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 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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]