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- Congratulations to the 2025 Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund Recipients! Learn more about the recipients: undergraduate students Sumaiyah Choudry, Aliya Hirji, Akifuzzaman Labib and Bimo Wibowo: geog.ubc.ca/news/congrat...
- Join us Tues Feb 10th for our next Geography Colloquium with Dan Hiebert, Professor Emeritus, UBC Geography. Immigration Levels Planning in Canada: Balancing Complex Demographic Trade-offs Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
- Conference Registration is now open! Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the WDCAG on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), UBC, Vancouver, March 5-7th! Info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
- Please join us for the 67th annual meeting of the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG) on traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, from, March 5-7th! Conference info: blogs.ubc.ca/wdcag26a/
- Join us Tuesday Jan 27th for our next Geography Colloquium with Mike Turley, Postdoc Dept of Geography, UBC as he discusses his research on Living with Rivers in a Changing Climate: Lessons Learned from One of the Most Studied, and Visited, Watersheds in BC. Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
- Join us Tuesday January 20th for our next Geography Colloquium with Marc Tadaki (Lincoln U, NZ) and Jane Kitson (scientist, NZ) as they discuss their latest research on Environmental Justice and the Indigenous Governance of Introduced Species. Event info: https//shorturl.at...
- We have a great line up for the colloquium series in T2. Please have a look and mark your calendars accordingly. shorturl.at/t5XSI We are very pleased to announce our first colloquium on 20 Jan featuring our own Marc Tadaki and the Fish Futures Collective. shorturl.at/RM4L7 Cookies & tea at 12:15!
- Researchers at UBC, SFU and the UVic are working with Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and BC Parks to better understand and steward some of B.C.’s most iconic and beloved landscapes: the alpine ecosystems of the southwest Coast Mountains. Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/ubc-res...
- Join us Tuesday November 18th for our next Geography Colloquium with Avery Everhart (Geography, UBC) and Jasbir Puar (Social Justice Institute, UBC) where they will discuss their latest research on the centrality of gender and sexuality to the operations of fascism. Event info: kntn.ly/7acd4c85
- Join us in welcoming new Assistant Professor Dr. Dolpopa to @ubc Geography! Dr. Dolpopa’s research focuses on Indigenous political ecology. Learn more about Dr. Dolpopa and his research: rb.gy/w9rqhf
- ubcgeography Join us Tuesday November 4th for our next Geography Colloquium with UBC Geography PhD student Suman Bhattacharyya and professor Marwan Hassan discuss how Human Impacts Both Amplify and Dampen Climate-Driven Extreme Streamflow. Talk abstract and speaker bio: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
- Thursday, October 30th, 6 PM at the The xwθəθiqətəm Liu Institute for Global Issues, Priti Narayan, Assistant Professor from Geography, UBC, will be moderating a panel which will discuss the continued silence on caste-based discrimination in Canada. More details here: asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
- Join us for our next Geography Colloquium with UBCs EDGES Collaborative Leila Harris, IRES and GRSJ, UBC Rachel Stern, Geography, UBC Manvi Bhalla, EDGES, UBC Renata Rovelo, IRES, UBC Kendra Fanconi, Artist, Director, Creator Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
- This upcoming Tuesday, we are very fortunate to be hosting Rosalba Velasco, the Chief Counselor of the CRIC (consejo regional indígena del Cauca) in Colombia. This event is co-sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Landscapes cluster Talk abstract and speaker bio: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
- Applications for the 2025/26 IBPOC Student Support Fund has been extended to October 17th! This award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour studying climate change at UBC. Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
- Geography Colloquium for Term 1 starts next Tuesday, October 14th. See the schedule here: geog.ubc.ca/news/geograp...
- Jamie Peck to speak at UBC Dialogues series "Challenges, changes, and research: Insights from UBC’s University Killam Professors" alumni.ubc.ca/event/challe...
