Priti Narayan appointed as Director of CISAR
She will serve in a leadership role at the Centre for India and South Asia Research for the 2022/23 academic year.
Podcast explores experiences of temporary foreign workers during the pandemic
Three people share their personal stories of navigating the pandemic as non-citizens in Canada.
Virtual reality reveals the full story of Vancouver’s Camosun Bog
PhD candidate Mike Jerowsky has created a VR field trip of the bog, which includes perspectives from scientists, local conservation groups, and Musqueam knowledge keepers.
Shouldn’t we all be writing economies?
Priti Narayan and Emily Rosenman argue for a more public economic geography.
On the ground at COP26: A Q&A with UBC delegate Max Cohen
Geography graduate student Max Cohen attended COP26 as a UBC delegate. Here, he speaks about his impressions of the conference – and where we can find hope.
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.
New study reveals how sensitive wetlands are to global warming
Work led by Dr. Sara Knox shows that temperature and water level are key factors in the release of methane – a greenhouse gas – from wetland environments
How wastewater epidemiology is changing the world
Wondering how we’re going to fight the next epidemic? The answer is in our sewers.
Two UBC Geography faculty receive Killam Research Fellowships
Jessica Dempsey and Siobhán McPhee are among ten recipients across both UBC campuses.
Is philanthropic giving during the pandemic reinforcing existing inequalities?
PhD candidate Rachel Bok looked at the disbersal of over $1.4 billion in grants pledged for pandemic relief in 2020.