Research

Shaylih Muehlmann and Shannon Walsh awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Shaylih Muehlmann and Shannon Walsh awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Congratulations to Shaylih Muehlmann, an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology, and Shannon Walsh, an associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Film, who have received 2020 Guggenheim Fellowships.

UBC health psychologists launch global research project to study the psychological impact of COVID-19

UBC health psychologists launch global research project to study the psychological impact of COVID-19

Dr. Anita DeLongis and Dr. Nancy Sin want to know how people are coping with the Coronavirus disease pandemic.

Anthropologist Bruce Miller honoured for work with Indigenous communities demonstrating value of oral history
Dr. André Lamontagne awarded France’s Palmes Académiques for contributions to French language and culture
Sociologist Yue Qian receives federal funding to study COVID-19

Sociologist Yue Qian receives federal funding to study COVID-19

Dr Qian, who is originally from Wuhan, is studying the human experiences and mental health consequences of quarantine.

Asian Studies professor Sunera Thobani

Asian Studies professor explores how Hollywood’s portrayal of Muslims has shifted over past two decades

Dr. Thobani hopes her project brings new insights into how ‘entertainment’ intersects with politics to shape popular attitudes towards Muslims.

Cultural memory and the Crimean War: A Q&A with Dr. Sima Godfrey
What this year’s Oscar nominees say about our times: A Q&A with Film Studies professor Ernest Mathijs
Five Arts professors receive UBC Faculty Research Awards

Five Arts professors receive UBC Faculty Research Awards

Five scholars from the Faculty of Arts have won 2019 Faculty Research Awards. Winners of these awards were selected by UBC’s Faculty Research Award Committee, which spans arts and humanities, business, education, applied science, science and medicine. Each spring, the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation hosts an awards reception to recognize outstanding UBC researchers. This year […]

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