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UBC GSA Career Weeks

Geography Student Association (GSA) is excited to announce that it will be hosting its second annual professional development event series, GSA Career Weeks, from Jan 14th-24th! The goal of Career Weeks is to help geography undergraduate students gauge the types of opportunities available to them, develop essential professional skills, and build connections that can support their career aspirations.

Minelle Mahtani – May it Have a Happy Ending – Book Launch

Please join us on January 14th 2025 for a special event to celebrate geographer Minelle Mahtani’s new memoir, May it Have a Happy Ending. This event is co-sponsored by the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) and the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice (GRSJ).

Geography Colloquium Series – Jon Proctor

Speaker:  Jon Proctor Assistant Professor – Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia Talk title: Identifying climate-vulnerable populations using satellite imagery Talk Abstract: Understanding how climate hazards like extreme heat and flooding influence human wellbeing is critical for preparing societies for climate change. Yet empirical estimates of how vulnerability to climate hazards differs across […]

Urban Studies Major Info Sessions

Learn more about the Major in Urban Studies at our upcoming info session on Feb. 13th 2025. Co-taught with the School of Community and Regional Planning (Faculty of Applied Science) and UBC Geography, the Major in Urban Studies combines foundational and applied knowledge with progressively advanced community-engaged learning.

Geography Colloquium Series – Jeremy Venditti

Speaker: Jeremy Venditti Professor – School of Environmental Science, Simon Fraser University Talk Title: Salmon vs the landslide: The rockslide that blocked the Fraser River Abstract: Salmon are iconic animals on the west coast of North America, a critical element of Indigenous culture and an important commercial and recreational fishery.  Salmon are born and reared in […]

Geography Colloquium Series – Merje Kuus

Speaker: Merje Kuus  Professor – Geography, University if British Columbia Talk title: Planning a Wine Region: Place and Beauty in Okanagan Valley Abstract: This talk explores the potential of Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, as a place of distinctive wines and the tourism experiences that match these wines. Focusing on the last 10-20 years, I investigate […]