Prof. Phyllis Johnson is conducting Canada’s first psychosocial Space experiment on the International Space Station
Sociologist, Phyllis Johnson, and psychologist, Peter Suedfeld, are conducting Canada’s first psychosocial space experiment to learn how astronauts adjust to life in the cosmos.
PhD. Student Adam Vanzella-Yang featured in the Conversation.
Along with Allard Prof. Erez Aloni, they both explore how laws that consider live-in couples to be married may be well-intentioned, but erode free choice and put pressure on relationships.
Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in an Oxford podcast
Joined by coauthors, they talk about family meals based on their forthcoming book, “Pressure Cooker.”
Prof. Yue Qian featured in the CBC News
talking about how women in male-dominated occupations face negative stereotypes and higher performance standards than their male co-workers.
Prof. Yue Qian wrote an op-ed in The Conversation
talking about her recent study on gender equality in the labour force, which found that women are much happier when they work with other women.
Professor Yue Qian writes op-ed for The Conversation
Sociology professor, Yue Qian, speaks on the link between education and marriage.
Professor David Tindall writes op-ed in The Conversation
Professor Tindall talks discusses the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and climate change implications.
Professor Becki Ross featured in the UBC Library
Professor Ross talks about how UBC Library users are now able to access archives offering an expansive and detailed look at LGBT2SQIA history.
Professor Renisa Mawani releases new book
Renisa Mawani examines the historical and conceptual stakes of situating histories of Indian migration within maritime worlds in her new book, “Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire.”
Prof. Sinikka Elliott co-authors op-ed in the New York Times
Professor Elliot touches on how changes proposed to the food stamp program in the US threaten to leave children hungry.