Get to know Desirée Valadares!
Get to know our newest incoming faculty member, who joins us from a background in architectural history and will be exploring issues of empire and the aftermath of wartime confinement in Canada and the US.
Sandy Lapsky becomes 40 year honouree
Department administrator Sandy Lapsky recently became a 40 year honouree of UBC’s 25 Year Club.
B.C.’s atmospheric rivers and climate change
Professor Simon Donner explains how ‘atmospheric rivers’ can carry so much moisture, and why climate change is making them more dangerous for the west coast of Canada.
Uncovering the secrets of the Galápagos
For marine ecologist and PhD candidate Salome Buglass, finding new species is just another day at work!
Recovery while stressed: the complex future of coral reefs
A new paper from PhD candidate Sara Cannon offers some insight into how coral reefs may respond to a warming climate.
Student research finds publicly subsidised oil and gas wells in endangered caribou habitat
Co-authored by three masters students at UBC Geography, the project reveals that public funding could actually be contributing to caribou decline in B.C.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. There will be no teaching or classes at UBC Geography.
Mariam Abdelaziz wins AAG award for undergraduate paper
The AAG’s Urban Geography Specialty Group gave Mariam the Glenda Laws Undergraduate Paper Award for her paper on Israel’s occupation of Palestine.
Jamie Peck receives Regional Studies Association award
The Sir Peter Hall Award for Contribution to the Field recognizes Prof. Peck’s extensive scholarship.
Siobhán McPhee named Associate Dean, Equity, Innovation & Strategy
The Faculty of Arts appointment runs from July 20, 2021 to June 30, 2024.