News

Watch: Dr. Matt Patterson on the role of cultural trauma in “Save Chinatown” movements | Feb 4, 2025

February 13, 2025
Honours Feature

Alexander Murphy investigates how non-binary transmasculine people enact masculinity in honours thesis

February 11, 2025
Faculty, Research

Flooding, Sociospatial Risk, and Population Health: Prof. Ethan Raker investigates how climate change is affecting flood patterns

February 6, 2025
Faculty, Research

Profs. Aryan Karimi and Rima Wilkes investigate how to assign social groups to ethnic and racial categories

February 4, 2025
Faculty, Research, Students

New research brief from Prof. Ethan Raker and PhD candidate Rose Xueqing Zhang on emergency orders in BC

February 4, 2025
Faculty, In the Media

More people may flee to B.C. after Trump’s immigration clamp down: Prof. Irene Bloemraad on CBC News

January 24, 2025
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. David Tindall comments on head of UBCIC's stance reversal on Northern Gateway pipeline

January 22, 2025
Faculty, In the Media, Research

"There is no way to retreat from the risk of wildfires": Prof. Katie McConnell on LA wildfires for NYT Opinion

January 21, 2025
Announcements

Watch: Dr. Jenny Trinitapoli on the HIV epidemic and its impact on young adulthood in Malawi

January 21, 2025
Faculty, Research

Prof. Yue Qian explores how sexuality conflicts are quietly breaking relationships apart

January 16, 2025
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Irene Bloemraad comments on the realities of undocumented people in Canada for the CBC

January 14, 2025
Faculty, In the Media, Students

Prof. Amin Ghaziani and PhD student Alyy Patel speak to the Toronto Star about community building efforts by queer women

January 14, 2025
Faculty, Research

Prof. Amin Ghaziani examines the situational fluidity of identity labels for LGBTQ+ people in new paper

January 9, 2025
Faculty, Research

Prof. Yue Qian discusses implications of recent pause on new parent immigration sponsorships for families in op-ed

January 9, 2025
Faculty, Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong examines the postcolonial history of statelessness among communities of Filipino descent

January 9, 2025
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani on why academia could benefit from more joy in Times Higher Education interview

December 20, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Emily Huddart commented on the link between political activism and Taylor Swift’s Eras tour

December 13, 2024
In the Media

Looking for sustainable holiday gifts? Check out the clothing brand founded by Sociology alum Tanya Lee (BA'13, MM’14)

December 3, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Jennifer Berdahl writes about why Trump is choosing potential cabinet members who have sexual abuse allegations

December 3, 2024
Students

Register for SOCI 495A/599C: Demography of Disasters in Term 2

December 1, 2024
Announcements, Faculty, Research

Prof. Lindsey Richardson receives funding for projects from Health Research BC's 2024 C2 and Reach competitions

November 29, 2024
Alumni, Students

Congratulations to UBC Sociology students graduating in November 2024!

November 28, 2024
Faculty, Research, Students

Inequality is driving the climate crisis: Prof. Andrew Jorgenson and UBC Sociology graduate students publish new paper

November 21, 2024
Announcements, Faculty, Research

Prof. Neda Maghbouleh appointed as a new Canada Research Chair

November 21, 2024
Faculty, Research

Indigenous-led solutions to health crises: UBC Research Cluster led by Prof. Kimberly Huyser tackles pandemic inequities

November 21, 2024
Faculty, Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong offers a sociology of statelessness in a new open-access article

October 31, 2024
Research, Students

PhD student Taekyeong Goh investigates how democracy and inequality shaped the COVID-19 pandemic

October 25, 2024
Faculty, Research

Profs. Lindsey Richardson and Sylvia Fuller discuss their research on wealth inequality ahead of the Stone Centre opening

October 23, 2024
Faculty, Research

Prof. Neda Maghbouleh highlights how the absence of a MENA category in federal data has hidden disparities within the community

October 22, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller comments on why nearly a quarter of Canadians work in the gig economy in CBC News

October 22, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. David Tindall comments on B.C.'s contentious Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline project

October 22, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian on the disappearance of "the village" for parents in CBC News

October 22, 2024
Faculty, Research

New books by Sociology faculty for your fall 2024 reading list

October 3, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Digital overload: BBC dives into Prof. Yue Qian's research on why women are doing a hidden form of work

October 1, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian comments on the BC birthrate hitting a record low again in 2023

October 1, 2024
Research, Students

PhD student Taekyeong Goh investigates democracy and inequality shaped the initial COVID-19 pandemic

September 27, 2024
In the Media, Research, Students

Oilsands workers are resistant to sustainable jobs, PhD candidate Parker Muzzerall writes

September 26, 2024
Announcements, Students

MA students Daniel Hwang and Yifei Yu receive the BPOC Graduate Excellence Award

September 17, 2024
Research, Students

PhD candidate Yijia Zhang wins AoIR's 2024 Student Paper Award

September 17, 2024
Faculty, Research

Research projects run by Profs. Emily Huddart and Qiang Fu awarded SSHRC Insight Grants

September 13, 2024
Faculty

Get to know UBC Sociology Professor Irene Bloemraad

September 6, 2024
Faculty

Prof. Andrew Jorgenson analyzes stranded fossil fuel assets’ impact on power plant emissions

September 3, 2024
Announcements, Students

Welcome to our new graduate students for 2024W

August 27, 2024
Research, Students

Can a just transition achieve decarbonization? PhD student Parker Muzzerall examines fossil fuel community opposition

August 27, 2024
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Same-sex couples now live in 99.5 per cent of U.S. counties, Prof. Amin Ghaziani finds in new study

August 27, 2024
Faculty, Research

Gendering digital labor: Prof. Yue Qian analyses work and family digital communication across 29 countries

August 26, 2024
Faculty, Research

Fronts and Friends: Prof. Lindsey Richardson examines social contingencies in the management of drug debt in new paper

August 23, 2024
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong speaks with Contexts about her award-winning article about driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants

August 22, 2024
Health and Wellness, Pets of Sociology

Pets of Sociology: Buddy

August 22, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Queer nightlife and the pursuit of joy: Prof. Amin Ghaziani on alumniUBC's From Here Forward podcast

August 13, 2024
Faculty

Welcoming Assistant Professor Katie McConnell to UBC Sociology

August 13, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Growing interest in book clubs is "good for people and good for society," says Prof. Clayton Childress in the CBC

August 9, 2024
Achievement, Research, Students

Can a just transition achieve decarbonization? PhD student Parker Muzzerall investigates in his first sole-authored paper

August 8, 2024
In the Media

Gay bars are closing, but queer nightlife is still thriving: Prof. Amin Ghaziani writes in the Globe and Mail

July 29, 2024
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Prof. Alyssa Alexander examines the effect of parenthood on care workers’ earnings

July 26, 2024
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Prof. Amin Ghaziani examines new evidence from Census 2020 on the residential segregation of same-sex households

July 26, 2024
Faculty, Research

Profs. Amin Ghaziani and Seth Abrutyn expand Durkheim's theory of disruptions via queer nightlife in new paper

July 18, 2024
Achievement, Announcements, Students

PhD candidate Tori Yang awarded Fox International Fellowship at Yale University for 2024-25

July 17, 2024
Achievement, Announcements, Faculty, Research, Students

UBC Sociology professor and graduate students receive 2024 awards from the Canadian Sociological Association

July 11, 2024
Faculty, Research, Students

Professor Andrew Jorgenson and graduate student co-authors examine carbon intensity of human well-being in Canadian provinces

July 9, 2024
Research, Students

PhD student Sonali (Alyy) Patel theorizes a denial reaction to coming out in her new paper

July 8, 2024
Achievement, Alumni, Announcements

UBC Sociology alum Frances Shaver appointed to the Order of Canada for her research on sex work

July 3, 2024
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Is the golden age of London’s queer nightlife nearly over? Prof. Amin Ghaziani answers in the Guardian

June 27, 2024
Research, Students

PhD candidate Manlin Cai receives 2024 Canadian Population Society Student Paper Award

June 26, 2024
Achievement, Announcements, Research, Students

PhD candidate Tori Yang receives CSA's Sociology of Migration Cluster Best Student Paper Award

June 26, 2024
Achievement, Announcements, Faculty, Research, Students

Prof. Lindsey Richardson and PhD student Alyy Patel receive 2024 awards from the Canadian Sociological Association

June 26, 2024
In the Media

Dr. Anne Martin-Matthews discusses the challenges Canadians may face as they age in the National Post

June 26, 2024
In the Media

Emotions may matter more than facts in shaping individual support for renewable energy, new study shows

June 20, 2024
In the Media

Where have all the gay bars gone? Prof. Amin Ghaziani discusses on Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

June 19, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani speaks about the disappearance — and reimagination — of gay bars on NPR

June 13, 2024
Faculty, Research

UBC Sociology professors honoured with 2024 section awards from the American Sociological Association

June 10, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

"What is a queer space?" Prof. Amin Ghaziani speaks to Eater about answering this question

June 10, 2024

Sociology alum Isabel Peng on her journey to student programming at Caltech from UBC

June 6, 2024
Announcements, Faculty

Catch Prof. Amin Ghaziani's US book tour for Long Live Nightlife in June!

June 6, 2024
Research, Students

Gabrielle Abando investigates spatial mechanisms of immigrant enclaves in her honours thesis

May 30, 2024
In the Media

The state of gay bars: The Nation reviews Prof. Amin Ghaziani's new book

May 30, 2024
In the Media

Is Queer Nightlife Dying? No, Says Prof. Amin Ghaziani. Just Evolving

May 30, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian comments on the shift from online dating back to the real world for the Globe and Mail

May 30, 2024
In the Media

"The problem is very complex" — Prof. Lindsey Richardson on the context behind BC's drug decriminalization policy

May 27, 2024
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller comments on the BC government's initiative launching fully integrated, daylong child care

May 16, 2024
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller discuses how motherhood has changed over time with CBC News

May 14, 2024
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Prof. Seth Abrutyn speaks to Vox about the research behind new book Life Under Pressure

May 9, 2024
Research

Do climate concerns and worries predict energy preferences? UBC Sociology researchers investigate

May 6, 2024
In the Media

The intersection of culture and cuisine: Prof. Amy Hanser comments on how food shapes our identity

May 2, 2024
In the Media

Despite all the shouting, the opioid crisis continues to defy simple answers

May 2, 2024
In the Media

Why is Canada's divorce rate the lowest in 50 years? Prof. Yue Qian explains in CBC News

May 2, 2024
Announcements, Research, Students

2024 Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference Winners

April 30, 2024
Faculty, Research

Prof. Andrew Jorgenson reflects on the history and trajectory of sociology and the climate crisis

April 30, 2024
Announcements, Faculty

Prof. Amanda Cheong named a Public Humanities Hub Faculty Fellow for 2024-25

April 29, 2024
In the Media

Why are single-child families now common in B.C.? Prof. Yue Qian comments in the Vancouver Sun

April 29, 2024
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson comments on B.C.’s retreat on drug decriminalization

April 29, 2024
Achievement, Faculty, Students

Community partnership with Urban Ethnographic Field School receives award from Community-University Engagement Support Fund

April 25, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Qiang Fu presents his research on friendship, war, and peace between China and the USSR at The University of Hawaiʻi

April 24, 2024
Achievement, Research, Students

PhD Candidate Tori Yang receives the Migration and Mobilities Best Graduate Student Paper Award

April 23, 2024

Watch: Dr. Michael Walker on sleep hygiene in jails | April 16, 2024

April 21, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

How the demise of gay nightlife has prompted a new underground queer scene (The Conversation)

April 18, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Radically inclusive new nightlife scenes emerge from ashes of closed gay bars

April 18, 2024
Faculty, Research

Prof. Aryan Karimi's new paper examines how refugee backgrounds impact transnationalism

April 16, 2024
Achievement, Faculty, Research, Students

PhD student Sophie Liu granted $30,000 award from UBC’s PhD CoLab program

April 11, 2024
In the Media

Prof. Emily Kennedy and PhD student Parker Muzzerall weigh in on upcoming federal budget and a low-carbon future

April 11, 2024
Research, Students

Krisha Mistry explores how women navigate the motherhood identity with chronic illness in her honours thesis

April 9, 2024
Students

Honours student Yeslie Lizarraga explores the evolution of identity for Mexican youth living abroad

April 2, 2024
Faculty

Prof. Neda Maghbouleh appointed to US Census Bureau's 2030 Census Advisory Committee

March 26, 2024
Achievement, Faculty

Prof. Catherine Corrigall-Brown receives funding through 2023 SSHRC Insight Development Grant competition

March 21, 2024
Achievement, Announcements, Faculty

Prof. Yue Qian receives UBC Killam Faculty Research Prize for her research on inequality at the intersection of gender, family, and work

March 21, 2024
Achievement, Faculty

Association of Asian Studies' MSB Studies Group awards prize for best journal article to Prof. Amanda Cheong

March 21, 2024
Research, Students

Lillie Goodson explores how LGTBQ+ people negotiate their identities in the outdoors

March 15, 2024
Faculty

Prof. Amin Ghaziani embarks on book tour for "Long Live Queer Nightlife"

March 14, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian comments on the growing disparity between young men and women on gender roles

March 14, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian on the growing trend of leasing time, skills and experiences to make a living in China

March 5, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian spoke to CBC News about the disappearance of cousins and its effects on Canadian families

February 13, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

“Online dating opens up a world of diverse partners for us." Prof. Yue Qian publishes new paper on online dating and assortative mating

February 13, 2024
In the Media

Is it ethical to resell thrifted clothes? Prof. Amy Hanser discusses on CBC News

February 13, 2024
Announcements, Faculty

Dr. Irene Bloemraad appointed as President's Excellence Chair in Global Migration and Professor of Sociology

February 8, 2024
In the Media

Prof. Nathanael Lauster comments on the extension of the ban on foreign ownership of Canadian housing

February 8, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Meet the Winter Recipients of UBC’s 2023 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund

February 6, 2024
In the Media, Research

PhD candidate Umay Kader discusses her research on the realities of living at home for young adults in the Georgia Straight

February 2, 2024
Faculty, Research

Prof. Ethan Raker investigates how disaster aid programs engender racial and socioeconomic inequalities in new paper

February 2, 2024

"Morality, Affect, and Reputation in the Making of a Motivated Social Self": Prof. Seth Abrutyn's new paper theorizes the social self

January 30, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Aryan Karimi examines wartime (im)mobility for Ukranians in Canada and Germany in a new publication

January 30, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

We don’t all have to love the environment the same way: Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy talks about her new book

January 30, 2024
In the Media

AI chatbots will be more about work and elder care than relationships in the future, says Prof. Laura Nelson

January 30, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

How does working multiple jobs out of necessity affect mental health and family life? Prof. Sylvia Fuller speaks to BC Today

January 26, 2024
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Prof. Yue Qian talks gender, family, quantitative research & intersectionality in a feature for the Gender+ in Research Collective

January 25, 2024
In the Media

Life inside the Fiction Factory: Prof. Clayton Childress interviews Dan Sinykin on Conglomerate Publishing

January 25, 2024
Faculty, In the Media

New article by Prof. Nathanael Lauster investigates the rise of "housing nationalism" in Canada

January 25, 2024
Faculty

Prof. Amanda Cheong investigates "racial exclusion by bureaucratic omission" for Rohingya people in Myanmar

January 23, 2024
Faculty

How has political polarization spilled over into other areas of social life?

January 18, 2024
Faculty

Prof. Clayton Childress explores the structural and cultural dimensions of tokenism in new article

January 18, 2024

Watch: Dr. Tristan Bridges on shifts in enactments and meanings of contemporary masculinities | Nov 7, 2023

December 21, 2023
In the Media, Students

PhD student Alyy Patel writes about the conflicting demands queer South Asian women experience from both ethnic and LGBTQ communities in The Ubyssey

December 21, 2023
In the Media

Prof. Beth Hirsh comments on workplace discrimination lawsuits against the Canadian Security Intelligence Service

December 8, 2023
Announcements, Faculty

Welcoming Associate Professor Neda Maghbouleh to UBC Sociology

November 30, 2023
Faculty

The Sociological Take on AI: Unpacking Current Debates

November 30, 2023

Welcoming Professor Andrew Jorgenson to UBC Sociology

November 28, 2023
Faculty

Get to know new Associate Professor Clayton Childress

November 28, 2023
Research, Students

PhD student Erica Mildner investigates the gender divide in family welfare policy knowledge in sole-authored paper

November 28, 2023
Achievement

PhD candidate Mary Jessome's latest article explores gendered differences in understandings and experiences of intimacy

November 24, 2023
Achievement, Alumni

PhD alum Mark Stoddart elected to Royal Society of Canada's College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

November 22, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Social Systems and Justice — Prof. Andrew Jorgenson co-authors chapter of US' National Climate Assessment

November 17, 2023
In the Media

Learn more about the work of Prof. Yue Qian

November 16, 2023
Research, Students

Honours student Teodora Rawsthorne Eckmyn examines "commoning" through community-based arts practices

November 6, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller comments on the BC government’s first salary transparency report in The Tyee

November 6, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster speaks to BC Today about how the housing crisis is affecting young families.

