Faculty

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.

How does history explain the panic about coronavirus? A Q&A with History professor Heidi Tworek
UBC English professor Tiffany Potter receives prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship

UBC English professor Tiffany Potter receives prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship

The award is the highest recognition of individual teaching excellence and educational leadership in Canada.

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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UBC psychology researchers awarded $3.6M in CIHR funding

UBC psychology researchers awarded $3.6M in CIHR funding

UBC Psychology researchers have been awarded $3.6M for projects at the university and its affiliated health authority research centres through the Project Grant: Fall 2019 Competition from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR). As CIHR’s largest funding program, the Project Grant competitions support multi-year grants for researchers at various stages in their careers as they conduct […]