- Jennifer Williams, Nina Hewitt and Courtney Collins showcasing Alpine Horizons alpinehorizons.ca at the Beaty BRC opening short-url.org/1brdJ
- Applications for the 2025/26 IBPOC Student Support Fund are now open! Created in partnership with @UBCeoas, this award supports students from Indigenous, Black, and other racialized communities of colour studying climate change at UBC. Learn more & apply: rb.gy/8qdg0a
- Geography Professor Michele Koppes and several graduate students from the Critical Physical Geography research collective call for diversity of scientific thought and reflexive approaches in a new Ecosphere article. Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/geoscie...
- The Atmospheric Apparitions mini-symposium on Sept 18-19 2025 is free and open to the public. We encourage you to visit the departmental Atmospheric Apparitions: Particle Pollutants – Dust, Ash, Smog and Smoke! exhibition July 21-Sept 26, 2025 Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
- UBC Geography and the UBC Liu Lobby Gallery welcome you to an interdisciplinary art exhibition titled ATMOSPHERIC APPARITIONS: Particle Pollutants – Dust, Ash, Smog and Smoke, currently on view until September 26, 2025. Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/atmosph...
- UBC Geography Professors Simon Donner, Kate Hale, McKenzie Kuhn and Marysa Laguë recognized for excellence with 2025 NSERC Discovery Grants. Learn more: www.arts.ubc.ca/news/ubc-art...
- Congratulations Assistant Profs Avery Everhart (@averyeverhart.bsky.social) & Kate Hale, recipients of the 2024/25 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award! 👏Their exceptional research spans transgender healthcare access and snow hydrology. Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/drs-ave...
- New @harvard.edu research, along w/ Dr. @tinaliu.bsky.social, launches an online platform to help identify areas in need of controlled burns or other #wildfire management strategies, to increase safety and reduce smoke exposure. 🔥 More: seas.harvard.edu/news/2025/06... @soa-mazing.bsky.social
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- PhD candidate and Public Scholar Rachel Stern’s research focuses on the intersection of housing insecurity, heat vulnerability, and aging. Her latest community-engaged project explores seniors’ lived experiences of heat in their homes. Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/researc...
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- Join us in congratulating Dr. Siobhán Wittig McPhee, 2025 AMS UBC Open Education Resource (OER) Champion🏆, for her outstanding commitment to advancing affordable access to education by making OERs core to her innovative teaching practice. 👏 Read more: geog.ubc.ca/news/siobhan...
- Professor Merje Kuus delves into the nuances of the storytelling of the BC wine industry and suggests we flip the narrative, asking what wine itself sells, rather than how best to sell wine. 🍷📷 What Does Wine Sell? gismondionwine.com/blog/what-do...
- Geography Professor @naomiaklein.bsky.social weighs in on the current state of affairs in the US and beyond. @ccj-ubc.bsky.social
- UBC Geography Professor @naomiaklein.bsky.social speaks with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now about about Trump, Musk, Far Right & "End Times Fascism" @ccj-ubc.bsky.social
- Join us for our final Geography Colloquium April 22nd with Dr. Shenjing He, Professor & Director of Urban Planning and Design, University of Hong Kong.🏙️ When: April 22nd, 12:30pm Where: Geog 229 & Zoom Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event... @ubcscarp.bsky.social @ubcappliedscience.bsky.social
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- Join us April 8th for our next Geography Colloquium with human geographer and critical migration scholar Dr. David Durand-Delacre for his talk “Human Mobilities in a Changing Climate”. When: April 8th, 12:30pm Where: Geog 229 & Zoom Event info: geog.ubc.ca/events/event...
- Congratulations to hydro-geomorphology Masters student Raju Ahmed - recipient of the 2024 Sandy Lapsky Award! 🥳 Raju's work focuses on historical patterns of extreme hydrological events to enhance flood risk management policies and strategies. 🏔️💦 Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/raju-ah...
- March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an intentional opportunity to celebrate and recognize the valuable contributions of trans community members – and reflect on how we can all contribute to trans inclusion. Learn more about UBC events and resources here: events.ubc.ca/tdov/
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