UBC Arts researchers recognized for excellence with 2025 NSERC Discovery Grants
Ten UBC Arts researchers have been awarded funding through the 2025 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grants, Discovery Launch Supplements, Northern Research Supplements, and Research Tools and Instruments programs.
UBC Arts researchers receive New Frontiers Research Fund support
Dr. Bryan Gick (Linguistics) and Dr. Naomi Schwartz (Geography) have each received funding through the 2024 New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) program.
65 UBC Arts researchers secure SSHRC funding in 2024 competition
A total of 65 projects led by UBC Faculty of Arts researchers were awarded funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)’s 2024 Partnership, Partnership Development, Insight, and Insight Development Grants competitions.
What Ancient Meals Reveal About Roman Britain
UBC PhD student Alex Hagler uncovers how Roman communities used food rituals to define identity.
Arts in the Media: June 2025
Arts faculty shared their insights with the media on a wide range of timely topics—from Middle East geopolitics, greenwashing in climate policy, to the ways AI is reshaping education and everyday life.
New books by Arts faculty for your 2025 reading list
UBC Arts scholars have published books on a fascinating range of topics—including medical assistance in dying, GenAI and learning, African American blues, sign language music, and even the role of stray cats in urban communities.
Reclaiming History: A new Asian-Indigenous exhibit explores the right to truth-telling
Elder Margaretta James presents a unique transpacific version of resiliency of the human spirit by showcasing how Asian-Indigenous encounters in the Pacific northwest and British Columbia have shaped the lives of individuals, families and communities living there.
Dean’s Awards Recognition Reception
On May 20, 2025, the Faculty of Arts Dean’s Office hosted an awards recognition reception, bringing together faculty members celebrated for their outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and learning.
How Language Revitalization Boosts Indigenous Health
New UBC Arts-led research shows that reviving Indigenous languages may do more than preserve culture—it may also improve public health.
How to fight disinformation, according to a historian of media
Disinformation is nothing new. Here’s how to fight it, according to Prof. Heidi Tworek, director of UBC’s Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions.