Celebrating the research and feminist practices of women scholars at Arts
Dr. Annette Henry and Dr. Tara Mulder talk about their research, what it means for them to be feminists and scholars in their areas of expertise, and the biggest takeaways they’ve learned in the process.
UBC scholar helping AI overcome its language barrier
UBC Linguistics scholar, Ife Adebara, discusses her research on natural language processing, and AfroLID— a publicly available language identification system that she built which works for 517 African languages.
Naomi Klein on the future of climate justice
The leading climate activist and UBC professor of climate justice shares insights on what she’s learned about communicating the climate crisis over the past two decades, how Covid has impacted climate action, and how the UBC Centre for Climate Justice is tackling climate injustice in Canada and beyond.
Eight community organizations receive PRE funding to partner with Arts community members on Indigenous reconciliation, equity, and climate action
Eight community-university projects being co-led by Faculty of Arts members have been funded by the 2022 Partnership Recognition and Exploration fund. The Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) fund supports community-university collaboration and relationship building between UBC students, faculty, and staff with community partners. This year’s projects showcase how communities and UBC are working together to […]
Professor Emeritus David Ley appointed to Order of Canada
Dr. David Ley (Geography) was appointed to the Order of Canada for his ongoing and substantial contributions to the field of human geography.
Looking for a faster way to learn a language? Try historical linguistics
A new study conducted by UBC English professor James Stratton finds that one of the best ways of fast-tracking your language acquisition may be to learn a bit of language history.
16 Arts scholars awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grants
The grants support the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.
New Canada Research Chairs in the Faculty of Arts
Four UBC Arts professors have been named Canada Research Chairs in recognition of excellence in their respective fields of study.
Centre for Computational Social Science launches at UBC
The Centre for Computational Social Science is launching at UBC this fall with an aim to understand how data and computation can advance our understanding of society, but also how data and computation are implicated in forms of power and inequality.
Seven UBC Arts-led projects funded by the BC Knowledge Development Fund
Seven UBC Arts-led projects were awarded funding through the BC Knowledge Development Fund (BCKDF).