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Faculty
Dr. Simon Donner outlines what to expect from the UN climate conference dubbed the ‘finance COP’
November 12, 2024
Spotlight
Katie McChesney facilitates the exchange of knowledge and ideas at the Centre for Climate Justice
October 15, 2024
Faculty
Practical Learning: Siobhán Wittig McPhee connects theory and practice in geography
October 1, 2024
Announcements
Applications for the 2024/25 IBPOC Student Support Fund now open
August 29, 2024
Research, Spotlight
Geography technicians Rick Ketler and Katrin Tanner get set to launch 'Lego' flume
August 28, 2024
Announcements, Faculty, Research
Dr. Marysa Laguë appointed as Assistant Professor in Atmospheric Sciences
July 9, 2024
Students
Youth v Canada: Pilot-Testing a Climate Change Mock Trial with High School and University Students
July 5, 2024
Faculty, Research
Four Geography faculty receive NFRF awards
June 30, 2024
Announcements
Remembering Ken Denike
June 25, 2024
Research, Students
Students make real-world impact with their Climate Studies and Action Capstone projects
June 21, 2024
Announcements, Students
2024/2025 Winter session Geography course highlights
June 19, 2024
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
Geraldine Pratt receives 2024 Dean of Arts Award
June 18, 2024
Achievements, Announcements, Graduate, Research, Students
Daniel Pérez Gámez awarded University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
June 11, 2024
Spotlight
Climate Change, Migration, and Health - GEOG 446A 104 /GEOG 545 101
May 17, 2024
Achievements, Faculty
Dr. Mohammed Rafi Arefin receives Glenda Laws Award
May 15, 2024
Announcements, Publications, Research
Gaia's Web Dr. Karen Bakker’s final book published
April 16, 2024
Achievements, Faculty
Graeme Wynn receives ASEH 2024 Distinguished Scholar award
April 12, 2024
Announcements, Spotlight
After 42 years we bid a bittersweet farewell to Sandy Lapsky, Geography Administrator
March 27, 2024
Faculty, Research
Announcing the 2023/24 Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award Recipients
March 14, 2024
Faculty, Research
17 Arts scholars awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grants
March 13, 2024
Spotlight
People of Arts: Sandy Lapsky
March 11, 2024
Achievements
2023 Stellar Staff and TA Awards
March 5, 2024
Research, Students
Join us this summer for GEOS 309 Field Camp
February 28, 2024
Event Highlights, Students
GSA Career Weeks Recap
February 20, 2024
Faculty, Spotlight
Confronting Capitalism and Colonialism: Dr. Peter James Hudson’s Study on Black Dispossession
February 2, 2024
Achievements, Announcements, Graduate, Students
Suman Bhattacharyya receives 2023 Sandy Lapsky Award
January 29, 2024
Achievements, In the Media
Naomi Klein's Doppelganger tops 2023 book lists
January 3, 2024
Announcements, Students
Two students awarded inaugural Climate Studies IBPOC Student Support Fund
December 21, 2023
Announcements
Shaping tomorrow's cities: SCARP and Geography introduce an innovative Major in Urban Studies
December 20, 2023
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
Dr. Marwan Hassan named 2023 AGU Fellow
December 12, 2023
Announcements
Climate Emergency - GEOG 202
December 4, 2023
Geographies of Urban Indigeneity - GEOG 346B
November 21, 2023
Research
Nun ke’ Daahwéhsats: A community-university partnership advancing understanding of climate justice
November 9, 2023
Announcements
Dr. Karen Bakker Memorial Fund
October 12, 2023
Announcements, Research
Pacific Voices with Simon Donner
October 11, 2023
Spotlight
Climate action can be as simple as collecting stationery
October 10, 2023
Karen Bakker wins BC and Yukon Book Award
October 4, 2023
Doppelganger: A Conversation with Naomi Klein
September 18, 2023
Announcements
Remembering Dr. Karen Bakker
September 13, 2023
Announcements
Our colloquium series is back for 2023, both online and in-person!
