Arts in the Media: January 2024
Our Arts faculty are sharing their expertise across various media channels on a wide range of topics, from multigenerational living and the roots of the climate crisis to the spending habits of homeless individuals in Vancouver. Check back in as we continue to update this list throughout the month! Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near […]
Arts in the Media: December 2023
From insights into COP28 and Canada’s climate goals to the Google news deal, Arts faculty are sharing their expertise in the media this December. Check back in as we update this list throughout the month.
Fish Tales: How storytelling is engaging a community and boosting a historic site
This community-university partnership between the Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society and the UBC Initiative for Student Teaching and Research in Chinese Canadian Studies aims to increase community-based storytelling, specifically through discussions of fish and seafood.
SSHRC Impact Award for working with Indigenous communities in landscapes of survivance
UBC Anthropologist Dr. Andrew Martindale has been awarded the nationally prestigious SSHRC Impact – Connection Award 2023 for his scholarship in partnership with Indigenous communities.
Looking Back to Move Forward: Insights from the Shakespeare Symposium
The UBC Public Humanities Hub and Arts Development & Alumni Engagement co-hosted a symposium on November 17-18 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio in partnership with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Simon Fraser University.
Arts in the Media: November 2023
From insights into federal carbon tax and workplace cultures, to Taylor Swift’s diverse musicality, Arts faculty are sharing their expertise in the media this November. Check back in as we update this list throughout the month. Department of Geography The Wild West in B.C. housing is mostly over, but the devastation goes on | Dr. […]
Nun ke’ Daahwéhsats: A community-university partnership advancing understanding of climate justice
A community-university partnership between West Moberly First Nations and the UBC Centre for Climate Justice is seeking to advance understanding of how climate science, policies and solutions will affect Indigenous self-determination, cultural values and rights.
Arts Perspectives on AI: Faculty discuss integrity and innovation
Dr. Laurie McNeill and Dr. Patrick Parra Pennefather share what they have learned about using AI in course design, and what they think are the biggest AI-related opportunities or challenges facing students and faculty.
24 Arts scholars awarded Hampton New Faculty Grants
A total of 24 Arts scholars were awarded internal funding through UBC’s Hampton New Faculty Grant. The Hampton New Faculty Grant supports the early stages of research. These grants are awarded to tenure-track Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors who were hired in the last two years. This $10,000 grant enables researchers to establish a research […]
Arts in the Media: October 2023
From insights into B.C.’s fall legislative session and Canada’s high interest rates, to the importance of coral reefs, Arts faculty are sharing their expertise in the media this October. Check back in as we update this list throughout the month.