Sheryl Lightfoot: The road to reconciliation starts with the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Sheryl Lightfoot, Canada Research Chair on global Indigenous rights and politics at UBC, wrote an article about the UN declaration recognizing Indigenous rights.
The Conversation
Then and now: How Metro Vancouver has changed since Canada entered WWII 80 years ago
Peter Moogk, a professor emeritus at UBC’s department of history, gave comments about guns that were placed to attack naval targets in the early 1940s.
CBC
In honour of pride week, a new UBC exhibit is uncovering secret love letters and languages
CityTV
Breakfast Television highlighted the exhibition “A Queer Century, 1869 – 1969” at UBC’s Rare Books and Special Collections. (4:50 mark)
Vancouver academics limit air travel to reduce carbon emissions
CBC
The Guardian mentioned a UBC study about environmental concerns of air travel.
The article mentioned Brett Eaton and Erica Frank, professors at UBC, and the study’s author, Seth Wynes, a PhD student in the department of geography.
How UBC prof Alison Wylie went from digging in the dirt to decolonizing archaeology
ABC
Friday July 5 2019
By: Alice Moldovan and Siobhan Hegarty
Alison Wylie, a professor at UBC’s department of philosophy, spoke to ABC about archaeology and Indigenous histories.
UBC psychology study: Babies able to associate language with ethnicity
CTV
Tue Jun 25 2019
By: Nick Wells
A study about the relationship between language and ethnicity published by UBC was featured in a CTV article.
Lillian May, a lecturer at UBC’s department of psychology, explained that babies are sensitive to unfamiliar languages. Janet Werker, a professor at UBC’s department of psychology, was also quoted.
Similar articles appeared in Vancouver Sun, The Province, Newsgram and Science Daily.
Author Q&A: Heidi Tworek’s new book shows information warfare has a long history
Vancouver Sun
Fri Jun 21 2019
By: Dana Gee
Heidi Tworek, a professor at UBC’s department of history, was interviewed by the Vancouver Sun about her new book on Germany’s attempt to build a powerful communication empire between 1900-1945.
At Vancouver’s MOA, puppets that make you feel (not freak out)
The Tyee
Tue Jun 18 2019
By: Carol Eugene Park
The Tyee reported on an exhibition of puppetry at UBC’s Museum of Anthropology.
‘Cold, dark and dangerous’ but the Arctic and space bring out the best in humanity: study
Radio Canada
Thu Jun 13 2019
By: Levon Sevunts
Michael Byers, Canada Research Chair in global politics and international law at UBC, was interviewed by Radio Canada about his research into how countries would respond to existential threat.
Political science for the ‘non-expert’
Vancouver Sun
Sun Jun 9 2019
By: Dan Fumano
Richard Johnston, a UBC political science professor, spoke to the Vancouver Sun about making academic subjects accessible.
“A lot of academics are kind of obsessed by their work, and that tends to crowd out things like table manners,” he said.
The article also appeared in The Province.