November 2, 2023
Faculty, Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong theorizes omission and the political strategy behind it

October 30, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Op-Ed: Prof. Jennifer Berdahl on tackling sexual harassment in the workplace

October 27, 2023
Achievement, Faculty

Celebrating Prof. Anne Martin-Matthews' 25 years at UBC!

October 27, 2023

Watch: Dr. Zack Almquist on understanding the health of people experiencing homelessness | Oct 3, 2023

October 21, 2023
Announcements, Faculty

Profs. Andrew Jorgenson and Clayton Childress awarded UBC's Hampton New Faculty Grant

October 19, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson discusses drug decriminalization in BC on The Big Story podcast

October 19, 2023
In the Media

Women continue to do the bulk of domestic labour, says Prof. Emeritus Neil Guppy in the Globe and Mail

October 18, 2023
Achievement, Faculty

Five Sociology faculty listed among the top 2% of the world's most-cited scientists in their subfields

October 18, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson spoke to The Tyee about the potential impacts of changing welfare payment schedules

October 17, 2023
Announcements, Faculty

Prof. Dave Tindall to attend COP28 with UBC delegation in November

October 12, 2023
Faculty, Students

Discover how Dr. Katherine Lyon applies an experiential learning activity in her Global Pandemics course

October 5, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Op-ed: Prof. Tony Silva writes about the meaning behind the term "daddy"

October 5, 2023
Faculty

Guns versus climate: Prof. Andrew Jorgenson on his latest publication examining how militarization affects carbon emissions

September 28, 2023
Faculty

UBC Sociology Asst. Prof. Amanda Cheong speaks at the Museum of Vancouver's "Making Space" event

September 26, 2023
In the Media

Daddies of a Different Kind: Prof. Tony Silva asks why young adult men like older partners in new book

September 12, 2023
Announcements, Students

Welcome to our new graduate students | 2023W

September 7, 2023
Alumni

Alum Julia Goldman-Hasbun on her UBC experience and finding an academic position after her PhD

September 7, 2023
Research, Students

Honours student Liva Bahji conceptualizes the "sisterhood wound" in her thesis

September 5, 2023
Announcements

Remembering Professor Emerita Margaret Arcus (1935-2023)

August 31, 2023
Achievement, In the Media, Research, Students

PhD student Colter Uscola wins Best Graduate Student Paper award from the American Sociology Association

June 23, 2023
In the Media, Research, Students

PhD student Yasmin Koop-Monteiro presents her paper published in Environmental Sociology

June 20, 2023
Achievement, Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, In the Media, Research, Students

Meet our Sociology Faculty!

June 20, 2023
Achievement, Faculty

Profs. Katherine Lyon and Tony Silva recognized by Canadian Sociological Association

June 20, 2023
Achievement, Announcements, Faculty

Celebrating Prof. Becki Ross' contributions to UBC Sociology and GRSJ

June 19, 2023
Achievement, Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, Research, Students

Celebrating Professor Gillian Creese's career and retirement

June 16, 2023
Achievement, Announcements, Faculty, Research, Students

CIEDAR and UBC Health co-present "Hearing Indigenous Voices During the COVID-19 Pandemic" dialogue session

June 15, 2023
Achievement, Announcements, Research, Students

Congratulations to this year's SSHRC scholarship recipients!

June 15, 2023
Announcements, Students

Introducing our new Student Services Advisor Adalynn Mai

June 14, 2023
Announcements

Welcome to our new Operations Coordinator Jasmin Acuña

June 13, 2023
Announcements

Welcome to UBC Sociology's new Administrator Kate Lewis

June 8, 2023
Announcements, Research

Watch: Dr. Sarah Eaton presents her research on artificial intelligence and academic integrity.

June 7, 2023
Achievement, Announcements, Research, Students

Congratulations to our Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference prize winners

May 16, 2023
Achievement, Research, Students

Watch: Our Honours students present their research at our 2023 Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference

May 16, 2023
Faculty, Health and Wellness, In the Media, Research

Working from home is a human rights issue, Prof. Sylvia Fuller tells CBC News

May 9, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Pay transparency is an important tool for workers and for more equitable working environments says Prof. Sylvia Fuller

May 8, 2023
Announcements, Research, Students

Watch: “Writing To Be Read: An Academic’s Guide to Crafting Lively, Persuasive Work” Contexts Senior Managing Editor Letta Page

May 5, 2023
Achievement, Announcements, Health and Wellness, Pets of Sociology, Students

Thanks to our Work Learn students!

April 28, 2023
Announcements, Research

Watch: Dr. Vanessa Watts “The Sociological Indian: Representations of Indigeneity in Canadian and American Sociology Journals”

April 28, 2023
Achievement, Students

PhD candidate Ryan Stillwagon awarded 2022/2023 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

April 24, 2023
Research, Students

Honours student Hal Kowalewski’s research questions the nature of identity and how our social positions shape our lives

April 21, 2023
Research, Students

Sociology Honours student Aida Ardelean to present research at American Sociological Association general meeting

April 21, 2023
Research, Students

Yvonne Liang investigates how helicopter parenting affects second-generation university students

April 20, 2023
Announcements

Saying goodbye to staff members Lyndsie Plowman and Nick Matsuba

April 20, 2023
Announcements, Research

Watch: Dr. Erika Summers-Effler's Distinguished Speaker Series Lecture

April 20, 2023
In the Media

Prof Yue Qian comments on the importance of mothers’ educational background in shaping children’s educational mobility for the Mirror

April 19, 2023
Research, Students

Congratulations to MA Student Nathan Shen for being awarded a Canada Graduate Scholarship by CIHR in support of his research efforts in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship in BC

April 19, 2023
Announcements

Watch: Dr. Waverly Duck explains how a "food oasis" formed in a poor and working-class Black neighborhood in Pittsburgh

April 13, 2023
In the Media

Lindsey Richardson speaks to The Big Story Podcast in latest episode discussing recent drug decriminalization in BC

April 5, 2023
Research, Students

PhD student Colter Uscola publishes paper on drinker identity development in Society and Mental Health

March 24, 2023
In the Media

Prof. Seth Abrutyn quoted in Good Morning America article discussing issues of suicide contagion among teens

March 24, 2023
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller comments on CBC News piece on effect of flexible work arrangements on women in the workplace

March 22, 2023
Faculty, Research

Prof. Renisa Mawani awarded 2022 UBC Killam Research Prize

March 22, 2023
Research, Students

PhD student Manlin Cai publishes first-author paper on online dating preferences among Chinese immigrant communities in Vancouver in the Canadian Review of Sociology

March 15, 2023
In the Media

Prof. Tindall comments on climate activist disrupting the Juno Awards for CBC News

March 15, 2023

Prof. Kimberly Huyser among 2022/23 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award Recipients

March 13, 2023

Prof. Berdahl and UBC PhD grad Barnini Bhattacharyya co-author study on women of color’s experiences of and response to invisibility at work

March 13, 2023

Profs. Aryan Karimi and Rima Wilkes co-author paper delineating a transnational amendment to assimilation theory for Ethnic and Racial Studies

March 10, 2023
Research, Students

Honours student Guoliang Zhang explores how China is handling anti-corruption

March 10, 2023
Announcements, Faculty

Remembering Professor Emeritus James Ponzetti

March 9, 2023
Achievement, Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, Students

Share your stories to celebrate Profs. Becki Ross' and Gillian Creese's retirements

March 9, 2023

Prof. Yue Qian co-authors paper on the role of gender in how education expansion matters for intergenerational mobility

March 8, 2023
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Contexts magazine publishes first issue under leadership of Prof. Abrutyn and Ghaziani

March 3, 2023
Achievement, Announcements

Congratulations to Operations Coordinator Conor Trahar on new role with Faculty of Arts

February 21, 2023
Announcements, Health and Wellness, Research

Watch: Dr. Anna Zajacova presents the Kaspar Naegele Honorary Lecture

February 21, 2023
In the Media, Students

Undergraduate student Stephanie Jiang writes and directs video on anti-Asian racism for Plug Vancouver

February 13, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Katherine Lyon speaks to UBC Language Sciences about her recent co-authored study “A Sociological Lens on Linguistic Diversity: Implications for Writing Inclusive Multiple-Choice Assessments”

February 13, 2023

UBC: A message of sympathy and support to the UBC community about the earthquake tragedy in Turkiye and Syria

February 10, 2023
In the Media

Prof. Richardson speaks to CBC News about recent move towards drug decriminalization in B.C

February 3, 2023
Research, Students

PhD student Manlin Cai publishes single authored paper “For the Sake of Parents? Marriages of Convenience between Lesbians and Gay Men in China” in LGBTQ+ Family: An Interdisciplinary Journal

February 3, 2023
In the Media

Prof. Richardson speaks to The News Forum on the recent move towards drug decriminalization in BC

February 1, 2023
Faculty, Research

Profs. Nelson and Raker interviewed by department led Contexts Magazine

January 30, 2023
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. Aryan Karimi publishes op-ed “How equity, diversity, and inclusion policies are becoming are becoming a tool for capitalism” in The Conversation

January 30, 2023
Faculty, Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong invited to Vancouver’s US Consulate to discuss her research on statelessness during AAPI Heritage Month in May

January 30, 2023
Achievement, Faculty, Research

Professor Tom Kemple explores the 'Faustian' bargain Marx and sociologists make when translating theory into practice

January 26, 2023
Announcements, Faculty

Dr. Kathryn McConnell to join UBC Sociology faculty in 2024

January 24, 2023
Achievement, Students

PhD Candidate Ryan Stillwagon receives grant from UBC's Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund

January 19, 2023
Research

Prof. Yue Qian and PhD student Manlin Cai publish article “Mate preferences and platform choices among Chinese immigrant online daters in Vancouver” in Canadian Review of Sociology

January 18, 2023
Research, Students

Honours student Pengcheng Fang explores how racialized UBC students understand and practice reconciliation in their everyday lives

January 17, 2023
In the Media

Prof. Tindall interviewed in National Observer piece about B.C Premier David Eby’s new promise to protect 30% of province’s land by 2030 in partnership with Indigenous Peoples

December 15, 2022
In the Media

Aryan Karimi piece on feasibility of Canadian-style multiculturalism in Europe republished in UBC alumni Magazine

December 9, 2022
Achievement, Faculty

Congratulations to Prof. Amanda Cheong for being selected as a SEAREG 2022 Fellow!

December 2, 2022
In the Media

Prof Tindall co-authors piece for the Conversation discussing the future of COP

December 2, 2022
Faculty, Research

Department Head Catherine Corrigall-Brown discusses her new book "Keeping the March Alive"

November 30, 2022
Achievement, Announcements, Faculty

Professor Tom Kemple receives the Martha Foschi Award

November 22, 2022
In the Media, Research, Students

PhD Candidate Umay Kader studying how young adults who live with their parents navigate these living arrangements.

November 18, 2022
Achievement, Research

Congratulations to Prof. Renisa Mawani for being named Canada Research Chair in Colonial Legal Studies

November 18, 2022
Achievement, Students

Congratulations to MA student Caitlin Chong for being awarded UBC’s Community Engagement Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund!

November 9, 2022
Announcements, In the Media, Research

Watch: Dr. Jane Sell's Martha Foschi Lecture

November 1, 2022
In the Media, Research

Prof. Raker speaks at University of Wisconsin-Madison Centre for Demography and Ecology

October 31, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy to speak at UVic Distinguished Women Scholars Lecture Series on October 26th.

October 26, 2022
Achievement

PhD candidate Yijia Zhang among 2022 Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship recipients

October 25, 2022
Faculty, Research

Prof. Karimi to speak as part of the Center for Migration Studies New Voices Speaker Series on November 7th

October 25, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Laura Nelson speaks to Faculty of Arts as Centre for Computational Social Science launches

October 21, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Lauster comments on likely housing policy evolution in aftermath of Vancouver’s municipal election for the Vancouver Sun

October 19, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Abrutyn interviewed for Wired story discussing the role of algorithms in promoting self-harm

October 14, 2022
Faculty, Research

Celebrating our Faculty's Recent Publications

October 13, 2022
Announcements, Research, Students

Study abroad with a Global Seminar in Guatemala

October 11, 2022
Announcements

Welcoming Undergraduate Advisor Nick Matsuba

October 11, 2022
Announcements, Health and Wellness

People of Arts: Brent Holmes

October 7, 2022
Announcements

Watch: Dr. Terrell Carver "Masculinities, Gender and International Relations"

September 29, 2022
Faculty, Research

Prof. Aryan Karimi to deliver talk “Reconsidering the Origins of Assimilation Theories” as part of the Center for Migration Studies New Voices Speaker Series

September 27, 2022
Achievement, Research, Students

UBC Sociology PhD student Mark Shakespear among co-authors awarded Canadian Sociological Association 2022 Best Article Award

September 26, 2022
Students

UBC’s Digital Scholarship Lab equipped with paid software, now available to students

September 26, 2022
Announcements

Watch: Dr. Allison Pugh's Distinguished Speaker Lecture

September 22, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Musto comments on the separation of sport by gender in recent Atlantic piece

September 21, 2022
Research

Prof. Wilkes co-authors paper on cultural and institutional theories of trust for Socius Journal

September 21, 2022
Students

Sojourners recruiting Co-Editor-in-Chief

September 16, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Aryan Karimi writes op-ed for The Conversation, discussing the failure of implementing multiculturalism techniques in Europe as compared to Canada

September 8, 2022
Research

UBC Health offers up to 25,000$ in research funding to faculty members collaborating to develop new teams, ideas and translate findings from innovative health-related research

September 8, 2022
Achievement, Research

Everyone cares about the environment: Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy's new book demonstrates five eco-social relationships

August 22, 2022
Achievement, Faculty, Research

Q&A with Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani for their new roles as Editors of Contexts

August 15, 2022
Achievement, Research, Students

UBC Sociology graduate students presenting at American Sociological Association Annual Meeting

August 2, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross revisits her article about memorializing sex workers in Talking Papers

July 29, 2022
Achievement, Students

PhD student Sophie Liu selected as a 2022-23 CAnD3 Fellow

July 27, 2022
Achievement

Prof. Amin Ghaziani invited to the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study as a Guest of the Director

July 19, 2022
Achievement, Announcements, Faculty, Research

Sociology Profs. Seth Abrutyn and Amin Ghaziani Appointed Editors of Contexts

July 19, 2022
Research

Prof. Aryan Karimi's new study examines assimilation theory among Somali-Canadians

July 18, 2022
Research

Prof. Lisa Richlen examines the influence of the Homeland in Refugee community organizations

July 11, 2022
Research, Students

PhD student Rose Xueqing Zhang explores the connection between parental resources and their children’s health in China

July 7, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian's study examines reduced income and emerging inequalities related to COVID-19 in China

July 7, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller speaks with CBC about the rising number of labour disputes

July 7, 2022
Announcements

UBC Sociology welcomes Dr. Aryan Karimi as Assistant Professor

July 5, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Ghaziani discusses gay bars and attitudes toward homosexuality via Bricks Magazine

June 28, 2022
Announcements, Faculty

Introducing UBC Sociology's incoming Department Head Catherine Corrigall-Brown

June 28, 2022
Announcements, Students

Prof. Lindsey Richardson's new course explores the sociological impacts of health and illness

June 23, 2022
Achievement

Prof. Ethan Raker selected for the Wall Scholars Program 2022

June 23, 2022
Achievement, Alumni, Announcements, Faculty, In the Media, Research, Students

UBC Sociology thanks Guy Stecklov for his service as Department Head

June 22, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Ghaziani speaks with CBC news about the importance of physical spaces for LGBTQ people

June 20, 2022
Faculty, Research

Prof. Yue Qian's recent study examines beliefs about science and COVID-19 as a risk factor for infections

June 20, 2022
Achievement

Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown elected as the Chair of the Collective Behavior and Social Movements section of the ASA

June 20, 2022
Achievement, Alumni, Students

Photos from our 2022 Graduation Celebrations

June 16, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Ghaziani speaks with the Riverfront Times about the gayborhood in St. Louis

June 15, 2022
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall spoke to The Narwhal about RCMP enforcement on anti-logging protestors

June 10, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Ghaziani speaks with the Chicago Reader about LGBTQ+ acceptance, Pride, and the importance of gay bars

June 9, 2022
Faculty, Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong's recent paper details stateless children's experiences with immigration control and detention

June 7, 2022
Achievement

Profs. Catherine Corrigall-Brown and Yue Qian awarded by Canadian Sociological Association

June 3, 2022
Research, Students

Anupriya Dasgupta explores how the postcolonial Indian State perpetuate violence against minorities

May 26, 2022
Faculty, In the Media, Research

Prof. Jennifer Berdahl's study posits that work are still sites of “masculinity contests” despite strides in gender equality and family forward policies

May 20, 2022
Research, Students

PhD candidate D. Kyle Sutherland examines how structural stigma produces health inequalities among marginalized communities

May 20, 2022
Research, Students

Noor Sandhawalia contributes to the Punjabi Oral History Project by sharing personal insights

May 16, 2022
Announcements, Students

MA students Caitlin Chong, Matja-Leena Corbett, and Kailey Peckford awarded SSHRC funding

May 13, 2022
Research, Students

Amy Zeng explores Chinese parental anxieties over education regarding social class and inequalities

May 11, 2022
Achievement, Alumni, Announcements, Research, Students

UBC Sociology wishes Professor Neil Guppy a very happy retirement

May 10, 2022
Faculty, In the Media

Prof. David Tindall discussed the long-standing dilemma of climate activists regarding the B.C. highway blockades

May 9, 2022
Announcements

Watch: Dr. Neil McLaughlin: What Erich Fromm’s critical theory can teach us about public sociology

April 29, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Nathanael Lauster warns of luxury market developing around single-family houses in Vancouver

April 29, 2022
Achievement, Announcements, Research

Professor Amin Ghaziani awarded fellowships at LSE and NIAS

April 28, 2022
Research

Prof. Yue Qian and PhD student Manlin Cai publish new article “Gendered age preferences for potential partners: a mixed-methods study among online daters in Shanghai” in the Chinese Sociological Review

April 18, 2022
Achievement

Prof. Huyser named Chair-Elect of American Sociological Association Indigenous Peoples and Native Nations Section

April 18, 2022
Announcements

Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown appointed as new Department Head

April 14, 2022
Announcements, Students

Prof. Laura Nelson to teach new course on the intersection between data and society

April 11, 2022
Achievement

Dr. Oral Robinson awarded Killam Teaching Prize

April 11, 2022
Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong’s parents attend her presentation on statelessness 10 years after her completion of her undergrad thesis on her own family’s experience with the phenomenon

April 11, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Huyser quoted in Victoria News article on role of social factors in making Indigenous communities more vulnerable to Covid-19

April 6, 2022
In the Media, Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong to deliver “What’s ‘Vital’ About the Registration of Vital Events?” as part of UBC Centre for Migration Studies Speaker Series

April 6, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Huyser speaks to UBC News on social factors impacting Indigenous health during Covid-19 pandemic

April 5, 2022
Achievement, Research

Prof. Tindall awarded Killam Research Fellowship as part of UBC’s Faculty Research Awards

April 4, 2022
Research, Students

Makena Zimmerman explores the history of anti-Black colourism and its perpetuation through identity formation on social media

April 4, 2022
Achievement, Announcements, Students

PhD Candidate Kelsea Perry wins Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

April 1, 2022
Achievement, Announcements, Students

PhD Candidate Mark Shakespear awarded prestigious Killam Doctoral Scholarship

March 30, 2022
Announcements, Research, Students

UBC Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference 2022 - Call for Abstracts is Now Open!

