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.
Prof. Yue Qian comments on the BC birthrate hitting a record low again in 2023
Prof. Qian said the skyrocketing cost of living and a shortage of affordable childcare are factors in declining birthrates here and across Canada.
Research projects run by Profs. Emily Huddart and Qiang Fu awarded SSHRC Insight Grants
Prof. Huddart’s research project explores affective climate polarisation while Prof. Fu’s project focuses on socio-political realities of Chinese Canadians.
Get to know UBC Sociology Professor Irene Bloemraad
UBC Sociology welcomed Dr. Irene Bloemraad to UBC this summer as a Professor. We spoke to Dr. Bloemraad about her research and interdisciplinary work.
Prof. Andrew Jorgenson analyzes stranded fossil fuel assets’ impact on power plant emissions
In a new study published in Nature Communications, Prof. Andrew Jorgenson and his co-authors investigate whether power plants emit less or more in anticipation of stronger climate policies.
Same-sex couples now live in 99.5 per cent of U.S. counties, Prof. Amin Ghaziani finds in new study
The trend is now being driven primarily by male couples moving away from traditional ‘gaybourhoods’ and into the broader community.