September 11, 2023
Graduate, Research
How these Scottish islands are moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy
August 17, 2023
Announcements, Graduate, Students
Corin Parsons appointed to UBC Accessibility Committee
August 16, 2023
Announcements
New Geography courses for 2023
August 10, 2023
Faculty
Get to know Avery Everhart
August 9, 2023
Announcements, Students
Support fund launched for IBPOC undergraduates studying climate
July 28, 2023
Achievements, Faculty
Jamie Peck receives prestigious Vautrin Lud Prize
July 27, 2023
Faculty, In the Media
Karen Bakker gives TED talk on nature's hidden sounds
July 18, 2023
Achievements, Faculty, Research
Michael Fabris receives prize for excellence in Indigenous Studies
June 7, 2023
Announcements, Faculty
Peter Hudson appointed as Associate Professor
May 15, 2023
Faculty, In the Media
Naomi Klein appointed as regular columnist for Guardian US
May 11, 2023
Publications, Research
Macroalgae have a complex tale to tell about coral reef health
April 25, 2023
Announcements, Research
McKenzie Kuhn appointed as Assistant Professor in Arctic Science
April 24, 2023
Achievements, Faculty
Nina Hewitt receives Killam Teaching Prize
April 14, 2023
Achievements
UBC ranked among top seven geography departments in the world
March 22, 2023
Research
Mobile weather station project receives TLEF funding
March 17, 2023
Announcements
Introducing the Dr. Ken Denike Award in Transportation Studies
March 14, 2023
Announcements, Faculty
Avery Everhart appointed Assistant Professor in GIS, Cartography and Transformation
March 2, 2023
Announcements
Introducing our new recycling program!
February 28, 2023
Graduate, Research, Students
'Green' projects in Mexico cause socio-ecological damage
February 17, 2023
Achievements, Faculty, In the Media
Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis selected for Vancouver Magazine Power 50 List
February 3, 2023
Research
New publication: More must be done to protect ocean defenders
January 25, 2023
Achievements, Graduate, Research
Abena Somiah named 2022/23 CMS Fellow
January 23, 2023
Publications, Research
New publication: Filipino domestic workers & seafarers in the time of COVID-19
January 20, 2023
Alumni, Geogramme
Meet alumna Courtney Smaha!
January 17, 2023
Publications
New publication: The building and unbuilding of commons in urban India
January 13, 2023
Achievements, Faculty, Research
Geraldine Pratt awarded AAG Distinguished Scholarship Honors
January 11, 2023
Graduate, Publications, Research, Students
Kelp forest found in the Galápagos may be new to science
January 10, 2023
Announcements
Considering a geography course? Try an introductory lecture online!
January 9, 2023
Geogramme
Meet alumnus and medical geographer Kevin Hu!
January 6, 2023
Faculty, Publications, Research
New paper examines Piikani Nation's experience of challenging Oldman River Dam
January 5, 2023
Achievements, Faculty
Professor Emeritus David Ley appointed to Order of Canada
January 4, 2023
Announcements
UBC Geography opening hours during the holidays
December 16, 2022
Achievements
UBC Geography staff trivia team comes out on top
December 12, 2022
Announcements, Faculty
Happy retirement to Dan Hiebert
December 12, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Graduate
TA and Stellar Staff Awards 2022
December 9, 2022
Research
Oceanic relationships: a Q&A with postdoctoral fellow Rosanna Carver
December 5, 2022
Faculty, Research
New project to study the role of wetlands in combating climate change
November 30, 2022
Publications, Research
New study shows need for safe supply and rural harm reduction support
November 28, 2022
Faculty, In the Media
COP27: Egypt Unsilenced Collective
November 24, 2022
Achievements, Faculty, Research
Alaska border project awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant
November 21, 2022
Faculty, Research
Collaborative film selected for Bangkok festival
November 21, 2022
Achievements, Faculty
Sara Knox named Canada Research Chair in Eco-Meteorology
