Practical Learning: Siobhán Wittig McPhee connects theory and practice in geography
Guest lectures, design thinking frameworks, and intentional reflection are just some of the tools employed by Dr. Wittig McPhee to engage learners with the theory and practice of Geography.
Geography technicians Rick Ketler and Katrin Tanner get set to launch LegoFlume
Flume lab Research Project Manager Rick Ketler and Engineering Technician Katrin Tanner are close to seeing two years of design and prototyping come together into the operational launch of the “Lego” flume.
Climate Change, Migration, and Health – GEOG 446A 104 /GEOG 545 101
Curious to learn how climate change, migration and health issues are interrelated? Climate Change, Migration and Health, taught by Dr. Jemima Baada, examines how global and planetary health are influenced by climate change and migration and vice versa.
Gaia’s Web Dr. Karen Bakker’s final book published
We celebrate Dr. Karen Bakker’s final book Gaia’s Web: How Digital Environmentalism Can Combat Climate Change, Restore Biodiversity, Cultivate Empathy, and Regenerate the Earth.
Graeme Wynn receives ASEH 2024 Distinguished Scholar award
We extend our congratulations to Dr. Graeme Wynn, recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Scholar award of the American Society for Environmental History (ASEH).
GSA Career Weeks Recap
The GSA’s two weeks of career-related workshops, panels, and networking events held from February 5-15 was a great success! The events brought together over 120 attendees, industry partners, and volunteers.
Confronting Capitalism and Colonialism: Dr. Peter James Hudson’s Study on Black Dispossession
Dr. Peter James Hudson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, with his studies focused on Black dispossession and resistance. Dr. Hudson’s research is rooted in the methodologies and literature of Black Studies, political economy, geography, and history.
Suman Bhattacharyya receives 2023 Sandy Lapsky Award
We are pleased to announce that PhD candidate Suman Bhattacharyya is the recipient of the 2023 Sandy Lapsky Award. Established in 2022, this award honours outstanding international graduate students in UBC’s Geography department.
Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger tops 2023 book lists
Acclaimed author, activist and academic Naomi Klein is topping ‘best’ lists with her recent book Doppelganger. Associate professor at UBC’s Department of Geography and Director of Public Engagement for the Centre for Climate Justice, Klein describes her writing in the book as a form of cognitive and cultural mapping. “I think we need these orienting […]
Two students awarded inaugural Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund
We are pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the inaugural Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund, undergraduate students Sebastian Patton and Zhenyi Tsai. Launched in 2023 jointly by UBC’s Departments of Geography and Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS), this fund aims to support Indigenous, Black, and other racialized students studying climate change and […]