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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
We are pleased to be joined by new colleagues Desirée Valadares and Jessica Wang.
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.
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
Geography students are putting remote communities on the map
Undergraduates Jack Cheng and Alvin To founded a UBC chapter of Youthmappers – part of a global organization dedicated to mapping the communities overlooked by Google and Apple.
Introducing four new Geography courses
UBC Geography will be offering four new courses for the upcoming 2022 Winter Term