Dr. Naomi Schwartz awarded 2024 UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship
Please join us in congratulating Assistant Professor Naomi Schwartz on receiving a 2024 UBC Killam Faculty Research Fellowship.
Congratulations to our 2024 Teaching Assistant Award recipients
The UBC Department of Geography extends its enthusiastic congratulations to three exceptional Teaching Assistants receiving the 2024 TA Award: David Puhl, Erika Siao and Rachel Stern.
Professor Naomi Klein named to Vancouver Magazine Power50 List
UBC Geography Professor Naomi Klein, and Co-director for the Centre for Climate Justice, has been named to Vancouver Magazine’s Power50 List, honouring Vancouverites making big, positive impacts on our communities.
Dr. Kate Hale appointed as Assistant Professor in Hydrology
We extend a warm welcome to incoming Assistant Professor Dr. Kate Hale. An expert in snow hydrology, Dr. Hale’s research focuses on how snowpack interacts with both the climate and downstream water resources.
Join us this summer for adventures with GEOS 309 Field Camp 2025
Join us this summer for a hands-on adventure in the beautiful Okanagan Valley for GEOS 309 Field Camp! This immersive experience, hosted at the state-of-the-art Teck Geological Field Station, provides the opportunity to build field and technical geographical science skills in a range of landscapes, from stream beds to grassland savannah.
Dr. Tianjia Liu appointed as Assistant Professor in Atmospheric Sciences
Please join us in welcoming incoming Assistant Professor Tianjia (Tina) Liu to the UBC Department of Geography. Beginning her research program with us in January 2025, Dr. Liu joins us from the University of California, Irvine, where she held a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship position. Dr. Liu […]
Geography’s Research Project Manager Rick Ketler retires
This December we bid farewell to long standing UBC Geography staff and community member Rick Ketler. Serving as our Research Project Manager for the geography physical labs, Rick has been the department’s sought-after “jack of all trades” engineering technician since 2007. Supporting the faculty working in the physical geography stream, Rick’s talent as a creative […]
Hammad Jabr and Abul Bashar Rahman recipients of 2024 IBPOC Student Support Fund
Now in its second year, the Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund is pleased to announce our 2024 recipients: undergraduate students Hammad Jabr and Abul Bashar Rahman.
Jose Aparicio inducted UBC 25 Year Club
A warm, familiar face at UBC Geography was recently inducted into the UBC’s 25 Year Club, our Computer Lab Supervisor Jose Aparicio. Jose is well known and loved in the department, having started his career with us back in 1999 after completing his BA in Geography here.
Applications for the 2024/25 IBPOC Student Support Fund now open
The call for applications to the IBPOC Student Support Fund is now open. Created in collaboration with UBC’s Departments of Geography and Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, this award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour who are studying climate change at UBC.