March 29, 2022
Achievement, Announcements, Research, Students

Adam Vanzella-Yang and Max Chewinski receive SSHRC awards

March 17, 2022
Job Opportunities

Job opportunity: WHO Western Pacific Regional Office recruiting consultants

March 16, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Fuller comments on BIV News article regarding the pressures faced by commuters amidst pandemic reshuffling of public transit

March 14, 2022

Watch: Hannah Wohl's Distinguished Speaker Lecture at UBC Sociology

March 8, 2022
Research, Students

Isaku Kawamura examines the role of accents as a marker of foreignness in the labour market, examining its intersection with race, class and gender

March 2, 2022
Research, Students

Ethan Shapiro analyzes the contemporary growth of the craft beer sector through a microsociological lens

March 2, 2022

Prof. David Tindall: Anti-vax protest or insurrection? Making sense of the 'freedom convoy' protest

February 22, 2022
Achievement

Dr. Rafael Wainer receives Department of Sociology’s Sessional Instructor Award

February 17, 2022
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall spoke to CBC’s Stephen Quinn on CBC Early Edition on police responses to social movements

February 16, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Ghaziani quoted on Yahoo Life article on the embracement of labels by queer youth

February 16, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Lauster comments on rise in moves to resort towns such as Squamish across BC as fueled by remote working arrangements

February 14, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Lauster interviewed by Vancouver is Awesome on city’s recent population decline

February 9, 2022
Research, Students

Blossom Cheng deconstructs the impacts of the hypersexualization of Asian women in Western media

February 8, 2022
Research, Students

Honours student Aida Ardelean explores how childhood experience shapes young adult dating experiences

February 8, 2022
Research

Prof. Yue Qian most recent paper “Child Marriage in Mainland China” published in Studies in Family Planning

February 7, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Nathanael Lauster quoted by North Shore News, challenging the claim housing supply has kept up with demand in the Vancouver region

February 3, 2022
In the Media, Students

Sociology Department PhD candidate Max Chewinski comments on City News Ottawa piece on ongoing convoy protests

February 2, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian coauthors opinion piece for the BMJ on need to address mental health concerns of older populations amidst Omicron wave.

January 28, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Silvia Bartolic is a guest editor in UBC’s CTLT latest #Edubytes project “Beyond COVID”

January 28, 2022
In the Media

Prof. Tindall speaks to Prince George Post on local communication’s team turn towards humorous social media as strategy to reach citizens.

January 26, 2022
Achievement, In the Media, Research

BC Centre on Substance Abuse publishes Q&A with Dr. Lindsey Richardson, discussing her recent naming as CRC in Social Inclusion and Equity

January 14, 2022
Achievement, In the Media, Research

Prof. Lindsey Richardson named Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Social Inclusion and Health Equity

January 12, 2022
Research, Students

Honours student Alec Wilson co-develops an Undergraduate Research Manual with Sociology Professors

January 5, 2022
Achievement, In the Media, Research, Students

Congratulations to MA student Caitlin Chong for being featured in CSA Fall 2021 “Student Spotlight” series!

December 7, 2021
Announcements

Faculty Members Sign Statement of Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en People

December 7, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Nathanael Lauster’s work on speculation and vacancy tax data for BC quoted in the Globe and Mail’s latest editorial “Are foreign owners of empty homes to blame for Canada’s unaffordable housing market?”

December 6, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Amanda Cheong and PhD Alum Andrea Polonijo to speak on Canadian Sociological Association panel on the Canadian vs. American Job Market

December 2, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson co-authors opinion piece for Ottawa Citizen on the need to address the drug poisoning crisis through concrete policy tools

December 2, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Kimberly Huyser to moderate CoVaRR-Net webinar “Indigenous peoples and the Canadian research ecosystem” on Dec. 6th

November 30, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Amy Hanser discusses Black Friday shopping and social behavior in Surrey Now-Leader

November 30, 2021
Achievement, Students

Sociology graduate students selected for the Institute of Asian Research Fellows Program

November 25, 2021
In the Media, Research

Dr. Emily Huddart Kennedy took part of expert panel convened by the Canadian Council of Academics, which just released report exploring a transition towards a circular economy in Canada.

November 25, 2021
In the Media

Dr. Stefano Gulmanelli featured in art forum and exhibit “Dialogo Muto” by the Dante Society, in collaboration with the Institute of Italian Culture in Toronto

November 25, 2021
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall publishes piece on climate change denial and COP-26 in The Conversation

November 22, 2021
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall publishes piece discussing the relationship between capitalism and climate change in the National Observer as COP-26 comes to an end

November 12, 2021
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall publishes op-ed on youth climate activism in the National Observer

November 10, 2021
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall publishes piece in the National Observer discussing climate justice amidst COP-26 conference

November 8, 2021
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall comments for CBC story on youth climate movement rallies at COP-26

November 8, 2021
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall gives comments on the Fairy Creek protest for France24 story

November 5, 2021
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall writes opinion piece on Canada’s performance on climate change for the National Observer

November 5, 2021
Achievement

Congratulations to Dr. Silvia Bartolic on receiving the National Council of Family Relations 2021 Ernest G. Osborne Award!

November 4, 2021
In the Media

UBC Sociology Prof. Nathanael Lauster quoted in Global News article discussing New Zealand’s new housing laws, and their possible application to the Canadian real estate market

November 3, 2021
Achievement, Research

Congratulations to Prof. Seth Abrutyn for obtaining a NIMH Research Grant!

November 1, 2021
Achievement, Students

Congratulations to BC Home Economics Scholarships Foundation Evelyn Kerr Memorial Scholarship recipient Sandy Yen

October 27, 2021
In the Media

UBC Sociology Prof. Nathanael Lauster comments on New Zealand’s new housing law and potential applications to Canadian real estate market in the National Post

October 25, 2021
Achievement, Students

PhD Candidate Ryan Stillwagon selected for UBC's 2021/2022 Public Scholars Initiative

October 19, 2021
Research

Disruption or reproduction? Dr. Yue Qian publishes new paper exploring nativity, gender and online dating in Canada

October 15, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Renisa Mawani featured on Patchworks Podcast, discusses her work as critical theorist and legal scholar studying the history of empire and colonialism

October 13, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian speaks to Vice on the growing gender divide among young Chinese populations, with young men being less likely to embrace feminist ideologies

October 13, 2021
In the Media, Research

Prof. Amanda R. Cheong appears as a featured member on American Sociological Association website

October 12, 2021
Achievement, Students

Congratulations to Jiaxin Gu for her selection as part of the IAR 2021-2022 fellows program

October 7, 2021
Research, Students

Liu Institute for Global Issues at SPPGA call for applications: 2021 Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security

October 7, 2021
Research

Prof. Neil Guppy publishes research on the evolution of Canadian pay equity legislation and the social organization of public opinion in the American Review of Canadian Studies

October 6, 2021
Research

Prof. Neil Guppy publishes research on Canadian intergenerational mobility over 20th century in Canadian Review of Sociology

October 6, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Kimberly Huyser speaks at CoVaRR-Net’s “Vaccines 101: The role of vaccines in the Covid-19 pandemic” webinar

October 5, 2021
In the Media, Students

5 things your prof wants you to know: advice for new students

September 23, 2021
Alumni, Research

Professor Dr. Ethan Raker publishes research on ethnoracial low birth inequalities in the US in SSM Population Health

September 17, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Jennifer Berdahl gives interview on BYU radio regarding the culture of silence around sexual harassment in the workplace

September 16, 2021
Alumni, Research

Professor Dr. Amanda Cheong publishes research modeling barriers to health care and birth registration in stateless and migrant populations in Malaysia in Genus Journal

September 15, 2021
Research, Students

PhD candidate D. Kyle Sutherland publishes research examining boundary negotiations of transgender identity-membership in Social Problems

September 14, 2021
Research, Students

PhD candidate Ryan Stillwagon and the Two-Spirit Dry Lab publishes their research in the Journal of Indigenous HIV Research

September 9, 2021
In the Media

Mothers returning to work after COVID-19 lockdowns face lifelong earnings gap

August 31, 2021
In the Media

Protests over old-growth logging on Vancouver Island have sparked change, expert says

August 30, 2021
In the Media

Fairy Creek is set to become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canada’s history

August 26, 2021
Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong publishes paper on how driver's licenses impact undocumented US immigrants

August 19, 2021
In the Media

Taxing rich peoples' empty homes isn't helping the housing crisis

August 17, 2021
In the Media

Complicity and silence around sexual harassment are common – Cuomo and his protectors were a textbook example

August 12, 2021
Announcements, Students

Prof. Guy Stecklov to teach new course about global population dynamics

August 4, 2021
Achievement

Congratulations to 2021 Louise Johnson Scholar recipient Kayonne Christy!

August 3, 2021
In the Media

Virtual contact was worse for older people during the pandemic than no contact, study finds

July 29, 2021
In the Media

Rent increases predicted for Metro Vancouver as Canada prepares to reopen its borders

July 28, 2021
In the Media

Over-60s with only virtual contact 'more lonely'

July 27, 2021
In the Media

Virtual contact in pandemic prompts over 60s’ loneliness

July 26, 2021
In the Media

Students engage with community organizations as part of the COVID-19 & Society course

July 26, 2021
In the Media

Revealing the long but hidden history of queer women in sport

July 26, 2021
Research

D. Kyle Sutherland publishes research on discussing transgender identity in a health care setting

July 21, 2021
In the Media

Pandemic adolescent mental health study reveals turnaround finding

July 15, 2021
Students

Advice from your Arts Peer Advisors

July 9, 2021
In the Media, Students

Shared Language and Culture: Documenting and Creating Punjabi History in BC

July 7, 2021
Achievement, Announcements, In the Media, Research

Kimberly Huyser’s research amplifies Indigenous voices during the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 6, 2021
In the Media

Is B.M.I. a Scam? UBC Prof. Sabrina Strings weighs in

July 5, 2021
In the Media

PhD. student D. Kyle Sutherland profiled by Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

July 5, 2021
In the Media, Students

Interview with UBC Sociology graduate student Patara McKeen

July 4, 2021
In the Media

Peer Advice for Incoming Trans & Non-binary Arts Students

July 2, 2021
Announcements

Q&A with newly appointed Assistant Professor Dr. Laura Nelson

June 30, 2021
Announcements

UBC Sociology says farewell to Prof. Robyn Pitman

June 30, 2021
Announcements

UBC Sociology welcomes Dr. Ethan Raker as Assistant Professor

June 29, 2021
Announcements

New 2021 Sociology courses in the Faculty of Arts

June 29, 2021
In the Media

Dr. Yue Qian's study highlights pandemic impact on adolescent mental health

June 28, 2021
In the Media

100 celebrities leverage star power in fight to save B.C.'s old-growth forests

June 23, 2021
In the Media

Securing celebrity support a long-standing practice for environmentalists says Prof. David Tindall

June 22, 2021
In the Media

Adolescents' mental well-being should be a focus of public health, UBC researcher finds

June 22, 2021
In the Media

Teens' mental health took a turn in opposite direction because of pandemic: Study

June 18, 2021
Achievement, Students

Congratulations to Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award recipient Hyun Been Cho

June 18, 2021
Achievement, Research

Prof. Amanda Cheong joins University of Ottawa Prof. Jamie Liew for project documenting experiences of racialized stateless persons

June 17, 2021
In the Media

COVID-19 has had some unexpected impacts on family planning: UBC expert

June 16, 2021
In the Media

Wanted: Government ownership over the common good to achieve climate justice

June 16, 2021
Research

Dr. Silvia Bartolic and Dr. Neil Guppy examine UBC Vancouver's rapid transition to online learning

June 15, 2021
Achievement

Dr. Amin Ghaziani renewed as Canada Research Chair

June 15, 2021
Achievement

Congratulations to Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award recipient Allison Laing

June 15, 2021
Achievement, Students

Congratulations to AUSxURO Arts Undergraduate Research Award first-place winner Monorme Chaudhury

June 11, 2021
In the Media

Not just the pandemic: Why housing prices are skyrocketing, and what could come next

June 11, 2021
Achievement

Congratulations to Outstanding Graduating Sociology Student award recipient Dr. Nicole Malette!

June 11, 2021
Achievement

Congratulations to Prof. Michela Musto who was awarded a 2021 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship

June 11, 2021
Announcements, Students

Prof. Carrie Yodanis' new class explores how social forces impact creativity

June 10, 2021
Announcements, Students

Professor Kimberly Huyser teaches Sociology of Indigenous Peoples in the upcoming school year

June 10, 2021
In the Media

Marketing Metro Vancouver in Canada’s next immigration wave

June 10, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Miu Chung Yan and Prof. Sean Lauer on their new book about neighbourhood houses and building community in Vancouver

June 9, 2021
Achievement

Three UBC Sociology professors elected to American Sociological Association positions

June 8, 2021
In the Media

Working from home post-pandemic could offer mixed results for women, researchers say

June 8, 2021
In the Media

As Warming Fuels Disasters, Relief Often Favors White People

June 7, 2021
In the Media

Chinese women were already discriminated in the workplace. A three-child policy might make things worse.

June 7, 2021
In the Media

Prof. Seth Abrutyn discusses 'Post-vention' strategies when responding to a teen's death

June 7, 2021
Achievement, Students

Congratulations to Kaspar Naegele Memorial Prize in Sociology winner Ella Kim Marriott

June 4, 2021
Achievement, Students

Ethan Shapiro uncovers what hipster culture teaches us about socio-economic and political trends

June 3, 2021
Achievement, Alumni, Announcements, Students

UBC Sociology 2021 Graduates Yearbook

June 2, 2021
Achievement, Students

Congratulations to Carol Matusicky Prize winner Jacqueline Shen

June 1, 2021
Research, Students

Undergraduate student Vivian Truong reveals how moral panics around COVID-19 emerged in the United Kingdom

June 1, 2021
In the Media

Why people are risking arrest to join old-growth logging protests on Vancouver Island

May 27, 2021
Announcements

Remembering Sinikka Elliott

May 15, 2021
Announcements

Professor Sinikka Elliott missing on Salt Spring Island

May 14, 2021
Achievement, Announcements, Students

Congratulations to Melinda Trinh winner of the Family Studies Graduating Prize

May 13, 2021
Achievement, Research, Students

Saara Rajan takes first place at the 2021 Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference

May 13, 2021
In the Media

Forty Years of Queering the Suburbs

May 12, 2021
In the Media

Why some straight men have sex with other men

May 12, 2021
Research, Students

Nichole Goh's research highlights how social support systems helped students through COVID-19

May 11, 2021
In the Media

COVID-19: Worried about having a baby? It might actually be a good time to add to the family

May 10, 2021
Research, Students

Monorme Chaudhury explores the lives of immigrants and their second-generation children in her Honours research project

May 7, 2021
Research, Students

Kyara Liu investigates the intersection of race and mental health for Canadian immigrants

May 6, 2021
Achievement

UBC Sociology undergrads clinch first place at the City Studio's Hubbub Conference 2021

May 5, 2021
In the Media

Why Extinction Rebellion protesters have been blocking major thoroughfares in B.C.

May 4, 2021
Research

UBC Sociology Ph.D student launches a new podcast on stories of Black and Brown youth

May 3, 2021
Achievement, Students

Congratulations to our 2021 MA SSHRC Winners

April 27, 2021
Research, Students

Kritika Joshi addresses how Indigenous peoples and pipeline protests are represented in the media

April 23, 2021
In the Media

The Future of Work: The gig economy

April 22, 2021
Research, Students

Ervin Wong reveals how Asian identity experiences are shared and memed online

April 22, 2021
In the Media

Why you shouldn't ask people how they got their COVID-19 shot before you

April 20, 2021
In the Media

Gender bias can be a stumbling block even for China’s beloved only-child daughters

April 20, 2021
In the Media

Historic Bargaining Finally Begins for SFU Research Assistants

April 20, 2021
Achievement, Students

Eleven UBC Sociology students awarded Education and Awareness prize by British Columbia Historical Federation

April 20, 2021
In the Media

C.T.E. Tests May Not Fully Explain N.F.L. Player’s Shooting Spree

April 16, 2021
Achievement

Congratulations to Prof. Katherine Lyon for her Killam Teaching Prize

April 15, 2021
Achievement

Congratulations to Prof. Lindsey Richardson who was awarded a Killam Research Fellowship

April 15, 2021
In the Media

Activism intensifying over B.C.'s logging industry despite government-promised overhaul

April 13, 2021
Achievement, Research

UBC Ph.D candidate Nicole Malette awarded a $63,000 ONCAT grant for her project

April 12, 2021
Achievement, Research, Students

Undergraduate student Jennifer Vincent examines health disparities among sexual minorities

April 6, 2021
In the Media

Forget ‘Leftover Women.’ Let’s Talk About the Women Being Left Out

April 5, 2021
In the Media

Dr. Rima Wilkes on why the media loves the white racist story

April 5, 2021
In the Media

Kids share experiences of anti-Asian racism in the pandemic

April 5, 2021
Research, Students

Undergraduate student Ella Kim-Marriott explores what Canada's transition to green energy means for fossil fuel workers

April 1, 2021

Dr. Tony Silva publishes new book

March 29, 2021
Announcements, Health and Wellness

Statement Against Anti-Asian Racism

March 26, 2021
In the Media, Students

Toxic bosses should be the next to face #MeToo-type reprisals, writes PhD candidate Erica Mildner

March 23, 2021
Achievement, Research

Prof. Tony Silva publishes new book, "Still Straight: Sexual Flexibility among White Men in Rural America"

March 23, 2021
Achievement, Students

MA student Kayonne Christy's paper selected for PSA Graduate Student Paper Award

March 19, 2021
Achievement, Research

Veteran scholar's latest book provides look at everyday racism internationally

March 12, 2021
Research, Students

Undergraduate student Alec Wilson investigates the discourse around the legitimization of ride-hailing apps in Vancouver

March 11, 2021

Winter Term 2 exam dates

March 4, 2021

Winter Term 2 course withdrawal deadline has been extended to April 14, 2021

March 4, 2021
Announcements, Students

Deadline to apply for Urban Ethnographic Field School extended to March 10

February 23, 2021

The pandemic has reinforced the need to redefine what a family means

February 17, 2021
Achievement, Students

UBC Sociology students win the CityStudio's People Choice Award for project on homelessness in Strathcona Park

February 17, 2021
Announcements, Students

Call for Abstracts is Open for UBC Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference 2021

February 12, 2021
Announcements, Students

Urban Ethnographic Field School moving online for Summer Term 1

February 9, 2021
Health and Wellness, Pets of Sociology

Pets of Sociology: Finn

February 5, 2021

Women with straight As, men who flunk could have similar leadership prospects: study

February 4, 2021
Alumni

Remembering Anushka Samarawickrama

January 22, 2021
Research, Students

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy and grad student Emily Ismailzai talked about their new course: Shopping, Society, and Sustainability

January 12, 2021
Research

Prof. Kimberly Huyser copublishes research on COVID-19 in New Mexico Tribal Lands

January 8, 2021
Achievement, Alumni, Research

Alumna Sarah Brayne reveals how police use big data and surveillance technologies in her new book

January 7, 2021
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall talked to CityNews about anti-mask protests in Alberta

December 16, 2020
Achievement, Research

Prof. Oral Robinson's new book explores intra-Caribbean migration and identity

December 10, 2020
Research

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy talks about her new paper: The moral dimensions of environmental impact

December 9, 2020
Students

David Cho is coordinating a new student-directed seminar on Cultural Sociology

December 9, 2020
Research

How did Wuhan residents cope with a 76-day lockdown? We interviewed Profs. Yue Qian and Amy Hanser to find out

December 2, 2020
In the Media

Thankstaking Day Special! Celebrating a Massacre: Prof. Kimberly Huyser speaks on Shop Talk Podcast

November 23, 2020
Students

Max Chewinski finds academic work to be very exciting, challenging and rewarding

November 20, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller talks COVID's uneven impact on the workforce

November 20, 2020
Achievement, Alumni

UBC Sociology alumna Leora Courtney-Wolfman investigates climate change and occupational injuries in Vienna

November 19, 2020
Students

Ryan Jamula finds engaging with other students and professors in class discussions to be one of the best parts of grad school so far

November 18, 2020
In the Media

MA student Patara McKeen published an op-ed about racism during the pandemic

November 13, 2020
In the Media, Research

Prof. Gerry Veenstra finds that social isolation puts women at higher risk of hypertension

November 12, 2020
Research

A paper by Prof. Yue Qian and Master's student Siqi Xiao about online dating in Shanghai is now open access

November 12, 2020
Research, Students

Prof. Rima Wilkes is one of the panelists at the "Writing Winning Scholarship and Grant Applications" webinar

November 5, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott says that food banks are a bandaid measure that doesn’t get to the root of the problem

November 3, 2020
Students

Your guide to opportunites after sociology degree

October 30, 2020
Announcements

Welcoming our new faculty at an outdoor socially-distanced luncheon

October 23, 2020
Alumni

Celebrating the Arts Co-op Program’s 20th anniversary

October 23, 2020
Research, Students

What We Talk About When We Talk About Interracial Relationships

October 22, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott explains one cause of food insecurity - being disenfranchised from public benefits

October 21, 2020
Achievement, Research

Prof. Lindsey Richardson says that connecting with the Learning Exchange has made the science she does more effective

October 20, 2020
Achievement, Research

Prof. Renisa Mawani talks about her upcoming book Animalia: An Anti-Imperial Bestiary for Our Times

October 15, 2020
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall thinks youth climate movement will come back strong post COVID-19

October 14, 2020
In the Media

Care is the secret ingredient in school lunch programs writes Prof. Sinikka Elliott

October 14, 2020
In the Media

UBC and other universities are creating courses addressing the effects of the pandemic

October 14, 2020
Achievement, Students

Celebrating UBC Sociology students Kayonne Christy's and Allison Liang's academic accomplishments

October 2, 2020
Announcements, Students

Registration open for COVID-19 & Society online course on edX

October 1, 2020
In the Media

Professor Amy Hanser explains how to handle awkward conversations about COVID-19 etiquette

September 17, 2020
Announcements

Watch Distinguished Speaker Arlie Hochschild's talk on bridging the political divide in the United States

September 10, 2020
Announcements

Welcome to a new year at UBC Sociology

September 8, 2020
In the Media

Distinguished Speaker Arlie Hochschild: The secret to Donald Trump's electoral strategy? Emotion, not policy

September 3, 2020
Achievement, Health and Wellness, Research, Students

PhD candidate Nicole Malette's new book explores undergraduate students' access to mental health services

September 1, 2020
In the Media, Research

Humour matters more than ‘good looks’ on online dating writes Prof Yue Qian and MA student Siqi Xiao

September 1, 2020
In the Media

Remembering Jamie Lee Hamilton with Prof Becki Ross

August 21, 2020
In the Media, Research

Women Less Likely To Critique Men's Academic Papers Says Research by Prof Rima Wilkes

August 20, 2020
In the Media, Research

There's No Economic Recovery Without Working Moms, Says Article Citing Prof Sylvia Fuller's Research

August 19, 2020
In the Media

Women in Academia Less Likely to Critique Men's Publications says Profs Sylvia Fuller & Rima Wilkes

August 17, 2020
In the Media, Research

UBC Soci Research on Gender Inequality During Covid-19 Mentioned in The Tyee

August 13, 2020
In the Media, Research

New Essay by Seth Abrutyn Explores Combining Sociology and Neuroscience to Better Understand Human Emotions

August 12, 2020
In the Media

Prof Renisa Mawani Interviewed by the Globe & Mail on Recent Racism Research

August 4, 2020
In the Media, Research

Prof Sylvia Fuller Talks on Why Women's Jobs Have Suffered

July 31, 2020
In the Media

COVID Racism Calls to Mind an Exile Colony on This Small BC Island

July 31, 2020
In the Media, Research

"Older Women Who Lack Social Ties More Likely to be Obese" says new research by Prof Gerry Veenstra

July 31, 2020
In the Media, Research

Watch: Lindsey Richardson speaks on Making Sociology Matter panel discussion

July 30, 2020
In the Media

Prof Renisa Mawani Interviewed on the Racist History of a Tiny B.C. Island

July 28, 2020
In the Media, Research

Q&A with Prof Renisa Mawani on the Dark History of a small BC Island

July 27, 2020
In the Media

Prof Sinikka Elliott talks about bartering within low-income families

July 23, 2020
In the Media

Lecturer Amira Halperin works with MOSAIC to help with refugees' and newcomers' understanding of technology

July 16, 2020
In the Media, Research

"Mothers more likely than fathers to lose their job" says new study by Profs Sylvia Fuller and Yue Qian

July 14, 2020
In the Media, Research

Assistant Professor Amanda Cheong publishes article in International Migration Review

July 9, 2020
In the Media

Covid-19 created 'a perfect storm for pushing women out of their jobs' says Prof Sylvia Fuller

July 9, 2020
In the Media

Instructor Katherine Lyon Speaks with CTV News on New Course - COVID-19 & Society

July 9, 2020
In the Media, Research

Profs Sylvia Fuller & Yue Qian Explain the Growing Gender Employment Gap Under Covid

July 8, 2020
Announcements, Students

Winter Term One Courses at UBC Sociology

July 7, 2020
In the Media, Research

Instructor Rafael Wainer Publishes Paper on Delaying Descent into a Blasé Attitude During COVID

July 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof Sinikka Elliott Quoted on the Role of Food in Conflict of Immigrant Families

July 2, 2020
Announcements, In the Media

New Sociology Course, Covid-19 & Society, Discussed in Daily Hive

July 2, 2020
Announcements

Welcoming new faculty to the department

July 1, 2020
In the Media

CityNews: UBC course explores how COVID-19 impacts society

June 30, 2020
In the Media

Sean Lauer Presents Findings on Diversity in Social Circles of Visible Minorities

June 30, 2020
Announcements, In the Media

Q&A on Our New Course - Covid-19 & Society

June 29, 2020
Announcements, Students

Pre-registration opens for COVID-19 & Society course in Winter Term One

June 19, 2020
In the Media

Prof Lindsey Richardson on Why CERB is Not Causing a Spike in Overdoses

June 19, 2020
In the Media

Katherine Lyon Shares her Research Findings on Course Design under COVID-19

June 18, 2020
Alumni, Students

A Virtual Celebration of UBC Sociology's 2020 Graduates

June 17, 2020
In the Media

Prof Sylvia Fuller Comments on the Colliers Scandal and the Dark Side of Labor Markets

June 16, 2020
In the Media

REGISTER: Prof Sinikka Elliott Presents Webinar on the Importance of the School Lunch

June 16, 2020
In the Media, Research

Prof Yue Qian Publishes Paper on Who Loses Incoming During Covid-19

June 15, 2020
Achievement, Students

Ph.D. student Ryan Stillwagon and Professor Amin Ghaziani win 2020 Distinguished Article Award (Honourable Mention)

June 12, 2020
In the Media

Prof Amy Hanser Comments on The Chinese Government's Attitude Towards Street Vendors

June 12, 2020
In the Media

Prof Rima Wilkes & Post Doc Fellow Aryan Karimi Write Article on COVID & Foreign Workers

June 10, 2020
In the Media

Post Doc Fellow Aryan Karimi Featured in Podcast on COVID & Labour

June 10, 2020
In the Media

Lecturer Robyn Pitman Interviewed on Stained Roommate Relationships During COVID-19

June 9, 2020
Achievement, Students

Three Sociology Graduate Students Win SSHRC Scholarships

June 9, 2020
Announcements

Department of Sociology statement for solidarity against racism and injustice

June 4, 2020
In the Media

Prof Sinikka Elliott Interviews with FTV on Racism & Recent Police Brutality Protests

June 3, 2020
Achievement, Students

Maëlle Richard awarded the Carol Matusicky Prize in Family Studies

June 2, 2020
In the Media

Dr. Katherine Lyon talks new COVID-19 and Society course with The Ubyssey

June 2, 2020
In the Media, Research

Sociology MA Student, Suki Xiao, and Prof Yue Qian on What Frontline Workers in Wuhan can Teach us about Mental Health & COVID-19

May 20, 2020
In the Media

Prof Emily Huddart Kennedy Joins CCA Council on the Circular Economy

May 13, 2020
In the Media

Prof Sinikka Elliott on How to Combat Food Insecurity During COVID-19

May 8, 2020
Announcements, Students

UBC Sociology announces COVID-19 & Society online course

May 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof Seth Abrutyn Featured in Podcast on affect, self-isolation, & COVID

May 4, 2020
In the Media

Prof Sinikka Elliott on the Work of Women during COVID-19

May 1, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott talks the burdens COVID-19 places on "women's work"

April 30, 2020
Achievement, Announcements, In the Media

Sr Instructor Kerry Greer Wins 2020 Killam Teaching Prize

April 29, 2020
Announcements, Students

Summer Term 2: New Sections & Increased Class Sizes

April 28, 2020
In the Media

Prof Sinikka Elliott Speaks on Why It’s Now More Expensive to Feed a Family

April 28, 2020
In the Media

Prof Amira Halperin Interviewed on Israel, the Palestinians, and Coronavirus

April 28, 2020
Research

UBC Sociology Lecturer Robyn Pitman talks supporting families working from home in UBC COVID-19 webinar

April 24, 2020
Announcements

Summer Term 1: New Sections & Increased Class Sizes

April 21, 2020
Achievement, Announcements, In the Media, Students

Ph.D. Student Emily Truong-Cheung Wins 2020 UBC Killam Graduate TA Award

April 20, 2020
Announcements, Students

How UBC Sociology Professors are Transitioning to Online Teaching

April 16, 2020
Achievement, Announcements, Research

Prof. Gillian Creese explores experiences of growing up African-Canadian in Vancouver in her new book, "Where Are You From?"

April 14, 2020
In the Media

Q&A with Prof Lindsey Richardson on Rise in Overdoses in DTES

April 14, 2020
In the Media

Prof Lindsey Richardson on the Dangers of Overdose During Quarantine

April 14, 2020
In the Media

Prof Amy Hanser Shares Her Opinions on Handshakes

April 14, 2020
In the Media, Research

Prof. Sylvia Fuller & Rima Wilkes Co-Author Paper on the Gender Bias in Scholarly Discussion

April 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster Writes on the Context of Covid-19 Deaths so Far

April 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian: For Canadians with Overseas Family, This is the Second Half of the Covid-19 Battle

April 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott: Even Before Covid-19, Low-Income Moms Were Making Incredible Sacrifices

April 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof Amy Hanser on the Real Challenges of Social Distancing

March 31, 2020
In the Media, Research

Prof Yue Qian Publishes Op-Ed on Social Isolation During COVID-19 Lockdown

March 25, 2020
In the Media

Prof Yue Qian Listed as UBC Expert on COVID-19 Outbreak

March 24, 2020
In the Media

Prof Sylvia Fuller Opens Up About Struggles of Self-Isolation in The Star

March 24, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian Speaks on Living with Others in Quarantine

March 19, 2020
In the Media

Post-Doc Jenna Van Draanen Signs with 500 Others Calling for Universal Basic Income

March 19, 2020
Announcements, In the Media

COVID-19 & Department Updates

March 17, 2020
In the Media

Prof Nathan Lauster's Research in Neighbourhood Planning Mentioned in Vancouver Sun

March 12, 2020
In the Media, Students

Sociology Grad Student Xueqing Zhang Writes on Why East-Asian International Students Stay Quiet in Class

March 12, 2020
In the Media

Prof Yue Qian on Effects of Quarantine due to COVID-19

March 10, 2020
In the Media

Prof David Tindall on Public Opinion and Indigenous Rights

March 10, 2020
Students

UBC Sociology hosts visit day for incoming students

March 10, 2020
Achievement, In the Media, Research

Prof. Yue Qian receives major funding for Coronavirus research.

