Prof. Amin Ghaziani on why academia could benefit from more joy in Times Higher Education interview
In an interview with Times Higher Education, Prof. Ghaziani spoke on the fate of gay bars, the power of a good night out, and why academia could benefit from a bit more joy.
Prof. Emily Huddart commented on the link between political activism and Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
Prof. Huddart commented on the “Unite the Swifties” campaign encouraging people who wanted free tickets to the Eras tour to engage in escalating actions against RBC.
Prof. Jennifer Berdahl writes about why Trump is choosing potential cabinet members who have sexual abuse allegations
One might wonder why so many of US President-elect Donald Trump’s choices include men accused of sexually abusing women and girls.
Prof. Lindsey Richardson receives funding for projects from Health Research BC’s 2024 C2 and Reach competitions
Professor Richardson received funding for two projects that seek to support people with lived and living experiences of substance use through knowledge generation and mobilization.
Inequality is driving the climate crisis: Prof. Andrew Jorgenson and UBC Sociology graduate students publish new paper
A new article published in Energy Research & Social Science analyzes the effects of inequality on emissions in Canadian provinces from 1997 to 2020.
Prof. Neda Maghbouleh appointed as a new Canada Research Chair
Her work is among the first to identify and empirically study Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities in the U.S. and Canada.
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.
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.