Rent increases predicted for Metro Vancouver as Canada prepares to reopen its borders
Dr. Nathan Lauster talks with CBC News about how rent within Vancouver will likely start rising first because it attracts international students and is a big source of jobs for many new immigrants.
Over-60s with only virtual contact ‘more lonely’
The BBC News reports on Dr. Yue Qian’s recent study that found over-60s who relied on only telephone and online contact felt more lonely during the pandemic.
Virtual contact in pandemic prompts over 60s’ loneliness
Dr. Yue Qian’s new research shows that older adults who had more virtual contact than their peers during the pandemic actually experienced increased loneliness.
Students engage with community organizations as part of the COVID-19 & Society course
As part of the course work for Dr. Lyon’s COVID-19 & Society course, students collaborated with community organizations to create infographics on a topic related to COVID-19.
Revealing the long but hidden history of queer women in sport
Dr. Becki Ross writes in The Conversation Canada about how the Netflix documentary ‘A Secret Love’ helps illuminate a missing historical piece about queer women and sport.
Pandemic adolescent mental health study reveals turnaround finding
Research from UBC Sociology’s Dr. Yue Qian and Lancaster University’s Dr. Yang Hu found that young people with poor mental health took a turn for the better during the pandemic but those with good mental health saw a considerable decline.
Shared Language and Culture: Documenting and Creating Punjabi History in BC
UBC Sociology student Noor Sandhawalia is an undergraduate assistant on the Punjabi Oral History Project. It was founded to address the need for support for the Punjabi language in British Columbia, and further develop the Punjabi Studies program at UBC.
Kimberly Huyser’s research amplifies Indigenous voices during the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new interdisciplinary research network is announcing eight research projects investigating COVID-19 variants of concern (VOCs) and variants of interest (VOIs) in Canada. University of British Columbia Sociology Professor Kimberly Huyser is overseeing Pillar 7, which focuses on Indigenous Engagement, Development, and Research (CIEDAR).
Is B.M.I. a Scam? UBC Prof. Sabrina Strings weighs in
Dr. Sabrina Strings talks to the New York Times about B.M.I., it’s problematic legacy as a universal standard of measurement, and the origins of fat phobia in the Western world.
PhD. student D. Kyle Sutherland profiled by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
UBC Sociology PhD. student D. Kyle Sutherland is interviewed about his research and why he chose to study at the Faculty.