March 6, 2020
In the Media

Lecturer Amira Halperin to Present with MOSAIC at the Canada Metropolis Conference

March 3, 2020
In the Media

Prof Amin Ghaziani's work on 'Gaybourhoods' Quoted in the Matador Network

February 26, 2020
In the Media

Prof Amin Ghaziani Quoted on 'Cultural Archipelagos' in The Conversation

February 20, 2020
Achievement, Announcements

Prof. Renisa Mawani’s book wins award from Association for Asian American Studies

February 18, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott's Book, Pressure Cooker, Recommended by Whole30 CEO

February 18, 2020
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall on Long-Term Effects of Coastal Pipeline Protests

February 18, 2020
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall on the Limits of Protests & Their Values in CBC

February 18, 2020
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall in CBC on Protests for Wet'suwet'en People

February 12, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller Joins Board Looking into Drivers of Change for Women's Representation on Boards

February 12, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott on Changing Ideas of Marriage in Global News

February 11, 2020
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall Interviewed by City on Current Pipeline Protests

February 11, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Renisa Mawani Takes Part in SAB Panel at UBC on Academic Freedom

February 11, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian writes why Asian men are more likely to be Excluded from Online Dating

February 11, 2020
Achievement, In the Media

Prof. Renisa Mawani's Book Shortlisted for Award by UK Socio-Legal Studies Association

February 5, 2020
In the Media, Research

Prof. Amy Hanser on the Unwritten Rules of the Bus in University Affairs

February 5, 2020
Achievement, In the Media, Students

Ph.D. Candidate Adriana Bordyn Receives Top Cited Article Award of 2018-19 from Wiley Publishing

February 4, 2020
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall Named a UBC Expert on Trans Mountain Pipeline Decision

February 4, 2020
In the Media

Why Are Millennials Still Living with Their Parents? Prof. Silvia Bartolic Answers in Huffington Post

February 4, 2020
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani on Soaring LGBTQ+ Hate Crime Rates in the UK in British Cosmopolitan

February 4, 2020
Achievement, In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani Receives two 'Top Cited Articles of 2018-19' Awards from Wiley Publishing

January 29, 2020

Prof Becki Ross Helps Fundraise For Jamie Lee Hamilton's Celebration of Life

January 21, 2020
In the Media

How Has Home Cooking Changed Over the Decade? Prof Sinikka Elliott Answers in Mother Jones

January 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof David Tindall Interview on Newsmaker of the Year: Greta Thunberg

January 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof Becki Ross Comments on the Passing of Vancouver Sex Workers Advocate, Jamie Lee Hamilton, in the Vancouver Sun

January 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof Jennifer Berdahl's Research on the Disproportionate Success of Blonde Women in Refinery29

January 7, 2020
In the Media

Prof Amy Hanser Interviewed by CBC on Latest Research

December 17, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller Comments on the Concept of a Gig Economy in MacLean's

December 13, 2019
Announcements, In the Media

UBC Declares Climate Emergency

December 9, 2019
In the Media

VIDEO: Prof Amy Hanser Interviewed by Citynews on New Research

November 29, 2019
In the Media, Research

Prof Amy Hanser Studies The Unwritten Rules of Public Transit

November 29, 2019
In the Media

Prof Nathan Lauster Interviewed on Housing Crisis in The Tyee

November 27, 2019
Achievement, In the Media

Prof. Thomas Kemple speaks about his 2019 Killam Mentoring Prize

November 25, 2019
In the Media

Prof Sinikka Elliott's Book, 'Pressure Cooker', One of The Atlantic's the Best of the Week

November 25, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Elizabeth Hirsh's Research on Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits Quoted in Forbes

November 18, 2019
In the Media

Prof Elizabeth Hirsh Writes on Her Research in Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits on Workplace Diversity in the Harvard Business Review

November 14, 2019
In the Media

Research Fellow Amira Halperin Interviewed in Huffington Post on Refugees' Contribution in Canada

November 14, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Jennifer Berdahl Spoke on Working Women in Male-Dominated Workplaces in Maclean's

November 6, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes Weighs in on Call-Out Culture and Shaming in the CBC

November 1, 2019
Alumni, In the Media

UBC Sociology Alumna, Ziya Tong, Talks About How Her Time At UBC Lead to Writing Her Book 'The Reality Bubble'

October 28, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall Mentioned in Vancouver Sun on The 'Power of Greta'

October 25, 2019
In the Media

Prof Yue Qian featured in Vancouver Sun on Upcoming Panel on the Impacts of Marriage

October 21, 2019
In the Media, Students

Ph.D. Candidate Max Chewinski Admitted to Public Scholars Initiative

October 21, 2019
In the Media

Research Felllow Amira Halperin Quoted in Reuters on Race in the Upcoming Election

October 18, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliot Quoted on Why Budget Cooking Doesn't Always Work in the Huffington Post

October 16, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall Interviewed on the Extinction Rebellion for CBC Kids News

October 9, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy Interview on Consumer and Climate Change for Vox

October 7, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy Featured in CBC on Ethical Consumption & Environmental Impact

October 2, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Catherine Corrigal-Brown Comments on Burnaby Councillor's Punk Rock Background

September 30, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall Interviewed by Vancouver Sun on Effects of Climate Strike on Politics

September 30, 2019
In the Media

Why All The Flak? Prof. David Tindall Writes about Youth Climate Action in The Conversation

September 27, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Jennifer Berdahl Mentioned in Quartz Article on Masculinity in the Workplace

September 23, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes Speaks on Reactions to Trudeau Blackface Scandal

September 20, 2019
Announcements, In the Media

Research Fellow Amira Halperin Named UBC Expert on Migration for Upcoming Election

September 20, 2019
Announcements, In the Media

JOIN US: Prof. Amin Ghaziani to Speak on Panel for the 50th Anniversary of the Decriminalization of Homosexuality in Canada

September 20, 2019
In the Media, Students

Ph.d. Student, Kyle Sutherland, Publishes Article on Transgender Inclusion in Gay-Straight Alliance Clubs in Sociology Compass

September 20, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliot Featured in NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour for Her Book "Pressure Cooker"

September 16, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller Featured in The Star Vancouver on Labour Laws Involving Gig Workers

September 13, 2019
Announcements

2019/2020 Distinguished Speaker Series

September 11, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster featured in the Globe and Mail on young couples moving back home

September 6, 2019
In the Media

Senior Instructor Silvia Bartolic featured in UBC's CTLT on a Learning Analytics Tool, "OnTask"

September 3, 2019
Achievement, Students

Queer Pop-Ups: A Cultural Innovation in Urban Life

August 27, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in CBC News on Vancouver's local environmental activism

August 26, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott publishes op-ed in the New York Times on families choosing between putting food on the table and the promise of future citizenship

August 21, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in The Star on B.C. residents' stand on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

August 15, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in The Star on climate change being a 'serious concern' for Canadians

August 14, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

Prof. Yue Qian receives 2019 Alexis Walker Award

August 9, 2019
In the Media, Research

Divergent Public Health Responses to a New HIV Prevention Option: Comparing Health Equity Approaches in Two North American Cities

July 25, 2019
Achievement, Students

PhD. Students D. Kyle Sutherland and Adam Vanzella Yang receive 2019 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship

July 23, 2019
Achievement, Announcements, Research

Professor Amin Ghaziani releases new book, "Imagining Queer Methods"

July 22, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Phyllis Johnson featured in Engadget on space culture and life in the cosmos

July 22, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Seth Abrutyn featured in Mashable on a grassroots movement aimed at suicide prevention and intervention

July 18, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Jennifer Berdahl featured in NBC News on sex-based harassment in the workplace

July 18, 2019
Achievement, Research, Students

Sojourners release Volume 11 of their Publication

July 17, 2019
Achievement

Prof. Amanda Cheong receives IUSSP CRVS 2019 Fellowship

July 15, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in CBC's Early Edition on Canada spying on environmental activists

July 9, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall interviewed by Global News TV about CSIS spying on environmental activists

July 9, 2019
Achievement

Undergrad. Students Joyce Shen and Emily Lam accepted to participate in the Theory Construction and Research Methodology workshop

July 9, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in the USA Today on Gayborhoods and Pricing Out LGBTQ+ People

July 9, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in The Guardian on the rise of “queerbaiting” — or capitalizing on Pride for profit.

July 9, 2019
Achievement

Prof. Sinikka Elliott receives the Russell Sage Foundation, Economic Inequality Grant as a co-PI

June 26, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in Alta Magazine on the fight to keep Castro queer

June 26, 2019
In the Media

Undergrad. Student Kennedy Wong featured in the Globe and Mail on his Hong Kong identity

June 25, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Seth Abrutyn featured in a Vice article on the controversial relationship between altitude and suicide

June 25, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in Today's Parent on the challenges some families face on finding time to cook

June 24, 2019
Achievement, Research, Students

PhD Student Ryan Stillwagon finds Sexual Health Equity can be Accelerated through Sex-positive and Community-based Approaches

June 20, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in the Vancouver Sun on First Nations' ownership of Trans Mountain and how it could pose a public relations dilemma

June 20, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott publishes an op-ed in The Conversation on the challenges of finding time for home cooking

June 19, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in the Washington Post on the decline of the dinner party

June 18, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani gives an interview to the French media about progressive politics, culture, and safe spaces for queer people

June 17, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes featured in News 1130 on crowd dynamics and fan attitudes during the NBA Finals Game

June 12, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in an interview with the British media on cultural signals, and the pressures LGBTQ+ people feel to accept or rebel

June 12, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in the New York Times on the pressures of home cooking

June 12, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

PhD. Student Lily Ivanova appointed new Graduate Student Co-Chair for the Violence & Society Research Cluster

June 11, 2019
Announcements

View our Department's highlights, as featured in the Canadian Sociological Association Conference at Congress 2019

June 10, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott's latest book, "Pressure Cooker," featured in the Wall Street Journal

June 10, 2019
In the Media

PhD. Student Adam Vanzella-Yang and Prof. Gerry Veenstra publish an op-ed in The Huffington Post on tackling sexism in Soccer

June 7, 2019
Announcements

UBC Migration Event: Integration of Migrants to Canada Through Media and Technology

June 7, 2019

Prof. Emeritus, Dr. James J. Ponzetti featured in Inc on secrets to a happier marriage

June 6, 2019
Alumni

Devon Wong, BA Sociology, Minor in Gender Studies

June 4, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

PhD. Student Lily Ivanova receives the Violence & Society Research Cluster 2019 Best Student Paper Award

June 4, 2019
Research

Professor Lindsey Richardson finds new research on income assistance payment schedules and its effects on drug-related harm

June 4, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Rother featured in CBC Radio on people 'cherry picking' from their DNA results

June 4, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani writes an op-ed for Next City, applying his new research on cultural archipelagos in planning principles and historic preservation efforts 

June 4, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott's latest book, "Pressure Cooker," featured in Mother Jones’ podcast The Bite

June 3, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

Undergrad. Student Andy Holmes receives the LOUD Barajas/Reese Scholarship

May 30, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time,” talking about eating at the table

May 30, 2019
In the Media, Research

Prof. Rima Wilkes and Prof. Neil Guppy featured in UBC News on trends toward gender balance in workforce reflected in housekeeping chores

May 28, 2019
In the Media

PhD Student Jennifer Adkins featured in Global News on how race shapes personal relationships in Canada

May 27, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in CTV News on B.C.'s proposed environmental legislation to limit the flow of "heavy oil" into B.C.

May 27, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott publishes an op-ed in NPR's The Salt, on the barriers of cooking from scratch

May 27, 2019
Achievement, Announcements, In the Media

Professor Amin Ghaziani identified as a 2019 Trailblazer by the Georgia Straight

May 27, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in The Atlantic on how people eat at home

May 27, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott's latest book, "Pressure Cooker" has been reviewed by WFAEats

May 27, 2019
Achievement

Prof. Becki Ross and Jamie Lee Hamilton are the recipients of the 2018 BC Studies Prize

May 15, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott's latest book, "Pressure Cooker," has been reviewed and featured in the Atlantic

May 13, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller featured in The Star on women's loss of earnings after having children.

May 10, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured on the CBC Maritime Noon, talking about the challenges of creating the perfect family meal. (Interview at the 10 minute-mark)

May 9, 2019
Alumni

Reda El Maazi, BA Sociology

May 9, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall interviewed on BC Today talking about the Climate Strike and other protests

May 3, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in the Splinter on home-cooked family meals

May 3, 2019
Announcements

WATCH: Meet the White Helmets - Hear from the Heroes of the Syrian Conflict

May 1, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian featured in Quartz on her research about traditional gender roles in top earners.

May 1, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Jennifer Berdahl featured in CTV News on the mistreatment of women in the restaurant industry

May 1, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott publishes an op-ed in Politico magazine on families and food-assistance programs

May 1, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Seth Abrutyn featured in Time Magazine on suicide contagion and why it occurs.

April 23, 2019
Achievement, Announcements, Students

Incoming MA Student, Siqi Xiao, is a finalists in the SSHRC's 2019 Storytellers challenge

April 18, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall interviewed by the Canadian Press on the politics surrounding pipeline projects.

April 18, 2019

Prof. David Tindall featured in the Star on the protests over oil and gas pipelines, and foreign funding of ENGOs.

April 18, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth featured in a Vox video on DNA ancestry tests

April 18, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster featured in the CBC on newcomers to Vancouver.

April 18, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured on CBC's Tapestry talking about the pressure of providing home-cooked family meals.

April 18, 2019
Students

UBC Students visit City Hall to meet with Vancouver Mayor

April 10, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott, along with her fellow coauthors, featured in Constant Wonder radio about home cooking

April 9, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in Oakland Magazine on why Oakland does not have a gayborhood

April 9, 2019
Announcements

Postdoc Research Fellow Amira Halperin is hosting a talk on, "Integration of Middle Eastern Migrants to Canada through Media, Information and Communication Technologies"

April 5, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in the Star Vancouver on student activism and the anti-Ford government walkout

April 4, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Seth Abrutyn featured in Science News on youth trauma

April 4, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani produces a video for his research on Cultural Archipelagos.

April 4, 2019
Achievement

PhD. Student D. Kyle Sutherland receives Arts Graduate Research Award

April 2, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

Professor Becki Ross receives the Angus Reid Practitioners/Applied Sociology Award

April 2, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott published an op-ed in The Conversation on raising children under suspicion and criminalization

April 2, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani was featured in PsychCentral on Queer neighborhoods becoming more diverse

March 27, 2019
In the Media

PhD Student Emily Truong-Cheung featured in the Globe and Mail

March 26, 2019
Achievement, Research

Professor Amin Ghaziani curates a special symposium on “Queer Urbanisms”

March 22, 2019
Achievement, Students

Undergrad. Student Vahid Rashidi publishes an article in the The International Journal of Sport and Society

March 21, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes featured in the Vancouver Sun on the systematic exclusion of groups of people

March 21, 2019
Achievement, Students

PhD Student Kaitlyn Jaffe receives the Arts Graduate Research Award

March 20, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in multiple news media on her new book about family cooking

March 19, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall and Prof. Neil Guppy featured in the Ubyssey

March 19, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in the Huffington Post about unrealistic expectations of home cooking

March 14, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed by The Baltimore Sun on global changes to queer nightlife.

March 13, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured on CBC's On The Coast, talking about her new book, Pressure Cooker

March 12, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in an interview with UBC News about her new book, Pressure Cooker

March 12, 2019
In the Media, Research

Prof. Amin Ghaziani's new research featured in multiple news media sources

March 12, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amy Hanser featured in The Province on tourism in the wake of tensions between China and Canada

March 12, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Jennifer Berdahl writes an op-ed, featured in the The Georgia Straight

March 12, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in UBC News on Gayborhoods and "Cultural Archipelagoes"

March 7, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

Emeritus Prof. James White releases new edition of his book, "Family Theories"

March 6, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

Honorary Prof. Francesco Duina releases "States and Nations, Power and Civility: Hallsian Perspectives"

March 5, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in Vox for an interview on her new book, "Pressure Cooker"

March 5, 2019
In the Media

Honorary Prof. Francesco Duina interviewed on i24 News TV on his recent book

March 4, 2019
Achievement, Students

Undergrad. Kennedy Wong receives the Pacific Sociological Association Undergraduate Student Paper Award

March 1, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in The Atlantic and Civil Eats

March 1, 2019
Achievement, Announcements, Research

Professor Sinikka Elliott releases new book, "Pressure Cooker"

March 1, 2019
Achievement, Research

Professor Thomas Kemple releases new book, "Simmel (Classic Thinkers)"

February 28, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured on the GRAVY Podcast talking about her new book

February 26, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall wrote an op-ed in the National Observer on the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Protest

February 22, 2019
Research

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Amira Halperin co-edited a special issue on Diasporas from the Middle East

February 21, 2019
Research

PhD Student Adam Vanzella-Yang published in the The City & Community Journal

February 21, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

Prof. Anne Martin-Matthews appointed as UBC’s new Associate Vice-President, Health

February 14, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster featured in The Star on traffic pollution along busy roads in Vancouver

February 13, 2019
In the Media, Research

Prof. Yue Qian featured in the Washington Post on women in the one percent and labour inequalities

February 13, 2019
In the Media, Research

Prof. Yue Qian wrote an op-ed in The Conversation about dating in South Korea

February 13, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy featured in the CBC on women and the zero-waste movement.