November 17, 2022
In the Media
Protests & Surveillance: Week 1 of COP27
November 16, 2022
In the Media
Water and 'loss and damage' payments on the agenda at COP27
November 8, 2022
Achievements, Graduate
Nisreen Alghorani receives inaugural Sandy Lapsky Award in Geography
November 2, 2022
Achievements, Alumni
Geography alumna named Director of Federal Infrastructure Strategy for City of Philadelphia
October 31, 2022
Announcements, Graduate
Introducing The Sandy Lapsky Award in Geography
October 25, 2022
Faculty, In the Media
The Current: Egypt's human rights record ahead of COP27
October 24, 2022
Publications
30 years of the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX)
October 21, 2022
In the Media
'Greenwashing a police state: the truth behind Egypt’s COP27 masquerade'
October 18, 2022
In the Media, Publications
How we're finally tuning in to the unheard sounds of nature
October 18, 2022
Announcements
Dr. Matthias Jakob
October 17, 2022
Faculty
An interview with Olav Slaymaker
October 6, 2022
Announcements
Professor Cole Harris (1936 - 2022)
October 5, 2022
In the Media
The benefits of blended learning at UBC
October 5, 2022
Publications
Over half of BC mining projects do not consider their gendered impacts
September 28, 2022
Publications, Research
A dialogue on uneven development
September 26, 2022
Graduate, Research, Students
Student receives meow-sive response to research participant request
September 26, 2022
In the Media
Jamie Peck is most Wikipedia'ed person from his UK town
September 23, 2022
Faculty, In the Media
Simon Donner delivers TEDx talk on climate
September 22, 2022
Announcements
UBC Geography introduces monthly Green Day
September 22, 2022
Achievements, Faculty, Research
BC Knowledge Development Fund invests in river project
September 22, 2022
Faculty
Simon Donner selected for UBC delegation at COP27
September 20, 2022
Announcements
UBC Geography and SCARP introduce new Major in Urban Studies
September 12, 2022
In the Media, Publications
New study shows past variability can help forests deal with climate change
September 2, 2022
Announcements, Faculty
Get to know Jemima Nomunume Baada!
August 23, 2022
Faculty
Farewell & a happy retirement to Derek Gregory and Greg Henry
August 19, 2022
Announcements, Graduate, Students
Teaching through the pandemic: a TA's perspective
August 15, 2022
Announcements
Introducing our monthly Green Day
August 11, 2022
Faculty
Priti Narayan appointed as Director of CISAR
August 4, 2022
Graduate, Research
Podcast explores experiences of temporary foreign workers during the pandemic
July 26, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty
Nina Hewitt and Michele Koppes promoted
July 19, 2022
Graduate, Students
Virtual reality reveals the full story of Vancouver's Camosun Bog
July 18, 2022
Alumni
New exhibition explores Indigenous women's connection to the Salish Sea
July 14, 2022
Achievements, Graduate, Students
Student receives Yale fellowship for research on the future of work
July 11, 2022
Announcements, Faculty
Welcome to our new faculty members!
June 30, 2022
Achievements, Faculty
Desirée Valadares awarded CCA Research Fellowship
June 30, 2022
Achievements, Faculty
Michele Koppes named Wall Scholar for 2022-23
June 22, 2022
Students
Geography students are putting remote communities on the map
June 8, 2022
Announcements
Introducing four new Geography courses
May 27, 2022
Announcements, Faculty
Simon Donner is Appointed to Net-Zero Advisory Body
April 13, 2022
Announcements, Faculty
Karen Bakker named 2022 Guggenheim Fellow
March 29, 2022
Faculty
Dr. Hiebert reflects on being the first Academic in Residence at IRCC
February 16, 2022
Announcements, Faculty
Get to know Desirée Valadares!
February 14, 2022
Achievements
Sandy Lapsky becomes 40 year honouree
January 24, 2022
Publications, Research
Evaded taxes could more than cover global biodiversity needs
January 20, 2022
Announcements
New COVID-19 arrangements for Winter Term 2
December 22, 2021
Faculty, Research
Shouldn't we all be writing economies?
