Achievements

2023 Stellar Staff and TA Awards

Each year, Geography faculty, staff and students acknowledge exceptional members of our community who go above and beyond in their roles in the department. With such a talented group of hard-working community members, the task of selecting the awardees is never easy.

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 […]

Dr. Marwan Hassan named 2023 AGU Fellow

Dr. Marwan Hassan, esteemed geomorphologist and faculty member, has been named a Union Fellow by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). A long-standing faculty member and former Director, Dr. Hassan (he/him) has been with the Department of Geography since 2003. A specialist in the routing of water and sediment and their associated channel characteristics, Dr. Hassan’s […]