Alumna Liz Leboe, Co-Founder of Jackets for Jasper
Okay, I apologize for this question because you’ve probably been asked it a million times now, but how did you get come up with the idea for Jackets for Jasper? Len and I travelled in Nepal in 2011 and we came to know our guide, Kamal, and his family well. We were asked to consider […]
Professor Emeritus Mike Church Elected AGU Fellow
Congratulations to Mike Church who has been elected as a Fellow Member of the American Geophysical Union for his exceptional contributions to Earth sciences! This honor is bestowed on only 0.1% of the AGU membership in any given year.
New Postdoctoral and Teaching and Learning Fellows
This summer, we welcome one postdoctoral and two teaching and learning fellows to our Geography community! Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Jennifer Bagelman Open University, 2012, PhD University of Victoria, MA, First Class Honours University of Victoria, BA, First Class Honours I joined UBC in January 2015 as a SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellow. Previously, I was a Lecturer in […]
Matt Dyce wins the CAG Starkey-Robinson Award
Congratulations recent PhD (2014) graduate Matt Dyce for winning the Canadian Association of Geographers Starkey-Robinson Award for his dissertation, A Spatial History of Canada: Archives, Knowledge, and Geography. Matt Dyce is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Winnipeg. Photo by M. Benedictson, University of Winnipeg
Matthew Evenden Appointed to Associate Dean
Congratulations to Associate Professor Matthew Evenden who has been appointed as Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies for a three year term starting July 2015.
Considering the so-called Richmond “signage issue”
By Elanna Nolan, PhD Candidate If you talk about “the signage issue” in Richmond BC, most residents of Metro Vancouver would probably know what you were talking about. It refers to the ringing complaint that Chinese languages dominate Richmond’s linguistic landscape. In the past few years the City of Richmond has refused to heed these […]
Sustainability Learning Pathway Comes to Geography
Geography announces its Sustainability Learning Pathway for all BA and BSc degrees offered by the department. With funding from a University Sustainability Initiative Pathway Seed Grant, Dr. Brett Eaton led a project to develop specific, sustainability learning outcomes relevant to our specializations, and to map all existing courses in Geography onto these learning outcomes. Following […]
Professor Emeritus John Chapman’s Celebration of Life Event
On June 22, 2015, Professor Emeritus John Chapman’s family, friends, and colleagues gathered at Cecil Green Park House for his Celebration of Life event. There were so many people in attendance that the Yorkeen Room where the service was held could not hold everyone and more chairs were brought out to the adjoining Langara Room. […]
2015 Undergraduate and Alumni Survey Results
In January of 2015 the Department of Geography contacted the current undergraduate community as well as the previous four cohorts of Geography alumni to request their participation in a survey regarding several aspects of the Department. In total, 1247 people were invited to participate in the survey. From this, 87 current undergraduates and 67 alumni […]
Professor Emeritus John Chapman (1923-2015)
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our distinguished colleague John Chapman. Born in Poole, Dorset on July 24th, 1923 he died in Vancouver on June 9th 2015. John retired from UBC in 1988 having been a member of the department for about 40 years – probably a record. John […]