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Remembering Dr. Terence McGee

With sadness we share that our colleague, Terence (Terry) McGee, a distinguished Canadian geographer and scholar of Asian urbanism and development, died on June 26th 2025. He leaves behind a record of influential research, many friends and admirers in the academic world, and a spirit of conviviality epitomized by the “McGlee Club” – the community of graduate students that he mentored during his years at UBC.

Drs. Avery Everhart and Kate Hale receive 2024/25 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Awards

Congratulations to Assistant Professors Avery Everhart and Kate Hale who received the 2024/25 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award. This annual award supports faculty to focus solely on research while providing teaching and administrative relief

Too Hot to Think Small: The Case for a Right to Cool in British Columbia

Geography professors Geraldine Pratt, Mohammed Rafi Arefin and Kinesiology faculty Liv Yoon launch their Right to Cool report, a call for bold, systemic action on extreme heat in British Columbia.

Research Profile: Rachel Stern – housing justice in the climate emergency

PhD candidate and Public Scholar Rachel Stern has been focused on the intersection of housing insecurity, heat vulnerability and aging for some time. Read more about her timely work.