Student Skyler Wang article published in THE UBYSSEY
“A sea of change: UBC as a hotbed for evolving views on homosexuality” Growing up as a closeted gay man in a conservative Asian country like Singapore — where homosexual conduct is criminalized — was like playing a perennial game of hide-and-seek… [View full story.]
Prof. Nathanael Lauster on Vancouver’s rent affordability issues
quoted in Vancouver’s Metro News
UBC Sociology welcomes Professor Qiang Fu
Assistant Professor Qiang Fu joins UBC Sociology from the doctoral program of Duke University, bringing expertise in the areas of Urban Sociology, Social Capital, Health, Demography, and Methods. Dr. Fu also adds to UBC Sociology’s international focus with his ongoing research projects in China. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Fu to the department.
Prof. Amin Ghaziani invited to serve on the editorial board of the American Sociological Review.
The ASR is the flagship journal of the American Sociological Association. Prof. Ghaziani will have a 3-year term on its editorial board.
Prof. Lindsey Richardson awarded Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award
The Department of Sociology is proud to announce that Lindsey Richardson, Assistant Professor in the department and a Research Scientist with the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, has been recognized by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) with a New Investigator Award. The prestigious and competitive salary award will support Dr. Richardson’s […]
Prof. Nathanael Lauster in the news on housing ideals in Vancouver
In Wanyee Li’s Globe & Mail piece on hacking housing alternatives.
Prof. Amin Ghaziani in the Georgia Straight, Salon, and Los Angeles Times
In The Georgia Straight… “Gay Neighbourhoods are Evolving, Says Sociologist Amin Ghaziani” by Carlito Pablo. The Georgia Straight. July 29. Featured in Salon… Professor Ghaziani’s book, There Goes the Gayborhood?, informs a story in Salon about changes in the Capitol Hill gaybourhood of Seattle. “Amazon Ruined Our ‘Gayborhood’: Tech-bros are Swallowing Up Seattle’s Capitol Hill […]
Prof. Lindsey Richardson receives Innovation and Translational Research Award Funding for research on income assistance disbursement
The award, provided by Providence Health Care Research Institute (PHCRI) in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), will support Professor Richardson’s research project that is looking at whether changing how income assistance is disbursed can reduce drug-related harms that tend to escalate around government cheque issue days, particularly in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The study […]
Prof. Amy Hanser on Global News re food trucks
“Vancouver, Edmonton two of biggest players in Canada’s food truck scene” by Patricia Kozicka TORONTO – What is Canada’s food truck capital? Well, it’s not Toronto or Montreal, which have both between a little slow to embrace the street food trend. If you look at it strictly from a per-capita basis, Charlottetown, PEI – with its […]
Prof. Becki Ross quoted in The Province re FIFA Women’s World Cup
Canada’s quarter-final match seen as inspiration to young female athletes ‘Young girls have to look at women who have achieved greatness and are excellent at what they do’ On Saturday, as Canada hosts England in the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarter-finals at B.C. Place, many British Columbians will cheer the squad not only for its […]