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.
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.
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.
30 years of the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX)
A special issue of the journal Arctic Science reflects on three decades of research generated by the project, co-founded by Professor Emeritus Greg Henry.
The benefits of blended learning at UBC
Dr. Siobhán McPhee and PhD candidate Micheal Jerowsky share their findings in The Conversation.
Over half of BC mining projects do not consider their gendered impacts
These include labour equity, violence, and the disproportionate impact on Indigenous communities.
A dialogue on uneven development
A new paper, co-authored by Prof. Jamie Peck, discusses past trajectories of uneven development, and what they mean for future research.
BC Knowledge Development Fund invests in river project
Led by Dr. Marwan Hassan, the experimental Fluvial Landscapes Platform (LegoFlume) will explore the impact of climate change on waterways.