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

 
UBC Sociology Prof. Yue Qian published a new study showing women who earned a 4.0 grade-point average in high school could have roughly the same leadership prospects as men who flunked their classes.

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

 
New research by Prof. Kimberly Huyser explores how historically-embedded structural vulnerabilities are critical in understanding the disproportionate burden of COVID-19 that American Indian and Alaska Native populations are experiencing.

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

 
We spoke to UBC Sociology Professor Oral Robinson about his new book, which explores how intra-Caribbean migrants experience living within different Cariibbean countries.
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Research

Research, Students

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

January 12, 2021
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Prof. Kimberly Huyser copublishes research on COVID-19 in New Mexico Tribal Lands

January 8, 2021
Kimberly Huyser
Achievement, Alumni, Research

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

January 7, 2021
Sarah Brayne Predict and Surveil
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