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Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join UBC Geography faculty

Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join UBC Geography faculty

Both are widely known for their work on climate justice and social change, and will teach undergraduate courses with this focus.

New study reveals how sensitive wetlands are to global warming

New study reveals how sensitive wetlands are to global warming

Work led by Dr. Sara Knox shows that temperature and water level are key factors in the release of methane – a greenhouse gas – from wetland environments

GEOB course codes changing to GEOS

GEOB course codes changing to GEOS

All undergraduate GEOB course codes for UBC Geography will be changing to GEOS course codes, from 2021 Winter Term 1.

New labour laws in India will not adequately protect workers

New labour laws in India will not adequately protect workers

The laws were passed despite protests from worker organizations, writes assistant professor Priti Narayan in The Times of India.

How wastewater epidemiology is changing the world

How wastewater epidemiology is changing the world

Wondering how we’re going to fight the next epidemic? The answer is in our sewers.

A landscape of lose rocks, through which a small stream flows. Pine trees are visible in the background. A person is crouched on a rock, wearing headphones and lowering a hydrophone on a cable into the running stream. They are wearing green trousers, a white shirt and a blue baseball cap.

Explore the sounds of climate change in a new podcast

Glaciologist Michele Koppes and composer Susie Ibarra weave together the sounds of disappearing glaciers and the communities they are leaving behind.

Two UBC Geography faculty receive Killam Research Fellowships

Two UBC Geography faculty receive Killam Research Fellowships

Jessica Dempsey and Siobhán McPhee are among ten recipients across both UBC campuses.

Statement on anti-Asian violence

Statement on anti-Asian violence

We strongly condemn the recent violent attack on the Asian community in Atlanta, Georgia, and the continuing rise of racial violence against Asian communities.

A graph showing the prioritization of spending for $1.4 billion in grant money. Healthcare is at the top, followed by social services, public information, arts and culture, housing and homeless services, and disaster and emergency management.

Is philanthropic giving during the pandemic reinforcing existing inequalities?

PhD candidate Rachel Bok looked at the disbersal of over $1.4 billion in grants pledged for pandemic relief in 2020.

Angela Liu awarded environmental sciences scholarship

Angela Liu awarded environmental sciences scholarship

Currently in the final year of her BA in Environment and Sustainability, with a minor in Environmental Science, Angela’s work at UBC has focused on sustainable futures.