Meet the new faculty in Arts 2024-25
The Faculty of Arts is welcoming several new faculty members this year. Meet some of the new profs, and get to know what they’re working on and why they’re excited to be at UBC.
Arts in the Media: September 2024
This month, Arts faculty members are sharing their expertise on a wide array of pressing issues, from political shifts in Canada and the U.S. to the global rise of far-right movements, nuclear energy debates, and even insights on human-animal intelligence.
Over 40 Arts scholars awarded SSHRC Insight and Insight Development Grants
Over 40 projects led by UBC Arts researchers were awarded funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s 2024 Insight Grants and Insight Development Grants competition.
Protecting elections in the age of generative AI
Dr. Chris Tenove, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions’s assistant director, discuss the risks and potential positive uses of generative AI in elections.
Five Arts faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada
UBC Arts professors have been announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and as new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists.
New and renewed Canada Research Chairs in the Faculty of Arts
Dr. Amori Mikami has been appointed as the new Canada Research Chair, and Dr. Luke Bergmann has been reappointed as a Research Chair, both in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields of research.
Introducing the new Dean, Directors, and Heads in the Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Acting Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies, as well as eight new Heads and Directors for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Same-sex couples now live in 99.5 per cent of U.S. counties, study finds
Sociology Professor Dr. Amin Ghaziani co-authored a study showing that 99.5 per cent of U.S. counties have become home to same-sex couples—a significant increase from 93 per cent just a decade earlier.
Meet the Arts recipients of the Spring 2024 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund
Four community-university projects co-led by Arts students and faculty members have received funding from the Spring 2024 Partnership Recognition and Exploration Fund (PRE Fund).
Arts in the Media: August 2024
Our Arts faculty members are sharing their knowledge and expertise on a wide range of topics, including spontaneity, Vancouver politics, and the decline of the online dating industry.