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Teaching through the pandemic: a TA’s perspective

As the recipient of UBC’s most prestigious graduate teaching assistant award, Chris shares his experiences and advice as a TA.

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Introducing our monthly Green Day

Geography undergraduate Holly Denson-Camp shares why this initiative is so important to students.

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Priti Narayan appointed as Director of CISAR

She will serve in a leadership role at the Centre for India and South Asia Research for the 2022/23 academic year.

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Podcast explores experiences of temporary foreign workers during the pandemic

Three people share their personal stories of navigating the pandemic as non-citizens in Canada.

A white man stands with his hand on a 360 camera - which looks like a black ball with antennae mounted on a tripod. Bog foliage is out of focus in the background.

Virtual reality reveals the full story of Vancouver’s Camosun Bog

PhD candidate Mike Jerowsky has created a VR field trip of the bog, which includes perspectives from scientists, local conservation groups, and Musqueam knowledge keepers.

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New exhibition explores Indigenous women’s connection to the Salish Sea

Co-curated by Geography alumna Jessica Hallenbeck, The Water We Call Home furthers her collaboration with Coast Salish and Sahtu Dene artist Rosemary Georgeson.

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Student receives Yale fellowship for research on the future of work

María Cervantes has been awarded a prestigious Yale-Fox Fellowship for her research on how immigration policy impacts migrant experiences, and the future of work.

Welcome to our new faculty members!

Welcome to our new faculty members!

We are pleased to be joined by new colleagues Desirée Valadares and Jessica Wang.

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Desirée Valadares awarded CCA Research Fellowship

The Canadian Centre for Architecture residency in Montreal brings together a small cohort of 3 junior scholars in architectural history and theory.

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Michele Koppes named Wall Scholar for 2022-23

She will join a cohort of UBC researchers aiming to engage with the urgency of the Climate Emergency