Prof David Tindall on Public Opinion and Indigenous Rights
British Columbians mostly support construction of the $6.6 billion Coastal GasLink pipeline and do not believe roadblocks, rail blockades and other disruptions are acceptable ways to show opposition to it, according to a poll. The online poll by Leger, conducted for Postmedia, suggests that 57 per cent of British Columbians strongly or somewhat support construction […]
Prof. Yue Qian receives major funding for Coronavirus research.
Yue Qian could only look on, feeling helpless, as COVID-19 ravaged her home city of Wuhan—the epicentre of an outbreak that has killed more than 3,000 people and infected more than 90,000 globally. “When the quarantine was first issued, I was so worried,” says Qian, an assistant professor in the UBC department of sociology. “I […]
Lecturer Amira Halperin to Present with MOSAIC at the Canada Metropolis Conference
Sherman Chan, Director of Family and Settlement Services at MOSAIC, and Dr. Amira Halperin, UBC Department of Sociology, partnered in 2018 – 2019 academic year. MOSAIC is one of the largest settlement organizations in Canada. In 2020, they will present for the second time in a row at Metropolis Canada Conference: “Renewing Canada’s Commitment to […]
Prof. Sylvia Fuller Joins Board Looking into Drivers of Change for Women’s Representation on Boards
Board seats are some of the most influential positions in the corporate world. While there has been an increase of women in leadership roles in recent years, women’s representation on boards remains low. The Conference Board of Canada launches a new research project to help answer why Canada missed its national target of 30 per […]