Prof. David Tindall spoke to CBC’s Stephen Quinn on CBC Early Edition on police responses to social movements
Prof. David Tindall spoke to CBC’s Stephen Quinn about police responses to social movements as responses to recent protests have puzzled Canadian populations.
Prof. Ghaziani quoted on Yahoo Life article on the embracement of labels by queer youth
Prof. Ghaziani commented on Yahoo Life’s article discussing the reasons behind the embracement of labels by Gen Z queer youth, notion the concept of a “post-gay” and “post-label” era was prematurely articulated in the wake of legal recognition and achievement.
Prof. Lauster comments on rise in moves to resort towns such as Squamish across BC as fueled by remote working arrangements
Prof. Lauster spoke to the Times Colonist on why moves towards resort destinations in BC have spiked to the point of making them the fastest growing communities in the country. On top of this move being fueled by remote working opportunities, Lauster commented on the fact building bylaws in areas like Vancouver have not been updated to allow for more housing stock: “Where you allow new housing to be built is also where you see new population growth.”
Prof. Lauster interviewed by Vancouver is Awesome on city’s recent population decline
Prof. Lauster spoke to Vancouver is Awesome about the city’s recent population decline. Prof. Lauster partly attributed the phenomenon to the Covid-19 pandemic, which both forced young adults to move back home and allowed for newly at-home workers to move out of the central city, towards the suburbs.
Prof. Nathanael Lauster quoted by North Shore News, challenging the claim housing supply has kept up with demand in the Vancouver region
Prof. Lauster was quoted alongside Applied Sciences Prof. Patrick Condon in a North Shore News story regarding BC home prices and supply shortage. Both experts challenged the notion housing supply has kept up with demand in Vancouver.
Sociology Department PhD candidate Max Chewinski comments on City News Ottawa piece on ongoing convoy protests
Sociology PhD candidate Max Chewinski commented on the factors that play into the level of repression exerted on different protests, naming “the assessment of threat, […] the political ideology of the protest and protesters, as well as the racial characteristics of the protest”.
Prof. Yue Qian coauthors opinion piece for the BMJ on need to address mental health concerns of older populations amidst Omicron wave.
Prof. Yue Qian and co-author Dr. Yang Hu from Lancaster University write for the BMJ on what we know about the mental health of older populations in the context of the pandemic, and how we can address it going forward.
Prof. Silvia Bartolic is a guest editor in UBC’s CTLT latest #Edubytes project “Beyond COVID”
UBC’s Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology’s latest Edubytes project “Beyond COVID” centers on the future of higher education at UBC. Prof. Silvia Bartolic, along with several other UBC faculty members, worked on the project as guest editors.
Prof. Tindall speaks to Prince George Post on local communication’s team turn towards humorous social media as strategy to reach citizens.
Prof. Tindall discussed the recent turn towards humor by the City of Prince George’s communication team, speaking on the usefulness of social media to smaller actors and the role of humor in engaging target audiences: “Often the things that we remember are things that are funny, and that we maybe want to tell somebody else about.”
BC Centre on Substance Abuse publishes Q&A with Dr. Lindsey Richardson, discussing her recent naming as CRC in Social Inclusion and Equity
UBC Sociology Prof. Lindsey Richardson was named a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Inclusion and Equity on Jan 12th. The BC Centre on Substance Abuse, where Dr. Richardson holds a position as a research scientist, talked to her about the research that will be supported by the award.