December 21, 2021
In the Media
B.C.'s atmospheric rivers and climate change
November 24, 2021
Graduate
On the ground at COP26: A Q&A with UBC delegate Max Cohen
November 22, 2021
Graduate
Uncovering the secrets of the Galápagos
November 3, 2021
Graduate, In the Media, Research
Recovery while stressed: the complex future of coral reefs
October 12, 2021
Graduate, Research, Students
Student research finds publicly subsidised oil and gas wells in endangered caribou habitat
October 7, 2021
Graduate
Max Cohen selected for COP26 delegation
October 7, 2021
Announcements, Event Highlights
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 29, 2021
Achievements, Students
Mariam Abdelaziz wins AAG award for undergraduate paper
September 22, 2021
Achievements
Jamie Peck receives Regional Studies Association award
September 13, 2021
Announcements
Siobhán McPhee named Associate Dean, Equity, Innovation & Strategy
July 21, 2021
Faculty, Spotlight
Get to know our new assistant professor Michael Fabris!
July 20, 2021
Announcements, Faculty
Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis join UBC Geography faculty
June 23, 2021
Publications, Research
New study reveals how sensitive wetlands are to global warming
June 2, 2021
Announcements
GEOB course codes changing to GEOS
May 31, 2021
In the Media
New labour laws in India will not adequately protect workers
May 25, 2021
Research, Spotlight
How wastewater epidemiology is changing the world
April 21, 2021
In the Media, Spotlight
Explore the sounds of climate change in a new podcast
April 20, 2021
Achievements, Faculty
Two UBC Geography faculty receive Killam Research Fellowships
April 6, 2021
Statements
Statement on anti-Asian violence
March 24, 2021
In the Media, Research
Is philanthropic giving during the pandemic reinforcing existing inequalities?
March 17, 2021
Achievements, Students
Angela Liu awarded environmental sciences scholarship
March 2, 2021
Simon Donner named to government climate advisory group
March 1, 2021
In the Media
In a warming climate, we need to prepare for more landslides
February 23, 2021
Graduate
How can we work towards decolonizing conservation?
February 10, 2021
Spotlight, Statements
Letter from UBC faculty, staff and students calling for a transit future that addresses the climate crisis
February 1, 2021
Announcements, Faculty
Desirée Valadares appointed Assistant Professor, Geographies of Settler Colonial Canada
January 26, 2021
Alumni, Graduate
Recent geography graduate creates student support fund
January 25, 2021
Achievements, Faculty
Mohammed Rafi Arefin named 2021-22 Wall Scholar
January 19, 2021
Achievements, Graduate
2019/20 TA and Stellar Staff Awards
January 12, 2021
Alumni, Spotlight
UBC Geography alumna turns 100
January 11, 2021
In the Media, Research
Is public money subsidising the extinction of endangered caribou?
December 15, 2020
Achievements, Faculty
Dan Moore receives EGBC award
December 2, 2020
Faculty, Spotlight
Get to know Priti Narayan!
November 23, 2020
Achievements, Faculty, Research
Jamie Peck named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate
November 18, 2020
New UBC Centre for Migration Studies founded
November 16, 2020
In the Media
Dan Hiebert comments on the economic benefit of immigration
November 2, 2020
Announcements, Students
COVID-19: Update on student travel restrictions
October 26, 2020
Achievements, Publications
'The Nature of Canada' wins Canadian Studies Network prize
October 21, 2020
Announcements
New UBC Geography website
October 19, 2020
In the Media
Simon Donner comments on B.C.'s carbon accounting plans
October 7, 2020
Faculty
Sound installation by Michele Koppes part of TED climate event
October 7, 2020
Achievements
Julie Ranada joins UBC 25 Year Club
September 22, 2020
Statements
UBC Geography statement on Scholar Strike Canada
September 9, 2020
In the Media, Research
New York Times climate quiz features UBC Geography research
August 31, 2020
Graduate, In the Media, Research
Carbon footprints are hard to understand - here's what you need to know
August 30, 2020
Achievements, Faculty
Jamie Peck named Fellow of the British Academy
July 27, 2020
Announcements
UBC Geography Courses for 2020W Term 1
June 23, 2020
Achievements, Graduate, Students
Madeline Whetung awarded Indigenous History Best Article Prize
June 22, 2020
Faculty, Publications, Research
What could a feminist, green, and global response to COVID-19 look like?
