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.
Oceanic relationships: a Q&A with postdoctoral fellow Rosanna Carver
Dr. Carver explores the complexity of our social and legal relationships with the ocean – especially with the rising prospect of deep sea mining.
New project to study the role of wetlands in combating climate change
Sara Knox is co-PI on the pan-Canadian initiative.
New study shows need for safe supply and rural harm reduction support
A team modelling fatal overdose odds in B.C. found that people were 30% more likely to lose their lives in rural areas.
COP27: Egypt Unsilenced Collective
Mohammed Rafi Arefin and Naomi Klein share perspectives from journalists, lawyers and activists on the ground in Egypt during and after the climate conference.
Alaska border project awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Led by Desiree Valadares, ‘Circuits of Capital’ will document infrastructural routes that traverse Alaska and Canada – including steamboat lines, ice roads and the Alaska Highway.
Collaborative film selected for Bangkok festival
‘City of Long Stay’ is a collaboration between Prof. Geraldine Pratt, the University of Newcastle’s Dr. Caleb Johnston and Berlin performance collective Costa Compagnie.
Sara Knox named Canada Research Chair in Eco-Meteorology
Dr. Knox’s work focuses on how land atmosphere exchanges of greenhouse gas fluxes respond to a changing climate.
Protests & Surveillance: Week 1 of COP27
Naomi Klein and Rafi Arefin reflect on the situation for civilians in Egypt after the first week of the COP27 conference.