Meet alumna Courtney Smaha!
Courtney is the Project Director for the Atl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound Marine Stewardship Initiative.
New publication: The building and unbuilding of commons in urban India
Published by assistant professor Priti Narayan in Environment and Planning D: Society and Space.
Geraldine Pratt awarded AAG Distinguished Scholarship Honors
AAG Honors are offered annually to recognize outstanding accomplishments by members in research and scholarship.
Kelp forest found in the Galápagos may be new to science
The discovery was made by PhD candidate Salomé Buglass, who leads the Seamounts research project.
Considering a geography course? Try an introductory lecture online!
Introductory lectures for the coming term are available online for any UBC student interested in taking a geography course.
Meet alumnus and medical geographer Kevin Hu!
Kevin graduated from UBC Geography with a masters and now works for the BC CDC.
New paper examines Piikani Nation’s experience of challenging Oldman River Dam
Assistant professor Michael Fabris explores the unwillingness of Canadian frameworks to engage with Indigenous law.
Professor Emeritus David Ley appointed to Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is one of the country’s highest honours.
Happy retirement to Dan Hiebert
After a varied and remarkable career in the department, we prepare to bid a fond farewell to professor Dan Hiebert as he retires at the end of December.
TA and Stellar Staff Awards 2022
Congratulations to this year’s recipients, who were announced at the department’s holiday gathering on Dec 7th.