June 9, 2020
A reading list of Black geographers
June 4, 2020
Statements
Statement on anti-Blackness from the Equity & Diversity Committee
June 2, 2020
Achievements, Alumni
Jessica Hallenbeck wins CAG award for research
May 26, 2020
Alumni
A geography graduate's search for the elusive 'ideal' job
May 25, 2020
Announcements
To the graduating class of 2020: you are the future we need
May 20, 2020
Graduate, Students
Mapping COVID-19: GIS resources around the world
May 20, 2020
Alumni
Virtual coffee with this year's UBC Geography graduates
May 13, 2020
Spotlight
Care homes need to be more of a priority for Canadian health
May 4, 2020
Spotlight
The Department of Geography's Climate Action Plan
April 22, 2020
Announcements, Spotlight
Michael Fabris appointed as Assistant Professor, Indigenous Geographies
April 15, 2020
Spotlight
A message from the Head
March 25, 2020
Spotlight
Grading options for students completing courses in April 2020
March 24, 2020
Announcements
UBC Geography arrangements during COVID-19
March 16, 2020
Achievements, Students
Sara Cannon recognized for exceptional teaching
March 4, 2020
Alumni, Spotlight
Glacier retreat can lead to an increase in landslides
March 4, 2020
Spotlight
Jennifer Williams receives Killam Research Fellowship
February 12, 2020
Spotlight
Open letter from students, faculty and staff regarding the Wet'suwet'en
February 11, 2020
Spotlight
Geography student Rithikha Rajamohan advances to 3MT finals
January 27, 2020
Spotlight
Dementia care is being outsourced to the global south
January 14, 2020
Spotlight
From UBC Geography to geoscience consulting
January 7, 2020
Spotlight
2020 Colloquium Series
January 6, 2020
Announcements
UBC Geography opening hours during the holidays
December 10, 2019
Spotlight
Nature study on global water towers from Michele Koppes
December 9, 2019
Spotlight
Jamie Peck receives 2020 AAG Distinguished Scholarship Award
December 2, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
Decolonizing Conservation: A Reading List
November 26, 2019
Spotlight
Zoe Panchen awarded NSERC & L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Supplement
November 26, 2019
Spotlight
Report finds federal pension plan is invested in fossil fuels
November 19, 2019
Spotlight
UBC Geography statement on the climate emergency
November 12, 2019
Spotlight
Written out of history: restor(y)ing the archive
November 12, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
A snapshot of 1950s Vancouver
October 23, 2019
Spotlight
Siobhán McPhee named Open Education Resource Champion
October 21, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
UBC faculty launch climate pledge
October 8, 2019
Spotlight
What are the major federal parties planning to do about climate change?
October 7, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight
Sarah A. Whaley Book Prize awarded to Dr. Tara Cookson
October 7, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
Marwan Hassan awarded international prize
October 1, 2019
Spotlight
UBC Geography's statement on the Global Climate Strike
September 16, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight
UBC launches alumni book club
September 16, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
Medical geography and why we need it
September 11, 2019
Spotlight
Graduate student's film to screen at VIFF 2019
September 5, 2019
Spotlight
Colloquium: Problematising Icy Geopolitics?
September 4, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
New initiative to track greenhouse gas levels
August 14, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
Mordor, Gandalf... is it left or right?
August 13, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
SOS: What you can do to reduce climate change
August 7, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight
Tara Cookson receives Alumni Achievement Award
July 29, 2019
Spotlight
How should we deal with climate change anxiety?
