COVID-19 has had some unexpected impacts on family planning: UBC expert
UBC professor Dr. Robyn Pitman speaks to NEWS 1130 about how the pandemic has impacted family planning.
Wanted: Government ownership over the common good to achieve climate justice
UBC Sociology professor Dr. Emily Huddart Kennedy co-writes an op-ed in Corporate Knights about the need for Canadian federal and provincial governments to take responsibility for climate justice to keep temperature increases below 1.5°C.
Dr. Silvia Bartolic and Dr. Neil Guppy examine UBC Vancouver’s rapid transition to online learning
UBC Sociology professors Dr. Silvia Bartolic and Dr. Neil Guppy examine UBCV’s rapid transition to online remote teaching from a range of perspectives, including students, faculty and administrators.
Dr. Amin Ghaziani renewed as Canada Research Chair
Congratulations to Dr. Amin Ghaziani, who has just been renewed as a Canada Research Chair in Urban Sexualities!
Congratulations to Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award recipient Allison Laing
Congratulations to recent graduate Allison Laing, who was granted a 2021 Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award by the Canadian Sociological Association!
Not just the pandemic: Why housing prices are skyrocketing, and what could come next
Dr. Nathanael Lauster spoke to CTV News about Canada’s boosting real estate prices and whether vacancy taxing is a viable solution.
Congratulations to Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award recipient Dr. Nicole Malette!
Congratulations to Nicole Malette, who has been granted a 2021 Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award by the Canadian Sociological Association!
Congratulations to Prof. Michela Musto who was awarded a 2021 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Assistant Professor Dr. Michela Musto, who has been named a 2021 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow.
Prof. Carrie Yodanis’ new class explores how social forces impact creativity
A creativity class calls for some creativity in teaching and learning. UBC Sociology Professor Carrie Yodanis hopes her new course, SOCI 270 – The Sociology of Creativity, will be different from others that students have taken.
Professor Kimberly Huyser teaches Sociology of Indigenous Peoples in the upcoming school year
Professor Kimberly Huyser will lead students in a redesigned course focusing on the effects of the social meanings of race, ethnicity, gender, and class for Indigenous peoples in Canada and the United States.