Arts in the Media: April 2025
This April, Arts faculty shared their expertise with the media on a variety of pressing issues, including foreign interference in elections, housing affordability, immigration and democratic resilience.
Meet the UBC Arts recipients of the 2025 Community-University Engagement Support Fund
This year’s projects focus on diverse community needs, from reimagining access to Indigenous heritage to advancing trauma-informed theatre, advocating for migrant worker rights, supporting immigrant well-being through music, and reshaping fashion’s future.
UBC Arts Research Excellence Clusters receive funding for 2025/26
A total of ten Research Excellence Clusters led by UBC Arts researchers are being supported in 2025/26.
Dr. Sadia Shirazi appointed as new Canada Research Chair
Dr. Sadia Shirazi has been appointed as a new Canada Research Chair, recognizing their work in the history of South Asian art, architecture, and visual culture.
Helping others is good for our health. But how do we balance our own needs?
PhD candidate Julia Nakamura and Psychology professor Dr. Frances Chen discuss their research on the benefits and trade-offs of prosocial behavior, the impact they hope to have on public health guidelines, and their favourite ways to practice kindness.
Arts in the Media: March 2025
This March, Arts faculty shared their expertise with the media on a variety of pressing issues, including U.S. tariffs, B.C. politics, nuclear energy, and trade relations.
Arts faculty recognized with UBC Killam Research Prizes
The Faculty of Arts is thrilled to announce that nine of its members have been awarded the prestigious UBC Killam Research Fellowship and Prizes for the 2024 academic year.
2025 Priority Thematic Public Humanities Research Incubator Grant Recipients Announced
This year, $39,800 was awarded to support new, interdisciplinary and collaborative public humanities research projects in initial stages proposed by teams with the intent subsequently to apply for Tri-Council funding.
Arts in the Media: February 2025
This February, Arts faculty spoke to media about a wide range of issues, from UBC research on the dangers of space debris, to the rise of Canadian patriotism and the threat of U.S. tariffs.
Six books by UBC Arts scholars to read for Black History Month and beyond
February is Black History Month in Canada. Here are six books to read by Black scholars in the Faculty of Arts that explore crucial themes of Black history, identity, and resistance.