February 13, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in APTN on protests against the pipeline in northwestern B.C.

February 13, 2019
Announcements

Job Opportunity: Lecturer in Family Studies (full-time)

February 7, 2019
Announcements

View Guillermina Jasso's Distinguished Speaker Series lecture, "A Theory of Everything"

February 6, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

Prof. Wendy Roth receives Martha Foschi Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching

February 6, 2019
Achievement, Announcements

Prof. Amin Ghaziani receives UBC Killam Research Prize in the Arts Category

February 5, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes co-authors an op-ed in The Conversation about racism in the media.

February 5, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes featured in the Washington Post about reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians

February 5, 2019
Students

Engage Sociology Newsletter: February Events and Opportunities

January 30, 2019
Achievement, Students

Undergrad. Student, Veronica Cho, has been awarded two prestigious awards from UBC

January 29, 2019
Achievement, Students

PhD Student Jennifer Adkins was awarded the Public Scholar’s Initiative (PSI) Award

January 29, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott's new book, "Pressure Cooker," was reviewed in Pacific Standard Magazine

January 22, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy featured in the Star Vancouver about ethical eating

January 15, 2019
Achievement, Students

Undergrad. Kennedy Wong receives Faces of Today Award at Student Leadership Conference

January 15, 2019
In the Media, Research

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy featured on Earth.com News

January 15, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured on Global News about the Canadian Yellow Vest protests

January 15, 2019
Alumni, Students

Hugh Knapp, BA (Honours) Sociology, Minor in Environment and Society

January 15, 2019
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured on CBC's B.C. Today

January 15, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes featured on the CBC about how photos are not representative of the real stories behind them.

January 15, 2019
In the Media, Research

Prof. David Tindall featured on the CBC talking about the contestation over the building of a gas pipeline on Wet'suwet'en Territory

January 15, 2019
In the Media

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy featured on the CBC's On The Coast

January 10, 2019
Research

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy featured in UBC News on ethical fine food

January 8, 2019
In the Media, Research

Prof. Yue Qian featured in the National Review on how women still tend to marry up on income.

January 8, 2019
In the Media, Research

Prof. Emily Huddart Kennedy featured in the CTV News

December 10, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes featured in University Affairs on rethinking letters of recommendation

December 7, 2018
In the Media, Research

Prof. Phyllis Johnson is conducting Canada’s first psychosocial Space experiment on the International Space Station

December 7, 2018
In the Media, Research, Students

PhD. Student Adam Vanzella-Yang featured in the Conversation.

December 7, 2018
In the Media, Research

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in an Oxford podcast

December 3, 2018
In the Media, Research

Prof. Yue Qian featured in the CBC News

December 3, 2018
Achievement, Students

Undergrad. Student, Siqi Xiao, was awarded the UBC International Community Achievement Award

December 3, 2018
Achievement, Students

Undergrad. Student, Alex Chow, was awarded the Katherine Brearley Arts Scholarship

December 3, 2018
In the Media, Research

Prof. Yue Qian wrote an op-ed in The Conversation

November 30, 2018
Announcements, Students

Sojourners: Call for Papers!

November 19, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster featured in the Georgia Straight

November 14, 2018
In the Media, Research

Professor Yue Qian writes op-ed for The Conversation

November 3, 2018
In the Media, Research

Professor David Tindall writes op-ed in The Conversation

November 3, 2018
Announcements, Research

Professor Becki Ross featured in the UBC Library

November 3, 2018
Announcements, Research

Professor Renisa Mawani releases new book

November 3, 2018
In the Media, Research

Prof. Sinikka Elliott co-authors op-ed in the New York Times

November 3, 2018
Achievement, Students

PhD Student Hazel Hollingdale was awarded The Yale Fox International Fellowship

November 3, 2018
In the Media, Students

UBC Grad Students publish an essay in The Conversation

November 3, 2018
Achievement, Students

PhD Student Kyle Sutherland has won the Amanda Araba Ocran Memorial Award

November 3, 2018
In the Media, Students

Sociology student, Abubakar Khan, was mentioned in the Georgia Straight

November 3, 2018
Achievement

Professor Amin Ghaziani featured in UBC’s “One Great Idea” series on Sexuality

November 3, 2018
Announcements, Research

View our Fall 2018 newsletter

November 3, 2018
In the Media

Professor Becki Ross featured in the Star Vancouver

November 3, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster featured in the Star Vancouver

November 2, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in UBC's "One Great Idea" series.

October 26, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth featured on Central Standard - NPR radio in Kansas City, talking about DNA ancestry tests and identity

October 22, 2018
Alumni

Jonathan Salamati, BA Psychology, Minor in Sociology

October 17, 2018
Alumni

Michaela Montaner, BA Sociology; MA Interdisciplinary

October 17, 2018
Alumni

Anca Bosnea, BA Sociology, Minor in Family Studies

October 17, 2018
Announcements

Professor Emeritus Yunshik Chang passes away.

October 9, 2018
Achievement, In the Media

Congratulations to PhD. Student Hazel Hollingdale for being awarded The Yale Fox International Fellowship!

October 5, 2018
In the Media, Research

Users of home DNA tests 'cherry pick' results based on race biases, study says

October 4, 2018
In the Media, Research

More Motherhood, Fewer Freedoms in China?

October 4, 2018
Announcements

View our THINK SOCIOLOGY - Fall 2018 Newsletter!

October 1, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross featured in the Star Vancouver

October 1, 2018
Achievement, In the Media

Congratulations to PhD Student, Kyle Sutherland, who has won the Amanda Araba Ocran Memorial Award!

October 1, 2018
In the Media

Undergrad. Student, Abubakar Khan, was mentioned in the Georgia Straight

September 26, 2018
In the Media, Research

UBC graduate students published an essay in The Conversation.

September 19, 2018
Announcements, In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross featured in the UBC Library

September 19, 2018
In the Media, Research

Prof. Yue Qian wrote an op-ed for The Conversation

September 7, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian featured in The Star Vancouver

September 7, 2018
In the Media, Research

Prof. David Tindall published an op-ed in The Conversation

September 5, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes presenting the Welcome Addresses at the opening ceremony of the 2018 ISA Conference (39:00 minute mark)

September 5, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller featured in Business in Vancouver

September 5, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed by WOSU Public Media

September 5, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall writes for the Tyee

September 4, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered talking about the relationship between oppression and queer geographies

August 28, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster featured on Vancouver Real Estate Podcast talking about housing and the social fabric

August 27, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall co-authored a piece in the Conversation

August 27, 2018
In the Media

Congratulations Prof. Renisa Mawani on the release of her new book, "Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire"

August 27, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster featured in the CBC News

August 27, 2018

Job Opening: Assistant Professor: Sociology (Open specialization)

August 15, 2018

Job Opening: Assist/Assoc Professor: Sociology with an Indigenous perspective

August 15, 2018

Job Opening: Associate or Full Professor: Sociology with a focus on Computational Social Science

August 15, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in The Star Vancouver

August 15, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross in BC Booklook

August 14, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall interviewed by Global

August 14, 2018
Announcements

2018 ASA Annual Meeting - UBC Schedule

August 7, 2018
Announcements

Instructor Katherine Lyon wins 2018 UBC Vantage One Teaching Award!

August 1, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Phyllis Johnson on 90.7 WMFE Radio talking about becoming 'At Home in Space'

July 30, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Phyllis Johnson featured in the Canadian Space Agency website

July 30, 2018
In the Media

Congratulations to PhD student David Champagne for being a recipient of the 2018 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship!

July 24, 2018
In the Media

Prof Sinikka Elliott authors op-ed in the Guardian

July 18, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian featured in Image Magazine

July 18, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in Der Tagesspiegel (German Newspaper)

July 18, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall on CBC Calgary Eyeopener talking about the power of protest

July 18, 2018
In the Media

2018 ISA World Congress of Sociology - UBC Schedule

July 16, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall featured in the CBC News

July 16, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth featured in CBC News

July 16, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes and Prof. Yue Qian interviewed in the Star Vancouver

July 10, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster interviewed by the Tyee

July 9, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed by Vogue UK

July 9, 2018
In the Media, Research

Professor Wendy Roth writes op-ed for The Conversation

July 6, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CKNW Radio talking about who's moving in and out of Vancouver

July 5, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian featured in Research2Reality

July 5, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall on CBC BC Today talking about the efficacy of the Trans Mountain protests

July 5, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CBC On the Coast talking about Millennial Migration to Metro Vancouver (1.06.56 mark)

July 5, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth's study on genetic ancestry testing has been featured on multiple news sources

July 3, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth in the Guardian

July 2, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in The Vancouver Star

July 2, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth on CBC On the Coast talking about genetic ancestry testing (39:35 mark)

June 29, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed by the GLBT Historical Society

June 29, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster featured in Global News

June 29, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth in CBC News

June 28, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on Global News talking about new Statistics Canada data on ownership types & origins

June 28, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth featured in the UBC News

June 28, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller featured in the Star Vancouver

June 27, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Star Vancouver

June 27, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in Radio Canada News

June 26, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Francesco Duina featured in Salon

June 20, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes featured in the Cision

June 19, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson's op-ed featured in the Vancouver Sun

June 19, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller featured on CBC Radio's On The Coast

June 19, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller in the News

June 15, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller on CBC On the Coast talking about Fatherhood Bonuses in Pay (37:38 mark)

June 15, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani op-ed in the LA Times about what we really mean when we talk about the acceptance of gay people.

June 11, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster's expert witness testimony concerning BC's Foreign Buyer's Tax in the news

June 8, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller in the Star Vancouver

June 6, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson participated in the MEDtalks event on Drug Use and Addiction in the 21st Century

June 4, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson featured in the UBC Faculty of Arts website

June 4, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall's op-ed appears in The Conversation & the National Post

May 30, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall appears in multiple news outlets across Canada

May 30, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall appears on CBC News panel discussing pipeline politics (43:35 mark)

May 30, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano in the Vancouver Sun

May 28, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in The Tyee

May 18, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in a “Faces of Research” story for UBC Arts.

May 18, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Globe & Mail

May 17, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller in the Romper

May 17, 2018
In the Media

Sociology PhD candidate Zachary Hyde writes an op-ed in The Tyee

May 15, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller in the Richmond News

May 15, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Star Vancouver

May 11, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller in The Star Vancouver

May 10, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in BIV's Invest in BC 2018 magazine

May 10, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller's research featured in UBC News

May 10, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian in News (Yixi) in China

May 3, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian's TED-style Yixi talk on Changing Marriage Patterns in Global Context (in Chinese)

May 3, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall in the Castanet

May 3, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Vancouver Sun

April 27, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller in the Star Vancouver

April 24, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathanael Lauster in The Star Vancouver

April 24, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian wrote an op-ed in Channel News Asia

April 24, 2018
In the Media

UBCSociology places 10th in the 2018 Vancouver SunRun.

April 23, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian in Inkstone (South China Morning Post)

April 23, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani and Grad Student Adge Brodyn in the Georgia Straight

April 23, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in The Star Vancouver

April 18, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson

April 17, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani in MEL Magazine

April 17, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani in The Star

April 17, 2018
In the Media

Graduate Student Adriana Brodyn and Prof. Amin Ghaziani

April 17, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani in MEL Magazine

April 13, 2018
In the Media

Graduate student Adriana Brodyn publishes in City & Community.

April 13, 2018
In the Media

Congratulations PhD Student Mabel Ho,

April 12, 2018
In the Media

Congratulations to our 42 Undergraduate Teaching Assistants

April 9, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Globe & Mail

April 6, 2018
In the Media

Watch Paula England's Seminar Series, “Gendered Cohort Trends in Having Sex with Same-Sex Partners”

April 6, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amy Hanser in the Tyee

April 5, 2018
In the Media

UBC Sociology Graduate Student Ryan Stillwagon publishes in Contexts.

April 4, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott's research in the Atlantic

April 3, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott's research on children's food insecurity

April 3, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes and UBC graduate Patricia Louie in CBC News

March 27, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall quoted in News 1130

March 21, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CTV News talking about the need for more purpose-built rental housing

March 17, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian on Roundhouse Radio with Janice and Cory talking about China's turn to a two-child policy

March 17, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes featured in Global National talking about National Geographic's acknowledgment of racist past coverage.

March 14, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Sinikka Elliott featured in U.S. News

March 14, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall on CBC On the Coast talking about pipeline protests (1:27:25 mark)

March 13, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall interviewed by CBC News

March 13, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Amy Hanser's work on consumerism, ageism, and gender equality in China

March 9, 2018
In the Media

Watch Laura Hamilton's Seminar Series, “College Outsourced? The Family-University Partnership and Its Costs”

March 7, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian writes about China's new two-child policy and the need for childcare

March 6, 2018
In the Media

Prof Sinikka Elliott's research on poverty and scrutiny over children's weight

March 6, 2018
In the Media

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March 5, 2018
In the Media

UBC Sociology Graduate Patricia Louie is featured in the Vancouver Sun.

March 2, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall in CBC News

February 28, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster's invited talk for the Vancouver Historical Society about his book, the Death and Life of the Single-Family House

February 28, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in CBC News

February 28, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on the Jill Bennett Show (CKNW) talking about the Death and Life of the Single-Family House

February 26, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian's research featured in the International Business Times.

February 26, 2018
In the Media

Watch Viviane Namaste's Naegele Lecture, “‘Sa w pa konnen pi gran pase w’ Knowledge of the history of AIDS and the case of Haitians in Montréal”

February 24, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian's research featured in UBC News.

February 23, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Guy Stecklov's research

February 23, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the news on housing in Vancouver

February 23, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CBC Early Edition talking about his book and the new BC Budget (2:19:00 mark)

February 23, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in Metro News

February 19, 2018
In the Media

New Instructor Position (tenure-track) Applications due March 19th.

February 16, 2018
In the Media

Undergrad Veronica Cho interviewed by Global BC

February 14, 2018
In the Media

Congratulations Prof. Emeritus Yun-Shik Chang on the release of his new book,

February 9, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in Metro News

February 8, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in CBC News

February 5, 2018
In the Media

Watch Olli Pyyhtinen's Seminar Series "From Trash to Treasure: The Valuation of Waste in Dumpster Diving"

February 5, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian in the Georgia Straight

January 31, 2018
In the Media

New Lecturer Positions (one in Sociology, one in Family Studies) Applications due March 2.

January 30, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes assisted in the research for CBC Radio One program, "Common Ground: How First Nations and newcomers are building relationships in Canada.”

January 24, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes discusses Canadian Sociology with other sociologists across the country on Sociocast

January 23, 2018
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall responds to op-en in the Vancouver Sun

January 19, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CBC "On The Coast" talking about foreign vs. local real estate speculation (1:51:35 mark)

January 16, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in CBC News

January 16, 2018
In the Media

Watch Michaela Desoucey's Seminar Series, “Gastropolitics and Contested Tastes” Here

January 12, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson in The Conversation

January 12, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in Metro News

January 11, 2018
In the Media

Sociology PhD Candidate Zachary Hyde in the Vancouver Courier

January 10, 2018
In the Media

Undergraduate student Andy Holmes interviewed by Daily Xtra

January 4, 2018
In the Media

Prof. Anne Martin-Matthews appointed Officer of the Order of Canada!

December 30, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Vancouver Sun

December 19, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster interviewed at the BC Non-Profit Housing Association meetings in Richmond

December 18, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian interviewed by People Magazine (China)

December 18, 2017
In the Media

UBC Public Sociologists: Grad Students David Champagne, Kate Dalrymple, and Biao Zheng Publish Op-eds

December 14, 2017
In the Media

Hon Prof. Francesco Duina Op-Ed in the Baltimore Sun “Why are the Poor so Patriotic?”

December 13, 2017
In the Media

Hon. Prof. Francesco Duina chats with listeners about his book "Broke & Patriotic", on Maine Public Radio.

December 13, 2017
In the Media

Prof Lindsey Richardson and Post-Doc Jenna van Draanen in The Province

December 13, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes in Science Magazine:

December 5, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Phyllis Johnson in the Globe & Mail

December 3, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Phyllis Johnson on CBC News talking about her research on being "At Home in Space" (@ 42.00 mark)

December 3, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on Vancouver Real Estate podcast, talking about the City's new housing strategy

November 30, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross on the CBC talking about the Prime Minister's apology to Canada's Queer Community

November 30, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Phyllis Johnson featured on CBC News

November 30, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on Global News talking about Canada's new National Housing Policy

November 28, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Vancouver Sun

November 27, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Anne Martin-Matthews has received the Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring (senior category)

November 27, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller on Roundhouse Radio talking with Gene Valaitis about new policy on immigration, disability, and human rights

November 24, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes in Science Magazine

November 24, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster sees his shadow on National Housing Day

November 24, 2017
In the Media

Missed a Talk? Watch the 2017/2018 Seminar Series Talks here...

