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
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
Wondering how we’re going to fight the next epidemic? The answer is in our sewers.
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
Jessica Dempsey and Siobhán McPhee are among ten recipients across both UBC campuses.
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.
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
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.
Simon Donner named to government climate advisory group
The new Net-Zero Advisory Body will advise the Environment and Climate Change Minister on pathways for Canada to get its carbon pollution to net-zero by 2050.
In a warming climate, we need to prepare for more landslides
Glaciologist Michele Koppes says we need an early warning system for landslides like those seen recently in the Himalayas and BC’s Coast Mountains