teaching at UBC Okanagan that is supporting local agricultural producers, enhancing food security, and growing key sectors like agritech & life sciences
May 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Delighted to host @harwindersandhu.bsky.social, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, and RDCO Chair Loyal Wooldridge to highlight research and teaching at UBC Okanagan that is supporting local agricultural producers, enhancing food security, and growing key sectors like agritech & life sciences
Delighted to attend today’s event with BC Lieutenant Governor Wendy Cocchia to open a new space for Vitalis, an Okanagan leader in clean tech, entrepreneurship & advanced manufacturing — and an amazing UBC Okanagan alumni success story. Congratulations!
May 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Delighted to attend today’s event with BC Lieutenant Governor Wendy Cocchia to open a new space for Vitalis, an Okanagan leader in clean tech, entrepreneurship & advanced manufacturing — and an amazing UBC Okanagan alumni success story. Congratulations!
Congratulations to all UBC Okanagan students for completing their exams! Take pride in all you’ve achieved, and enjoy a well-deserved rest.
April 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Congratulations to all UBC Okanagan students for completing their exams! Take pride in all you’ve achieved, and enjoy a well-deserved rest.
Wishing a joyful Easter to all who celebrate at UBC Okanagan and around the world. May this season of renewal and hope bring peace and happiness.
April 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Wishing a joyful Easter to all who celebrate at UBC Okanagan and around the world. May this season of renewal and hope bring peace and happiness.