Prof. Nathanael Lauster quoted by North Shore News, challenging the claim housing supply has kept up with demand in the Vancouver region
Prof. Lauster was quoted alongside Applied Sciences Prof. Patrick Condon in a North Shore News story regarding BC home prices and supply shortage. Both experts challenged the notion housing supply has kept up with demand in Vancouver.
Sociology Department PhD candidate Max Chewinski comments on City News Ottawa piece on ongoing convoy protests
Sociology PhD candidate Max Chewinski commented on the factors that play into the level of repression exerted on different protests, naming “the assessment of threat, […] the political ideology of the protest and protesters, as well as the racial characteristics of the protest”.
Prof. Yue Qian coauthors opinion piece for the BMJ on need to address mental health concerns of older populations amidst Omicron wave.
Prof. Yue Qian and co-author Dr. Yang Hu from Lancaster University write for the BMJ on what we know about the mental health of older populations in the context of the pandemic, and how we can address it going forward.
Prof. Silvia Bartolic is a guest editor in UBC’s CTLT latest #Edubytes project “Beyond COVID”
UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology’s latest Edubytes project “Beyond COVID” centers on the future of higher education at UBC. Prof. Silvia Bartolic, along with several other UBC faculty members, worked on the project as guest editors.
Prof. Tindall speaks to Prince George Post on local communication’s team turn towards humorous social media as strategy to reach citizens.
Prof. Tindall discussed the recent turn towards humor by the City of Prince George’s communication team, speaking on the usefulness of social media to smaller actors and the role of humor in engaging target audiences: “Often the things that we remember are things that are funny, and that we maybe want to tell somebody else about.”
BC Centre on Substance Abuse publishes Q&A with Dr. Lindsey Richardson, discussing her recent naming as CRC in Social Inclusion and Equity
UBC Sociology Prof. Lindsey Richardson was named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Inclusion and Equity on Jan 12th. The BC Centre on Substance Abuse, where Dr. Richardson holds a position as a research scientist, talked to her about the research that will be supported by the award.
Prof. Lindsey Richardson named Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Inclusion and Health Equity
UBC Sociology Prof. Richardson named Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Inclusion and Health Equity.
Honours student Alec Wilson co-develops an Undergraduate Research Manual with Sociology Professors
Honours student Alec Wilson co-developed an Undergraduate Research Manual as a free-to-use open education resource (OER) for undergraduate students.
Congratulations to MA student Caitlin Chong for being featured in CSA Fall 2021 “Student Spotlight” series!
MA student Caitlin Chong has been featured in the Canadian Sociological Association Student Concerns Subcommittee “Student Spotlight” series for Fall 2021.
The feature highlights her proposed MA thesis project as well as her ongoing research conducted with Dr. Amanda Cheong and Yarrow Intergenerational Society for Justice.
Faculty Members Sign Statement of Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en People
Faculty in the Department of Sociology join professors and scholars from across Canada and around the world in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs and land and water protectors in British Columbia, who oppose the construction of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline on their traditional and unceded territory.