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GSA Career Weeks Recap

The GSA’s two weeks of career-related workshops, panels, and networking events held from February 5-15 was a great success! The events brought together over 120 attendees, industry partners, and volunteers.

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.

Two students awarded inaugural Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund

We are pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the inaugural Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund, undergraduate students Sebastian Patton and Zhenyi Tsai. Launched in 2023 jointly by UBC’s Departments of Geography and Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS), this fund aims to support Indigenous, Black, and other racialized students studying climate change and […]

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Corin Parsons appointed to UBC Accessibility Committee

The inaugural committee has been convened by the university with the aim of identifying and removing barriers to accessibility.

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Support fund launched for IBPOC undergraduates studying climate

The Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund is a joint initiative from UBC Geography and EOAS to support undergraduates studying climate.

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‘Green’ projects in Mexico cause socio-ecological damage

Despite being hailed as a ‘green’ form of extractivism, hydroelectric and mining projects are the site of colonial violence against Indigenous peoples.

Kelp forest found in the Galápagos may be new to science

The discovery was made by PhD candidate Salomé Buglass, who leads the Seamounts research project.

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Student receives meow-sive response to research participant request

The moral of the story? If you are going to ask the internet about cats, be prepared for the consequences…

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Teaching through the pandemic: a TA’s perspective

As the recipient of UBC’s most prestigious graduate teaching assistant award, Chris shares his experiences and advice as a TA.

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Virtual reality reveals the full story of Vancouver’s Camosun Bog

PhD candidate Mike Jerowsky has created a VR field trip of the bog, which includes perspectives from scientists, local conservation groups, and Musqueam knowledge keepers.