November 20, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Vancouver Sun

November 15, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Neil Guppy talks to Globe and Mail

November 9, 2017
In the Media

Clayton Childress' Seminar Series lecture, “Under The Cover: The Creation, Production, and Reception of a Novel,"

October 27, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster talks to Global News about rental affordability

October 26, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes in Vancouver Sun

October 26, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CBC Early Edition, talking about Census 2016 figures on renting & owning in Vancouver (1:42:15 mark)

October 26, 2017
In the Media

Sociology PhD Candidate Cary Wu interviewed about his award-winning research

October 25, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster talks about the newest Census data on immigration with local CBC Radio shows across Canada

October 25, 2017
In the Media

PhD Alumni Helen Frouhard-Dourlent on Radio Canada talking about experiences of transgendered people in the health care system. (Scroll down to "Étude sur les transgenres et le système de santé")

October 23, 2017
In the Media

Hon. Prof. Francesco Duina op-ed in both Vancouver Sun & Province "Trump's simplistic view of trade could hurt everyone"

October 16, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster talks with CBC On The Coast about housing as an election issue in Vancouver (@ 1:40:00 mark)

October 14, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in Metro News

October 10, 2017
In the Media

Interested in a Minor in Family Studies? Learn more about the program here

October 6, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on Roundhouse Radio with Gene Valaitis talking about what's going on in Vancouver's bedrooms

October 3, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster talking with Roundhouse Radio's "Real Estate Therapist" about housing

October 2, 2017
In the Media

UBC Sociologists Nathan Lauster and Julian Dierkes featured in Vancouver Sun

October 2, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes featured in Science Magazine,

September 29, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in CBC News Analysis

September 19, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano on CBC News

September 19, 2017
In the Media

Sociology Street-Runners - race and raise funds for downtown Eastside

September 19, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Seth Abrutyn has been elected

September 15, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Catherine Corrigall-Brown talks about igniting a passion through her teaching for UBC Arts

September 6, 2017
In the Media

UBC Sociology is hiring two tenure track positions:

September 4, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in The Globe & Mail

September 4, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller interviewed by Chatelaine on why most women would not want to take their boss's job.

August 25, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani in the Metro Vancouver

August 22, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Comox Valley Record

August 22, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes is interviewed by the Vancouver Courier on the effectiveness of counter-protests.

August 21, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Catherine Corrigall-Brown on Counter-protests in Vancouver (@ 1.15 mark)

August 19, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes on CBC Early Edition talking about offensive memorials (1:42:25 mark)

August 17, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Seth Abrutyn has won the Children and Youth section’s Outstanding Scholarly Contribution award,

August 14, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson has received the 2017 Junior Scholar Award from the American Sociological Association’s Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco Section.

August 14, 2017
In the Media

UBC at the 112th ASA Annual Meeting

August 9, 2017
In the Media

PhD Candidate Cary Wu received a doctoral fellowship (US$18,000) from The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (CCKF).

August 9, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes is interviewed by MacLean's Magazine on the rise of Canadian birthing hotels.

August 9, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster Quoted by the Tyee

August 8, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson has been awarded a CIHR Foundation Grant

August 4, 2017
In the Media

UBC Sociology Professors Ghaziani, Lauster, & Qian in the news talking about the latest Census data

August 3, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CBC Early Edition talking about the rise of living alone (2:20:18 mark)

August 3, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian on CBC, talking about living alone and the newest Census results

August 2, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian on CBC News Network talking about the rising trend of one-person households in Canada.

August 2, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani on CBC’s BC Almanac talking about Census 2016 and Same-sex Couples in Canada (11:42 minute mark).

August 2, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed by a men’s lifestyle magazine in Santa Monica, CA

July 26, 2017

Job Posting: Assistant Professor, Sociology of Indigenous Peoples (tenure-track)

July 24, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster quoted in Globe & Mail

July 21, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CBC's "On The Coast" talking about Vancouver's new residential options (around the 53 min. mark)

July 21, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian in the Globe and Mail

July 20, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Ghaziani featured in the Voice of San Diego

July 17, 2017
In the Media

PhD student Kaitlyn Jaffe has been awarded a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.

July 12, 2017
In the Media

MA student Kelsea Perry has won the UBC Affiliate Award.

July 7, 2017
In the Media

Undergraduate student Vahid Rashidi has been accepted to present at the Eighth International Conference on Sport and Society.

June 29, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes was interviewed for a Canadian Press story

June 27, 2017
In the Media

UBC’s Urban Ethnographic Field School takes learning out of the classroom and into Vancouver’s diverse communities

June 26, 2017
In the Media

PhD Student Kaitlyn Jaffe has received the Public Scholars Initiative award.

June 26, 2017
In the Media

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet describes the importance of Prof. Phyllis Johnson's research project, "At Home In Space," from inside the International Space Station!

June 23, 2017

Job Posting: Assistant Professor, Environmental Sociology, tenure-track

June 23, 2017
In the Media

PhD Candidate Cary Wu received Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad.

June 22, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani quoted extensively in the New York Times

June 21, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in Billy Penn article

June 20, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Neil Guppy featured in the Globe and Mail

June 12, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CBC's BC Almanac talking housing affordability

June 6, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano talks to Roundhouse Radio about Vaccinations and Social Norms

June 2, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani has been elected to serve on the Council of the Collective Behavior/Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association.

June 2, 2017
In the Media

Research by Prof. Gerry Veenstra is featured in a Digital Journal article.

May 30, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano featured in Best Health article

May 30, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano's research captures much media attention

May 24, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano featured in CTV story on vaccinations

May 23, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster is quoted in the Globe and Mail

May 23, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Sean Lauer is interviewed by the Association of Neighbourhood Houses BC after winning the 2017 Good Neighbours Award.

May 15, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster wins John Porter Book Award from CSA for The Death and Life of the Single-Family House

May 9, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster is interviewed by Roundhouse Radio regarding Canada's aging population

May 8, 2017
In the Media

PhD Students François Lachapelle and Patrick Burnett win CSA Best Student Paper Award

May 4, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Sean Lauer wins CSA Angus Reid Award

May 4, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster interviewed in Metro News about net migration in Metro Vancouver

May 4, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on Fairchild TV, talking about the latest Census results [CANTONESE]

May 4, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed by the Toronto Star

May 3, 2017
In the Media

Department Award Winners Announced

May 2, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster talking to Science For the People about his book, The Death and Life of the Single-Family House

April 28, 2017
In the Media

Undergraduate Student Jory Smallenberg Wins 3M National Student Fellowship

April 26, 2017
In the Media

Undergraduate students Jory Smallenberg and Andy Holmes awarded the Premier Undergraduate and Wesbrook Scholarship award

April 14, 2017
In the Media

Undergraduate Students Give Thesis Presentations at Honors Mini Conference

April 12, 2017
In the Media

Catherine Corrigall-Brown, Silvia Bartolic and Nicole Malette win Killam Teaching awards.

April 12, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes speaks on Roundhouse Radio panel about University acknowledgement of indigenous lands, treaties and peoples

April 10, 2017
In the Media

Op-ed by incoming Sociology professor Sinikka Elliott

April 7, 2017
In the Media

Research by incoming UBC Sociology professor, Sinikka Elliott, featured in Slate article

April 7, 2017
In the Media

MA Student Nicole Luongo receives full funding from Oxford's Nuffield College and Oxford's Clarendon Scholarship to continue research

April 4, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth awarded a Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies Special Projects Award

March 31, 2017
In the Media

UBC Sociology Students Cecilia Federizon, Iman Ghosh & Elida Izani in Semi-Finals for the UBC-Western World's Challenge Challenge 2017

March 31, 2017
In the Media

Howard Ramos (Dalhousie) April 4th: "Racialization and Representation in Canadian Universities"

March 31, 2017
In the Media

PhD Student Hélène Frohard-Dourlent speaks with CBC Radio-Canada about gender in educational environments

March 31, 2017
In the Media

UBC's Cary Wu and Prof. Rima Wilkes co-author response article in Maclean's

March 30, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano in Vancouver Magazine

March 29, 2017
In the Media

Undergraduate students in Professor Amin Ghaziani’s Sexualities class (Soci 369) publish an op-ed on all-gender washrooms.

March 29, 2017
In the Media

Research by Prof. Yue Qian featured in Global Times article

March 28, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster interviewed by CityLab

March 27, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Sean Lauer receives Angus Reid Applied Sociology Award, 2017

March 24, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian's recently published research on geographic constraints on marriage patterns in China in EurekAlert (AAAS) science news!

March 23, 2017
In the Media

Janet Vertesi (Princeton) Speaks at Kaspar Naegele Memorial Lecture (Photo)

March 16, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth Interviewed by The Source

March 16, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian awarded the Hampston Fund Research Grant

March 10, 2017
In the Media

Janet Vertesi (Princeton) March 14: “The Social Life of Spacecraft: Social Organization and Technoscientific Work on NASA’s Robotic Spacecraft Teams”

March 9, 2017
In the Media

Amélie Quesnel-Vallée (McGill) March 7: “Public-private balance of health care financing & provision: Assessing policy reforms and their impact on social inequalities in health”

March 6, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes on CBC Radio BC Almanac

March 1, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes on CBC speaks to Host Gloria Macarenko on 'effective protests' and the Trump Tower opening. [Begins at 2:00]

February 28, 2017
In the Media

PhD student Cary Wu in the University Herald

February 28, 2017
In the Media

PhD Candidate Cary Wu on CBC Radio's Daybreak South, explains how the feeling of “home” for students can influence their future plans. [The segment starts at 30:30.]

February 22, 2017
In the Media

UBC PhD Candidate Cary Wu and Prof. Rima Wilkes on Roundhouse Radio discussing their recently published research on the meaning of home for international students

February 21, 2017
In the Media

Killam Research Award Winners: Prof. Rima Wilkes and Prof. Wendy Roth

February 20, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in Vancouver's Metro News

February 15, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes appears in Huffington Post, Vancouver Sun

February 14, 2017
In the Media

Dr. Guy Stecklov has been appointed Head of the Department, beginning July 1, 2017

February 14, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian on CNN discussing China's stressed-out and creative Millennials

February 9, 2017
In the Media

Incoming UBC Professor Seth Abrutyn’s Research Featured on the ASA Website

February 8, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes, recipient of the Martha Foschi Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching, 2017

February 8, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes in the CBC news

February 4, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Renisa Mawani on Roundhouse Radio talking about President Trump's "Muslim Ban" order and its historical precedents

February 2, 2017
In the Media

Prof Richard Carpiano discusses the impact our social relationships have on our health with Capture Queue

February 1, 2017
In the Media

Sarah Thébaud (California) Talk Feb. 7

February 1, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Qiang Fu's recent AJS comment on Age-Period-Cohort models cited in on-going public statistics debate

January 31, 2017
In the Media

Prof Yue Qian Featured in The Society Pages

January 31, 2017
In the Media

UBC Sociology echoes the concerns of the University of British Columbia over the new executive order on immigration in the United States

January 30, 2017
In the Media

Prof Yue Qian in the South China Morning Post

January 25, 2017
In the Media

Prof Nathan Lauster in Corporate Knights magazine

January 25, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth's Peter Wall Institute Talk Included in Washington Post Article

January 6, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes featured on Confronting the Refugee Crisis

January 5, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani Launches New Special Issue of Women’s Studies Quarterly

January 5, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in The Metro newspaper

January 5, 2017
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster and other housing experts weigh in

December 22, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on CBC's The Early Edition about the Province's newest housing policy

December 19, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Bob Ratner publishes op-ed in Vancouver Sun re Fidel Castro

December 14, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth inerviewed by The Province about Online DNA Registries in Connecting Families

December 12, 2016
In the Media

Professors Amin Ghaziani and Beth Hirsh named as Canada Research Chairs.

December 8, 2016
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall interviewed about Premier Rachael Notley's visit to B.C. regarding the TransMountain Pipeline expansion

December 6, 2016
In the Media

UBC graduate student Adam Howe publishes op-ed in The Georgia Straight

December 2, 2016
In the Media

Profs. Rima Wilkes and David Tindall talk to the UBC Thunderbird

November 25, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson's research featured in the Globe and Mail

November 24, 2016
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall on News 1130 discussing pipeline protests

November 21, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Amy Hanser featured in Globe & Mail story on baby-formula theft ring

November 17, 2016
In the Media

Graduate Student Adam Vanzella-Yang publishes op-ed in Georgia Strait

November 17, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano's research on disparities in kindergarten school vaccination rates across the lower mainland featured

November 16, 2016
In the Media

Prof Richard Carpiano and Dr. Julie Bettinger's research on vaccination rates featured on CTV News

November 16, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster interviewed about his book in the Metropolis podcast

November 15, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth one of four UBC professors interviewed by the Faculty of Arts

November 14, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster's new book profiled in The Globe and Mail

November 12, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Phyllis Johnson Interviewed by NASA Reporter about Study, At Home In Space

November 9, 2016
In the Media

Ph.D. student Max Chewinski published op-ed, "Liberals failing on duty to hold Canadian mining companies accountable abroad", in the National Observer.

November 8, 2016
In the Media

PhD Student Max Chewinski recently admitted to the Liu Scholars Program

November 8, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian interviewed about her research on marriage patterns

November 7, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian interviewed by the Kash Heed Show on Pulse FM

November 3, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on Victoria's C-FAX 1070 Radio Talking with Adam Stirling about his book, the Death and Life of the Single-Family House

November 2, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian talking with Kirk LaPointe on Roundhouse Radio

November 2, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano Quoted in The Vancouver Sun

November 2, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Lauster on CBC Radio's The 180, talking about the future of the single-family house

October 30, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian appears on Global News talking about her research on women's marriage patterns (18:59-19:59)

October 30, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Yue Qian interviewed for UBC Press Release

October 30, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster's new book written up in The Tyee, by Christopher Cheung (UBC alum)

October 26, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller in Metro News on Affording The Cost of Living in Vancouver through Moonlighting

October 25, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in the Vancouver Sun talking about his research

October 21, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Nathanael Lauster on Global TV talking about his new book, the Death and Life of the Single-Family House

October 21, 2016
In the Media

UBC Press Release with Video on Prof. Nathan Lauster's new book concerning the Death and Life of the Single-Family House

October 20, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes interviewed by Kirk LaPointe re racist sports team names

October 19, 2016
In the Media

4th year Sociology student Matt Hewitt back up goalie for Vancouver Canucks, in tonight's game against St. Louis.

October 18, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller in Metro News re Craigslist Ad for 'personal servant'

October 17, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes in BBC news re Canadians avoiding calling Cleveland team 'Indians'

October 14, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster on the Business News Network discussing his book on the future of Single-Family Houses

October 14, 2016
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall Interviewed by CBC about Polling about Environmental Issues

October 6, 2016
In the Media

Grad Student Zackary Hyde article in The Mainlander re Relationship Between Gentrification and Vancouver's Mural Festival

October 6, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross speaks at the unveiling of the West End sex worker memorial

September 16, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano featured in Vancouver Sun article: "A sense of belonging: Surrey Central, Burnaby Mountain ranked lowest while Bowen Island is the best"

September 12, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano featured in Vancouver Sun article: "In the best, and worst, of health: Survey rates neighbourhoods in Metro Vancouver"

September 12, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson's op-ed on the downsides and dangers of ‘cheque day’ featured in The Globe and Mail

September 6, 2016
In the Media

PhD Candidate Jing Zhao and Prof. Nathan Lauster's research on Chinese Immigrants in the Globe & Mail

September 6, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano - new co-editor of ASA Journal of Health and Social Behavior (JHSB)

August 31, 2016
In the Media

2 Assistant Professor positions: 'Sociological Theory' and 'Sociology of Family'

August 22, 2016
In the Media

Professor Nathanael Lauster interviewed on CBC's On The Coast - discussing The Death and Life of the Single-Family House

August 12, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth Interviewed by NOW Magazine

August 8, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster interviewed about his forthcoming book in the Metro News

August 5, 2016
In the Media

Ms. Saleema Noon, BA & MA Family Studies, is Awarded The Order of British Columbia

July 25, 2016
In the Media

Grad Student Hazel Hollingdale's Research Published in WorkPlaceBC Magazine

July 12, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Qiang Fu has been Awarded a Grant To Study Urban Transformation and Neighborhood Engagement in China from The Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation

July 5, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed by the Brick Underground about LGBT Neighbourhoods in New York City

July 5, 2016
In the Media

PhD Student François Lachapelle and PhD Candidate Patrick John Burnett Win UBC's Public Scholars Initiative Fellowship for their Project Relational Academia (relational-academia.ca)

June 29, 2016
In the Media

UBC Sociology Study Finds that Living in a Democratic Country May Add 11 Years to Your Life Expectancy

June 21, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani Receives Honourable Mention from The American Sociological Association.

June 20, 2016
In the Media

Graduate student Valerie Berseth has been awarded a Killam Doctoral Scholarship for 2016-2018

June 15, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed by Global News about the Orlando massacre, the worst mass shooting in the United States.

