Visiting Scholar, Natasha Picone
Dr. Natasha Picone from the Instituto de Geografía, Historia y Ciencias Sociales (IGEHCS), CONICET – UNCPBA, in Argentina is a visiting scholar at UBC Geography until May 2016. Dr. Natasha Picone is an urban climatologist. She studies urban heat islands using ground-based surveys and space-based satellite measurements, and teaches courses in geographical information science and […]
Visiting Scholar, Paula Schönach
Dr. Paula Schönach holds a post-doctoral position at the University of Helsinki in the Department of Environmental Sciences and is the working group coordinator for the Finnish Water Forum. She will be here at UBC Geography for the next few months working on various projects in water history. Paula is currently conducting a comparative study […]
CFI 2015 Grant to Establish Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
UBC Geography / the Faculty of Arts, through a CFI Infrastructure Fund from The Canada Foundation for Innovation and BCKDF, will establish the Laboratory for Atmospheric Research on Greenhouse Gas Exchange. The laboratory will allow state-of-the-art climate research on greenhouse gas emissions and sequestration in Canada’s forested, tundra, and urban landscapes. The laboratory will share analytical technology, […]
Jamie Peck Named Highly Cited Researcher in 2015
Congratulations Professor Jamie Peck who features in the latest Thomson Reuters “Highly Cited” listing for the social sciences, which measures the 1% most cited researchers in the world by subject field! Across Canada, there are thirteen social scientists on the 2015 list.
Geography Freecycle Room (Rm 237) Now Open!
Geography has launched a Freecycle program in Room 237! Have you ever heard the saying, “one person’s ‘trash’ is another person’s treasure”? Freecycling contributes to a low-impact lifestyle where material goods are kept out of landfills because they may be of use to other people! Head to Room 237 in the Geography Building and take a […]
Jamie Peck Paper Ranked 4th Most Cited in Sociology Journals
Congratulations to Jamie Peck, whose paper (in collaboration with Neil Brenner and Nik Theodore), “Variegated neoliberalization: geographies, modalities, pathways” in Global Networks was ranked the 4th most cited paper in Sociology Journals from 2010-2014!
Dan Hiebert’s Webinar on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
In collaboration with AMSSA (Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC), Professor Dan Hiebert has released a webinar on the Syrian Refugee Crisis. Watch it here.
Dan Moore Awarded the Meritorious Achievement Award (APEGBC)
Congratulations Dan Moore who has been awarded the Meritorious Achievement Award by the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC). [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkZE_fWClBs[/youtube]
Michelle Daigle, New Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Welcome Dr. Michelle Daigle, a new Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UBC Geography beginning October 2015! Dr. Daigle is a member of the Cree nation (Constance Lake First Nation) and has over 10 years of experience as a community-based researcher and educator with Indigenous communities in Canada and the U.S. She wants to bring Geography into […]
John Robinson’s Departure from UBC
Professor John Robinson will be starting a new position at the University of Toronto, beginning January 1, 2016. In his farewell letter to the Geography community, he writes: “…I have accepted a job at the University of Toronto (51% in the Munk School and 49% in the School of the Environment), which I will be […]