Undergrad. Student Kennedy Wong featured in the Globe and Mail on his Hong Kong identity
Kennedy Wong, a Hong Kong student who recently graduated from UBC’s Sociology program, embraces his Hong Kong identity, and states how Hong Kongers in Canada seek to distance themselves from China
Undergrad. Student Andy Holmes receives the LOUD Barajas/Reese Scholarship
The annual LOUD Scholarship Awards Gala honoured individuals for their contributions and achievements in the LGBT community across Canada.
Incoming MA Student, Siqi Xiao, is a finalists in the SSHRC’s 2019 Storytellers challenge
Sociology Student, Siqi Xiao, is among the 25 finalists of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)’s 2019 Storytellers challenge.
UBC Students visit City Hall to meet with Vancouver Mayor
UBC Students visited Vancouver’s City Hall to meet with Mayor, Kennedy Stewart. They were given a tour and an opportunity to have a Q&A with the mayor himself.
Undergrad. Student Vahid Rashidi publishes an article in the The International Journal of Sport and Society
“Tractor Sazi FC and the Civil Rights Movement of Turks in Iranian Azerbaijan” Abstract: The Tractor Sazi football club was founded in 1970 in Tabriz, the largest city of Iranian Azerbaijan, in which the majority of Iran’s ethnic Turkish population is concentrated. In the past few years, after it excelled to the level of Iranian […]
Undergrad. Kennedy Wong receives the Pacific Sociological Association Undergraduate Student Paper Award
The Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award recognizes an undergraduate student or students for a paper of high professional quality.
Engage Sociology Newsletter: February Events and Opportunities
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Undergrad. Student, Veronica Cho, has been awarded two prestigious awards from UBC
Veronica Cho has been selected as a Wesbrook Scholar and is the recipient of the HSBC Emerging Leader Scholarship.
Undergrad. Kennedy Wong receives Faces of Today Award at Student Leadership Conference
Kennedy has been conducting research on homelessness for three years, he also co-founded a community action to redistribute the leftover food from campus to the homeless community.
Undergrad. Student, Siqi Xiao, was awarded the UBC International Community Achievement Award
The award is available to continuing international undergraduate students at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus, who have demonstrated leadership in one or more of the following areas: community service, international engagement, intercultural understanding, promotion of diversity, intellectual pursuits, and artistic or athletic endeavours. Awards are made on the recommendation of a selection committee […]