June 14, 2016
In the Media

Students Gathered at UBC for The Third International Summer School on Ageing

June 13, 2016
In the Media

Prof Gillian Creese Appointed Acting Associate Dean, Faculty and Equity

June 6, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani interviewed by the Financial Times for his research on gay neighbourhoods

June 3, 2016
In the Media

PhD Student François Lachapelle publishes in Global Dialogue

June 3, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Phyllis Johnson interviewed for The Space Exploration Podcast for her work about living conditions in space

May 31, 2016
In the Media

Georgia Piggot wins Best Student Paper Award from the Environment Research Cluster of the Canadian Sociological Association for her work, “Getting to Zero: Organizational Responses to British Columbia’s Carbon Neutral Policy."

May 30, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Anne Martin-Matthews hosting International Summer School on Ageing at UBC, June 5 -10

May 30, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Neil Guppy appointed as Senior Advisor to the Provosts on Academic Freedom

May 25, 2016
In the Media

Grad Student Lily Ivanova awarded Yale-UBC Fox International Fellowship

May 25, 2016
In the Media

Grad Student Max Chewinski wins CSA Best Paper Award

May 25, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Renisa Mawani re Komagata Maru in the Globe and Mail and UBC News

May 18, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth discusses her research into genetic ancestry testing and the meaning of race

May 4, 2016
In the Media

CRS Best Article Award: Sylvia Fuller, Neil Guppy, Nicole Luongo, Natasha Stecy-Hildebrandt

April 25, 2016
In the Media

Sociology Graduate Student Justin Kong in New Canadian Media

April 25, 2016
In the Media

Hélène Frohard-Dourlent, Opinion piece in VANCOUVER SUN

April 25, 2016
In the Media

UBC Sociology places 2nd in Vancouver SunRun

April 18, 2016
In the Media

Wendy Roth awarded the Canadian Sociological Association’s Early Investigator Award

April 12, 2016
In the Media

Student Kennedy Wong Receives Award for his Research on Homelessness

April 7, 2016
In the Media

Two graduating students, Emily Chan and Skyler Wang, honoured as student leaders

April 7, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Neil Guppy receives CSA Outstanding Contribution Award

April 4, 2016
In the Media

Q&A with Silvia Bartolic on overcoming fear of research methods

March 29, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano - next Co-Editor of Journal of Health & Social Behavior

March 22, 2016
In the Media

Sociology student Geoff Pippus in The Ubyssey

March 17, 2016
In the Media

Andrea N. Polonijo interviewed by the Province

March 10, 2016
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall talks to UBC Arts

February 28, 2016
In the Media

Judith Stacey: Tues April 5 “Studying Global Family & Gender Upheavals: Post-Retirement Reflections & Provocations”

February 25, 2016

New Job Posting: 12-Month Lecturer (2 positions)

February 22, 2016

New Job Posting (Sociology and Vantage College): 12-Month Lecturer

February 22, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes interviewed on CBC's Unreserved about the Oka Crisis

February 21, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth interviewed by Canadian Press on race, ethnicity, and identity

February 16, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes pens op-ed for Science Magazine!

February 9, 2016
In the Media

Katherine Lyon & Hélène Frohard-Dourlent interviewed on Our City with Kirk LaPointe re gay couples feeling pressure to marry.

February 3, 2016
In the Media

PhD Students Katherine Lyon and Hélène Frohard-Dourlent's research on gay couples feeling pressure to marry: more headlines in the news

February 2, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth interviewed by The National re school shootings in La Loche

January 28, 2016
In the Media

New Faculty Book: Catherine Corrigall-Brown "Imagining Sociology"

January 21, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani in the GUARDIAN

January 13, 2016
In the Media

2016 Kaspar Naegele Memorial Lecturer: Tina Fetner, January 12

January 6, 2016
In the Media

UBC Sociology to host international grad training program on ageing

January 5, 2016
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano in Richmond News

December 9, 2015
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall, Opinion piece in the VANCOUVER SUN

December 9, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano follow-up in the VANCOUVER SUN

December 4, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano in the VANCOUVER SUN

December 1, 2015
In the Media

Think SOCIOLOGY! Fall Newsletter - read it here...

December 1, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Renisa Mawani discusses her new book on Roundhouse Radio

November 30, 2015
In the Media

Recent UBC PhD Graduate Sanjeev Routray takes prestigious post-doctoral fellowship

November 27, 2015
In the Media

UBC Public Sociologists: graduate students publish op-eds...

November 17, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson awarded 'Wall Solutions Initiative' grant

November 9, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross in Daily Xtra

November 6, 2015
In the Media

PhD student Edward Haddon receives the Donald N. Byers Memorial Prize

November 5, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Ghaziani’s research on ‘gaybourhoods’ inspires a special book symposium

November 4, 2015
In the Media

Recent graduate, Dr. Adam Easterbrook (UBC PhD) takes Research Scientist position

November 4, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano quoted in Vancouver Sun

November 3, 2015
In the Media

Profs Corrigall-Brown and Richardson selected to join the Green’s College Leading Scholar Program

October 30, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano, featured as a Killam Award winner.

October 28, 2015
In the Media

Kristin Sopotiuk, Assistant to Head for Sociology, wins UBC President's Service Award for Excellence

October 15, 2015
In the Media

UBC Prof. Sylvia Fuller contributes to 2015 Election Poverty Policy Audit

October 15, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Catherine Corrigall-Brown receives Hampton Research Grant

October 9, 2015
In the Media

UBC Sociology competes in the 'Day of the Longboat'

October 8, 2015
In the Media

New professor, Qiang Fu, awarded Hampton Fund Research Grant

October 8, 2015
In the Media

Inaugural Francesco Duina Undergraduate Prize - applications due Oct 15th

September 29, 2015
In the Media

Sarah Brayne (University of Texas-Austin) - Seminar Series Speaker, Tuesday Oct 6, 11:00

September 29, 2015
In the Media

Jason Beckfield (Harvard) - Seminar Series Speaker, Tues Sept 22 11:00

September 21, 2015
In the Media

Rima Wilkes' CBC Radio interview re iconic Oka photograph - 25 years later

September 21, 2015
In the Media

UBC Sociology is hiring for two new tenure-track positions!

September 17, 2015
In the Media

Student Skyler Wang article published in THE UBYSSEY

September 17, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Nathanael Lauster on Vancouver's rent affordability issues

September 11, 2015
In the Media

UBC Sociology welcomes Professor Qiang Fu

September 1, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani invited to serve on the editorial board of the American Sociological Review.

September 1, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson awarded Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator Award

August 18, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Nathanael Lauster in the news on housing ideals in Vancouver

August 17, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani in the Georgia Straight, Salon, and Los Angeles Times

July 29, 2015

Faculty Job Posting - Headship position

July 20, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson receives Innovation and Translational Research Award Funding for research on income assistance disbursement

July 20, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Amy Hanser on Global News re food trucks

June 26, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross quoted in The Province re FIFA Women's World Cup

June 26, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Phyllis Johnson's project to be on board next International Space Station this fall

June 23, 2015
In the Media

Grad Student Cary Wu publishes in The American Sociologist

June 23, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster in The Tyee on Heritage Districting in Vancouver

June 19, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Amy Hanser on Racism vs. Xenophobia - where's the line?

June 18, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Amy Hanser and Food Trucks, article in THE UBYSSEY

June 18, 2015
In the Media

Phd Candidate Zachary Hyde wins ASA award for Best Student Paper

June 10, 2015
In the Media

PhD Student Heather Holroyd co-authors paper on Bathing in Residential Care

June 10, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Gerry Veenstra's work links musical taste with social class & gains wide media exposure

June 5, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth wins book prize for 'Race Migrations'

May 27, 2015
In the Media

Grad Student Seonok Lee selected as research associate at the UofT Centre for Social Policy

May 26, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross comments in UBYSSEY article "Vancouver groups trying to create transition program for sex workers"

May 26, 2015
In the Media

Sociology Department Receives Artwork Donation

May 22, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller speaks to the CBC re Mother's Day and work

May 14, 2015

Job Posting: Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

May 5, 2015
In the Media

Think SOCIOLOGY! Spring newsletter

May 4, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Neil Guppy comments on workplace relationships and the Jian Ghomeshi scandal

April 30, 2015
In the Media

Students Andrew Patterson and Misaqe Ismailzai receive CSA award

April 24, 2015
In the Media

CBC interviews Prof. Nathan Lauster on $1 million tweet

April 22, 2015
In the Media

Media's spotlight on Amin Ghaziani's work on gender and urban renewal

April 20, 2015
In the Media

UBC Sociology Team places 6th in Vancouver Sun Run in 'Education' category

April 20, 2015
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall and PhD Candidate Georgia Piggot publish in Nature Climate Change

April 13, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Renisa Mawani wins Killam Teaching Prize for Graduate Instruction

April 10, 2015
In the Media

Grad Student Katherine Lyon receives ASA Award

April 9, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Renisa Mawani awarded a Hampton Research Grant

April 9, 2015
In the Media

Grad Student Edward Haddon receives Killam Doctoral Scholarship

April 9, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Renisa Mawani receives Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award

April 9, 2015
In the Media

Grad Student Katherine Lyon receives Killam Award

April 8, 2015
In the Media

Amin Ghaziani's CBC Radio interview about his new article on Lesbian Geographies

April 2, 2015
In the Media

"Lesbian couples 'trailblazers' of trendy neighbourhoods" Metro interviews Prof. Amin Ghaziani

March 31, 2015
In the Media

'Chinese Driver' stickers sparks controversy - CTV News interviews Dr. Elic Chan

March 19, 2015
In the Media

"Say goodbye to the gaybourhood?" The Backseat, a Berkeley-based magazine for Millennials, interviews Professor Ghaziani about his new book.

March 18, 2015
In the Media

UBC in Contexts

February 23, 2015
In the Media

"Whither the gaybourhood?" An interview with Prof. Amin Ghaziani and the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies

February 11, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Ralph Matthews wins 2014 UBC Killam Research Prize

February 2, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano awarded a 2014 UBC Killam Research Fellowship

February 2, 2015
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall's op-ed in the Vancouver Sun, re UBC Referendum on divestment from fossil fuels.

January 30, 2015
In the Media

UBC Sociology and East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) sign cooperation agreement

January 27, 2015
In the Media

PhD Student Zachary Hyde publishes article in 'City and Community'

January 23, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Catherine Corrigall-Brown joins UBC Sociology with major SSRHC social movements grant

January 13, 2015
In the Media

Prof. Catherine Corrigall-Brown joins UBC Sociology with major SSRHC social movements grant

January 13, 2015
In the Media

2014-2015: Call for "Award Nominations" in the Department of Sociology

January 12, 2015
In the Media

HBO's 'Looking' referenced alongside Amin Ghaziani's 'There Goes the Gayborhood?'

January 8, 2015
In the Media

David Tindall's CBC Radio interview re the Kinder-Morgan face-off on Burnaby Mountain

December 15, 2014
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall comments on the protests on Burnaby Mountain, in The Vancouver Sun

November 27, 2014

Job Posting: Assistant Professor (tenure track) - deadline Dec 21, 2014

November 21, 2014
In the Media

UBC Sociology meets Sciences Po Sociology!

November 18, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes comments on trust, in The Washington Post

November 6, 2014
In the Media

UBC PhD students present their work at conference in Shanghai

October 20, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Lindsey Richardson's research on social assistance timing and drug-related harm featured in the media

September 29, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Rima Wilkes comments on Subban caption

September 26, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Sylvia Fuller profiled in Tyee piece on Motherhood and Inequality

September 15, 2014
In the Media

UBC faculty member and students named associates of the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research

September 15, 2014
In the Media

Wendy Roth co-opens Conference on Measuring Race

September 8, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth quoted on Five Reasons to Leave the US for Canada

September 8, 2014
In the Media

Grad Course Listing for 2014/2015

September 2, 2014
In the Media

PhD students Kamila Kolpashnikova and Cary Wu Invited to ECUST Shanghai Conference

September 2, 2014
In the Media

Reception at the ASA

August 14, 2014
In the Media

Live TV and radio interviews with Amin Ghaziani on his new book

August 7, 2014
In the Media

Amin Ghaziani's book captures much media attention

August 7, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani’s op-ed “Where Did the ‘Gay’ in ‘Gay Pride’ Go?”

July 17, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth's book receives Honorable Mention from SSSP

July 4, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Becki Ross's op-ed "Sex workers seek apology, redress"

July 2, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani's op-ed "Are Gay Neighborhoods An Endangered Species?"

June 30, 2014
In the Media

Professors Sylvia Fuller and Beth Hirsh secure SSHRCC Grant to study workplace challenges for mothers

June 26, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Wendy Roth co-organizes ASA-sponsored “Measuring the Diverging Components of Race in Multiracial America” conference

June 25, 2014
In the Media

PhD candidate Hélène Frohard-Dourlent French CBC interview re changes to the VSB policy on sexual orientation and gender identities

June 18, 2014
In the Media

Book trailer: Dr. Amin Ghaziani's "There Goes the Gayborhood?" How and why are gayborhoods changing? A new book tries to find some answers.

June 10, 2014
In the Media

Professors Sean Lauer and Carrie Yodanis offer globalization courses at Sophia University (Tokyo)

May 27, 2014
In the Media

PhD student Edward Haddon publishes article in Journal of Sociology

May 26, 2014
In the Media

PhD student Hélène Frohard-Dourlent featured on Province article

May 26, 2014
In the Media

Theory and Society features papers from recent UBC conference

May 22, 2014
In the Media

PhD student Seonok Lee wins prestigious Korea Foundation Scholarship

May 15, 2014
In the Media

PhD student Hazel Hollingdale presents her research

May 15, 2014
In the Media

Spring 2014 'Think Sociology!' Newsletter Released

May 12, 2014
In the Media

Dr. Heather Walmsley article published in International Travel Journal

May 12, 2014
In the Media

UBC Public Sociologists: Anna Mendoza, Tanvi Sirari, Ed Haddon, Cary Wu, and Nicole Malette.

April 30, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Dawn Currie wins Dean of Arts Award

April 23, 2014
In the Media

New ANSO Community Food Garden

April 23, 2014
In the Media

Sociology student Charlie Macaulay receives the UBC Robert and Kazuko Barker Award

April 10, 2014
In the Media

Ph.D. Student Heather Holroyd receives Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.

April 8, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani receives the Killam Teaching Prize.

April 8, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Amin Ghaziani selected for 2014 Peter Wall Scholars Research Award.

April 7, 2014
In the Media

SOCI 383 students present their work at undergraduate mini-conference.

April 7, 2014
In the Media

Hazel Hollingdale talks about "The Lehman Sisters Hypothesis" on CKNW Radio.

April 7, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Tom Kemple receives Hampton Research Grant.

April 3, 2014
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall cited in "Cool Neighbours" report.

April 2, 2014
In the Media

PhD Student Hazel Hollingdale, finalist in SSHRC's 'Research for a Better Life: The Storytellers' challenge, presents "Taking Stock: Testing the 'Lehman Sisters Hypothesis'".

April 1, 2014
In the Media

PhD Student Tanvi Sirari talks about multiculturalism and discrimination at UBC on CBC's On The Coast.

March 30, 2014
In the Media

“Sociologist’s Café: Learning Sociology Outside the Classroom” Tom Kemple, Sean Lauer, Dawn Currie & Anna Parayno. March 25, 2014.

March 27, 2014
In the Media

Julian Dierkes & Francesco Duina interview Japanese trade negotiator.

March 22, 2014
In the Media

Hazel Hollingdale - 3MT UBC Finalist.

March 17, 2014
In the Media

Sociology Student Anna Ward highlighted in Community Learning Story.

February 28, 2014
In the Media

Profs. Sylvia Fuller and Phyllis Johnson quoted on work-family-lifestyle balance in the Vancouver Sun.

February 10, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Ralph Matthews and PhD student Jordan Tesluk featured on Mitcas' website for their work with the Tsawwassen First Nation in British Columbia.

February 3, 2014
In the Media

Student Ryley Humphry wins Robertson Scholarship.

February 3, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Francesco Duina: quoted on NEWS1130.

January 30, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Richard Carpiano wins Killam Research Prize.

January 28, 2014
In the Media

Prof. Nathan Lauster: quoted in Vancouver Sun.

January 22, 2014
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall: published op-ed - "Pipeline bad idea for lots of reasons"

January 3, 2014
In the Media

Sociology Major, Ryley Humphry, wins Wesbrook Scholarship.

January 3, 2014
In the Media

Martha Foschi Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching

December 2, 2013
In the Media

Thomas Kemple's video on Georg Simmel

November 27, 2013
In the Media

Richard Carpiano's podcast on Honorific Awards and Mortality

November 1, 2013
In the Media

Amin Ghaziani: Quoted in "Davie Village aims to grow from gay roots"

October 31, 2013
In the Media

Renisa Mawani's lecture on "Insect Knowledges and War Machines"

October 17, 2013
In the Media

Wendy Roth on her new book Race Migrations

October 17, 2013

Job Posting: Instructor 1, tenure-track

October 4, 2013
In the Media

Sociology student’s research recognized by UNHCR

October 4, 2013
In the Media

Prof. David Tindall: It's time for truth and reconciliation

October 4, 2013