Indigenous-led solutions to health crises: UBC Research Cluster led by Prof. Kimberly Huyser tackles pandemic inequities
Prof. Kimberly Huyser spent the past four years researching how the pandemic has affected Indigenous communities and she’s now launched a new research cluster focused on centering Indigenous-led solutions in public health crises.
Prof. Amanda Cheong offers a sociology of statelessness in a new open-access article
The article explores how conflicts over who counts as a stateless person play out below the formal letter of the law in Malaysia.
PhD student Taekyeong Goh investigates how democracy and inequality shaped the COVID-19 pandemic
PhD student Taekyeong Goh recently published a new paper as the lead author in International Journal of Comparative Sociology.
Profs. Lindsey Richardson and Sylvia Fuller discuss their research on wealth inequality ahead of the Stone Centre opening
The Stone Centre on Wealth and Income Inequality at UBC is poised to become a leading research hub on wealth inequality, significantly contributing to academic and public conversations.
Prof. Neda Maghbouleh highlights how the absence of a MENA category in federal data has hidden disparities within the community
In a new editorial, Prof. Neda Maghbouleh highlights how the absence of a MENA category in federal data has hidden disparities within the community, making the collection of self-identified data key to addressing health & social inequalities.
Prof. Sylvia Fuller comments on why nearly a quarter of Canadians work in the gig economy in CBC News
Prof. Fuller said the number of Canadians working in the gig economy sheds light on how people are feeling the rising cost of living.
Prof. David Tindall comments on B.C.’s contentious Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project
Prof. Tindall said the fact the new pipeline is now co-owned by the Nisga’a government will influence the B.C. government’s response to potential conflict.
New books by Sociology faculty for your fall 2024 reading list
This past year, UBC Sociology faculty have published books covering topics ranging from the social roots of youth suicide to changes in queer nightlife.
Digital overload: BBC dives into Prof. Yue Qian’s research on why women are doing a hidden form of work
Prof. Yue Qian’s latest research shows how women tend to do more of the day-to-day online work for the family, creating an extra digital burden.