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Are we prepared for an aging world?

 
Aging populations are a societal achievement, says UBC Sociology's Anne Martin-Matthews, but sustaining them requires new ways of living, working, and caring.

Prof. David Tindall analyzes the UN climate summit in a new dispatch for The Tyee

 
An on-the-ground reflection from COP30 in Belém, Brazil capturing the urgency, tensions, and hopes shaping global climate negotiations.

Welcome to our new graduate students for 2025W

 
UBC Sociology is excited to welcome our incoming 2024W graduate student cohort! We are excited for the new perspectives and research they bring to our community.
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Prof. David Tindall analyzes the UN climate summit in a new dispatch for The Tyee

December 2, 2025
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Want vibrant cities? Save gay bars, writes Prof. Amin Ghaziani in Maclean’s

June 13, 2025
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Prof. Amin Ghaziani discusses publishing in general sociology journals in recent panel discussion

May 27, 2025
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