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

 
Professor Richardson received funding for two projects that seek to support people with lived and living experiences of substance use through knowledge generation and mobilization.

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

 
A new article published in Energy Research & Social Science analyzes the effects of inequality on emissions in Canadian provinces from 1997 to 2020.

Prof. Neda Maghbouleh appointed as a new Canada Research Chair

 
Her work is among the first to identify and empirically study Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) communities in the U.S. and Canada.
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Prof. Lindsey Richardson receives funding for projects from Health Research BC’s 2024 C2 and Reach competitions

November 29, 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
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