Prof. Nathanael Lauster’s work on speculation and vacancy tax data for BC quoted in the Globe and Mail’s latest editorial “Are foreign owners of empty homes to blame for Canada’s unaffordable housing market?”
Professor Nathanael Lauster’s analysis on speculation and vacancy tax data for BC’s real estate market has been quoted in the Globe and Mail’s latest editorial discussing the role of foreign property owners in the province.
Prof. Amanda Cheong and PhD Alum Andrea Polonijo to speak on Canadian Sociological Association panel on the Canadian vs. American Job Market
Prof. Amanda Cheong and PhD Alum Andrea Polonijo to speak on Canadian Sociological Association panel on the Canadian vs. American Job Market, along with University of Windsor Prof. Natalie Delia Deckard and Memorial University Prof. Allyson Stokes.
Prof. Lindsey Richardson co-authors opinion piece for Ottawa Citizen on the need to address the drug poisoning crisis through concrete policy tools
Prof. Lindsey Richardson co-authors opinion piece “Canada’s new minister of mental health and addictions can end the overdose crisis. Here’s how” for the Ottawa Citizen. Richardson, along with Natasha Touesnard and Dr. Christy Sutherland, urge for policy change to prioritize both decriminalization and legal regulation.
Prof. Kimberly Huyser to moderate CoVaRR-Net webinar “Indigenous peoples and the Canadian research ecosystem” on Dec. 6th
Prof. Kimberly Huyser is moderating CoVaRR-Net’s webinar “Indigenous peoples and the Canadian research ecosystem” on Dec. 6th. In collaboration with Genome Canada and the Global Alliance for Genomics & Health, the webinar will discuss topics around open science, data sovereignty and collaborative research with First Nations.
Prof. Amy Hanser discusses Black Friday shopping and social behavior in Surrey Now-Leader
Prof. Amy Hanser commented on social behavior around Black Friday, and the need to take sustainability into account while shopping, saying some people see the date as “an expression of the individualistic anti-social attitudes that consumerism cultivates”.
Sociology graduate students selected for the Institute of Asian Research Fellows Program
Congratulations to our graduate students Caitlin Chong, Yijia Zhang, and Sophie Liu who have been selected for the 2021/2022 Institute of Asian Research Fellows Program.
Dr. Emily Huddart Kennedy took part of expert panel convened by the Canadian Council of Academics, which just released report exploring a transition towards a circular economy in Canada.
Dr. Emily Huddart Kennedy formed part of a panel convened by the CCA to explore the potential move towards a circular economy in Canada. The panel has released a report analyzing the implications of the move, including calculations for a circularity rate of the Canadian economy.
Dr. Stefano Gulmanelli featured in art forum and exhibit “Dialogo Muto” by the Dante Society, in collaboration with the Institute of Italian Culture in Toronto
Sociology faculty member Dr. Stefano Gulmanelli’s photography work was featured in an art forum and exhibit “Dialogo Muto” in downtown Vancouver. Organized by the Dante Society and in collaboration with the Institute of Italian culture in Toronto, the event paired Dr. Gulmanelli’s work with paintings by artist Andrea Padovani with the aim to provoke a conversation on the silent workings of inspiration & creativity.
Prof. David Tindall publishes piece on climate change denial and COP-26 in The Conversation
Prof. David Tindall’s latest op-ed in The Conversation discusses both climate change denial at COP26 and pushback against the latter.
Prof. David Tindall publishes piece discussing the relationship between capitalism and climate change in the National Observer as COP-26 comes to an end
Professor David Tindall’s latest piece in the National Observer examines the relationship between our current capitalist system and climate change, closely looking at dueling socio political narratives on the topic.