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What We Talk About When We Talk About Interracial Relationships

 
Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Adkins discusses identity, racism issues, and trust in interracial relationships. Read a Q&A where Adkins explains her data, processes, and challenges of her research thus far.

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

 
Prof. Renisa Mawani's new book Animalia explores the central roles animals in the history of British imperial control, exploring how the politics of empire played out in multispecies relations.

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

 
UBC Sociology PhD candidate Nicole Malette's new book, It’s All Good (Unless It’s Not), explores how undergraduate students access mental health services, unpacking common university challenges and when and where to go for help.
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In the Media, Research

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

November 12, 2020
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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
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