Prof. Andrew Jorgenson reflects on the history and trajectory of sociology and the climate crisis
In a new article for Sociological Forum titled “Sociology and the climate crisis: A momentum surge and the roots run deep,” Prof. Jorgenson reflects on the history of the discipline and the trajectory of work to come on the climate crisis.
Prof. Amanda Cheong named a Public Humanities Hub Faculty Fellow for 2024-25
The Public Humanities Hub Faculty Fellowships are awarded to scholars to support their development of Public Humanities research projects. Fellows receive a course-release and a research grant to work on an individual humanities-oriented research project.
Why are single-child families now common in B.C.? Prof. Yue Qian comments in the Vancouver Sun
Prof. Yue Qian speaks to the Vancouver Sun about possible reasons why parents choose to have one child only, including limited access to child care, economic pressures and housing expenses.
Prof. Lindsey Richardson comments on B.C.’s retreat on drug decriminalization
Professor Lindsey Richardson tells the Globe and Mail that preliminary research shows arrests for simple possession are down significantly in B.C. since the drug decriminalization pilot program began.
Community partnership with Urban Ethnographic Field School receives award from Community-University Engagement Support Fund
Recipes from the Neighbourhood House: Celebrating Food Heritages of the Downtown Eastside, a community partnership project co-coordinated by UBC Sociology Professor Kerry Greer, has recently been announced as a recipient of the Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) Fund.
Prof. Qiang Fu presents his research on friendship, war, and peace between China and the USSR at The University of Hawaiʻi
Prof. Qiang Fu presents his GPT-powered research at The University of Hawaiʻi, with faculty discussants from History, Political Science, and Sociology.
PhD Candidate Tori Yang receives the Migration and Mobilities Best Graduate Student Paper Award
Tori Shucheng Yang receives the Migration & Mobilities Best Graduate Student Paper Award with her paper titled “Rethinking Queer Migration: The Case of Skilled Chinese LGBTQ+ Migrants in North America.”
Watch: Dr. Michael Walker on sleep hygiene in jails | April 16, 2024
Dr. Walker, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, presented a lecture titled “Organizational Patterns of Sleep Hygiene in Jail.”
How the demise of gay nightlife has prompted a new underground queer scene (The Conversation)
By sharing insights and experiences from in and around London’s evolving queer nightlife scene, Prof. Amin Ghaziani reveals in his new book how queer nightlife continues to thrive in spite of widespread closures.
Radically inclusive new nightlife scenes emerge from ashes of closed gay bars
Prof. Amin Ghaziani spoke to UBC News about his new book, Long Live Queer Nightlife, which explores how queer, trans and racial minorities are replacing traditional nightlife with radically inclusive parties.