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Join us for our next Geography Colloquium with human geographer and critical migration scholar Dr. David Durand-Delacre from UN University - EHS for his talk “Human Mobilities in a Changing Climate”. When: April 8th, 12:30pm Where: Geog 229 & Zoom Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event/g…

📣 Our annual Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference is happening this Friday, April 11! Check out the program and come out to support our undergraduate students presenting on their research in ANSO 134! Drop ins are welcome. 🤩 buff.ly/MPkfoz5

Prof. Silvia Bartolic is working to democratize learning materials for students by transforming a formerly published Family Sociology textbook into an Open Educational Resource! Learn more about Prof. Bartolic's project and other OER projects at UBC: buff.ly/HNB6wm6

Prof. Neda Maghbouleh's analysis on rates of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization in Toronto illustrates how important ethnoracial data is for identifying inequities experienced by Middle Eastern and North African communities. Read the full brief: buff.ly/Obq8kuQ

Congratulations to MA students Daniel Hwang and Isaac Tetreault for receiving funding from the Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s (CGS M) program for their research! Learn more about their research: buff.ly/CIQTS5c

Celebrate Learning Week showcases events at UBCV and UBCO from May 5–9, focused on highlighting the ways we plant the seeds of change for lasting impacts in teaching and learning. Browse events events.ctlt.ubc.ca/clw #CLW2025

Prof. Amanda Cheong will be participating in a panel on the "Anthropology of Statelessness" for the World Anthropological Union's webinar series! The online webinar will take place next Friday, April 25. Register now: buff.ly/Lcwl5ub

Homeschooling has seen a significant rise in popularity across Canada since the pandemic. Honours student Julia Moniz-Lecce examines the motivations and challenges that racialized families encounter in their homeschooling journeys. Read Julia's Q&A: buff.ly/yRpWN6B

Inspired by urbanisation efforts in her hometown of Calgary, Zoe Duquette's honours thesis explores civic engagement and the narratives about Calgary’s urban character during the process to implement recent densification policies. Learn more: buff.ly/6LyJmUb

Last Thursday, Dr. Prentiss Dantzler delivered a presentation for the Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Cluster. His work examines the relationship between eviction and visible minority status in Canada and offers critical insights into housing inequality. #HousingJustice

PhD student Alyy Patel 🌈 recently presented her research study titled "Re-Theorizing the Sexual Minority Closet: Evidence from Queer South Asian Women" at the British Sociology Conference. We're so excited to see Alyy take her research beyond North America for the first time! 🌏

A study by Prof. Laura Nelson,"Taking the Time: The Implications of Workplace Assessment for Organizational Gender Inequality," investigates how women are disproportionately performing low-promotability tasks at work. Read the full Canadian HR Reporter article: buff.ly/tvRmasE

Prof. David Tindall writes about his latest research surveying the public on climate issues in The Vancouver Sun. Many want to "have it both ways," supporting Canada's climate goals but also continued development of oil sands and pipelines. Read more: buff.ly/G25IVd3

Check out commentary from UBC Sociology experts over the past month, from immigration policy to housing scarcity. 👇

UBC SOCI alum Todd Martin has been appointed as president of Trinity Western University. Dr. Martin completed a master's in family studies at UBC, with research focused on intergenerational faith transmission, and a PhD in sociology at UBC. Congrats, Dr. Martin! buff.ly/0MdX8Gj

🎉 Congrats to Sociology’s Sunrun Team: Neil Armitage, Maya Balzarini, Haocheng Fan, Amin Ghaziani, Beth Hirsh, Jiaxi Kang, Kate Lewis, Josephine Sopotiuk, Kristin Sopotiuk, and David Tindall! The team placed an impressive 37 of 56 in the Education category!

In her honours thesis, Grace Chen examines how organizers and participants in Vancouver's Chinatown grapple with the changing urban landscape and navigate both the online and physical space for community-engagement. Read our full Q&A with Grace: buff.ly/9SaW3K5

Congrats to PhD candidate Manlin Cai on publishing a lead-authored article! The study's interviews with Chinese immigrant online daters reveal an “efficiency paradox," challenging the common notion of efficiency in online dating. Read the full article: buff.ly/2d7RLbs

"What I enjoyed most about my program was the opportunity to challenge dominant narratives and apply my learning to real-world issues." Alum Shanaya Kumar (BA'24) shares how her Arts degree has shaped her career as the founder of Bad Artists Collective. buff.ly/PMUocAS

In a new evidence brief, the Infrastructure and Integration Lab, run by Prof. Sean Lauer, explores immigrant experiences with social service organizations. Their work offers a new direction for research on settlement and integration. Read the full brief: buff.ly/HFHc8IF