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.
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.
UBC Sociology Prof. Nathanael Lauster quoted in Global News article discussing New Zealand’s new housing laws, and their possible application to the Canadian real estate market
UBC Sociology Professor Nathanael Lauster talked to Global News bout New Zealand’s new housing laws, and their potential application in Canada as the country’s real estate market faces high prices and low population density.
UBC Sociology Prof. Nathanael Lauster comments on New Zealand’s new housing law and potential applications to Canadian real estate market in the National Post
UBC Sociology Professor Nathanael Lauster talked to the National Post about New Zealand’s new housing laws, and their potential application in Canada as the country’s real estate market faces high prices and low population density.
“I think reforms like this would help increase Canadian housing stock quite a bit.”
Disruption or reproduction? Dr. Yue Qian publishes new paper exploring nativity, gender and online dating in Canada
Dr. Yue Qian’s new research finds that, in Canada, immigrants are more likely than Canadian-born persons to have used online dating services to search for romantic partners, but immigrant men experience the least success in finding a long-term partner online.
Prof. Renisa Mawani featured on Patchworks Podcast, discusses her work as critical theorist and legal scholar studying the history of empire and colonialism
Prof. Renisa Mawani spoke on Patchworks Podcast. As a researcher focused on colonial legal history and critical theory, she discussed her work as a critical theorist and legal scholar in the field of history of empire and colonialism.
Prof. Yue Qian speaks to Vice on the growing gender divide among young Chinese populations, with young men being less likely to embrace feminist ideologies
Prof. Yue Qian spoke to Vice Magazine on the divide between young Chinese men and women when it comes to their adoption of feminist ideologies. Newer generations of women are increasingly pro-equal rights as they gain more education, whereas the effect on men is smaller.
Prof. Amanda R. Cheong appears as a featured member on American Sociological Association website
Prof. Amanda R. Cheong appears as a featured member on the American Sociological Association’s (ASA) website following testimonial on work supported by ASA grant.
Congratulations to Jiaxin Gu for her selection as part of the IAR 2021-2022 fellows program
The program brings together UBC graduate students with an interesting in advancing research addressing a broad range of issues and is based on engagement with and deep knowledge of Asia.
Prof. Neil Guppy publishes research on the evolution of Canadian pay equity legislation and the social organization of public opinion in the American Review of Canadian Studies
Prof. Neil Guppy’s latest research reviews the role of judicial systems in
the evolution of Canadian pay equity legislation, as well as the social organization of public opinion throughout this evolution.