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

 
Despite Vancouver's diverse population, only one percent of its residents are racialized as Black. UBC Sociology Professor Gillian Creese published her new book, "Where Are You From?", in December 2019. Her new research examines the

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

 

Prof. Yue Qian receives major funding for Coronavirus research.

 
Yue Qian could only look on, feeling helpless, as COVID-19 ravaged her home city of Wuhan—the epicentre of an outbreak that has killed more than 3,000 people and infected more than 90,000 globally. “When the quarantine was first issued, I was
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Prof Yue Qian Publishes Paper on Who Loses Incoming During Covid-19

June 15, 2020
Prof. Yue Qian receives major funding for Coronavirus research.
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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
Sociology MA Student, Suki Xiao, and Prof Yue Qian on What Frontline Workers in Wuhan can Teach us about Mental Health & COVID-19
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UBC Sociology Lecturer Robyn Pitman talks supporting families working from home in UBC COVID-19 webinar

April 24, 2020
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