July 23, 2019
Spotlight
New study: Canadian high school education on climate change is lacking
July 22, 2019
Spotlight
PhD student Seth Wynes' UBC emissions study featured on CBC
July 17, 2019
Spotlight
Professor Geraldine Pratt named Head of Department
July 1, 2019
Spotlight
Tara Cookson awarded AAG 2018 Global Book Award
March 26, 2019
Spotlight
Geography VR: a Stanley Park Virtual Field trip
March 22, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
Emerging Media Lab: Grand Opening on March 26th
March 22, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
Geraldine Pratt awarded UBC’s 2018 Jacob Biely Research Prize
March 12, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
Minelle Mahtani recipient of AAG Awards
March 12, 2019
Announcements
Colloquium with Jim Glassman
January 2, 2019
Announcements, Spotlight
Remembering Dr. John Stager
October 31, 2018
Announcements, Spotlight
QS World Rankings: UBC Geography #1 in Canada, #4 Worldwide
October 2, 2018
Announcements, Spotlight
UBC Geography partners with Motive.io to deliver audiotour of downtown Vancouver
October 2, 2018
Announcements, Spotlight
“Reflections on a Department and an Academic Life”
October 2, 2018
Spotlight, Students
WDCAG Conference 2018
April 6, 2018
Spotlight
Karen Bakker wins SSHRC Connection Award and 2017 Trudeau Fellowship
September 20, 2017
Graduate, Spotlight
James Rhatigan wins best thesis prize
August 9, 2017
Spotlight
Congratulations to Alexandra Briault
June 1, 2017
Spotlight
Celebrate Learning Week - Dr. Siobhán McPhee
May 2, 2017
Graduate, Spotlight
Craig E. Jones on Densification, Displacement, and Underused housing in Metro Vancouver
May 2, 2017
Announcements, Spotlight
UBC Geography's Statement on the 2nd Executive Order on Immigration
March 20, 2017
Announcements, Spotlight
UBC Geography in new partnership with University of Central Asia (UCA)
February 7, 2017
Announcements, Spotlight
UBC Geography's Statement of Solidarity with the Muslim Community
February 6, 2017
Announcements, Spotlight
New Book from Jessica Dempsey: Enterprising Nature
January 26, 2017
Faculty, Spotlight
What is Geography? with Dr. Juanita Sundberg
October 28, 2016
Faculty, Spotlight
What is Geography? with Dr. Marwan Hassan
October 19, 2016
Alumni, Announcements, Geogramme, Graduate, Spotlight
Alumnus John Thistle's Scholarly Publishing Recognized
September 25, 2016
Announcements, Graduate, Spotlight
Craig A. Jones Wins 2016 Guggenheim Dissertation Award
June 20, 2016
Announcements, Graduate, Spotlight
Craig A. Jones Wins 2016 Western Regional 3MT Competition
May 2, 2016
Graduate, Spotlight
Human Geography 101 Workshop
April 29, 2016
Graduate, Spotlight
Collaborative Graduate Seminar: “Researching Cities”
April 27, 2016
Announcements, Spotlight
Syrian Refugee Crisis Teach In
April 20, 2016
Alumni, Spotlight
Sophie Webber, EGSG Dissertation Award Winner,
March 25, 2016
Graduate, Spotlight
Craig A. Jones, Winner of UBC's Three Minute Thesis 2016 Competition
March 20, 2016
Announcements, Spotlight
Staff Recognition, Stefanie Ickert
March 15, 2016
Spotlight
Minister Catherine McKenna Visits GEOG 312
March 11, 2016
Spotlight
Arthur Green in Geography uses PulsePress to encourage student discussion
February 22, 2016
Spotlight
Simon Donner, Climate Action Plan 2020
February 22, 2016
Announcements, Spotlight
Visiting Scholar, Natasha Picone
February 22, 2016
Announcements, Spotlight
Visiting Scholar, Paula Schönach
February 11, 2016
Graduate, Spotlight
Meet Laura Hempel, Visiting PhD Student
January 27, 2016
Graduate, Spotlight
What does it mean to be a Geographer?
January 27, 2016
Announcements, Spotlight
CFI 2015 Grant to Establish Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
January 22, 2016
Announcements, Spotlight
Jamie Peck Named Highly Cited Researcher in 2015
January 18, 2016
Graduate, Spotlight
Yangdidi: Stories of Super Typhoon Maysak
January 12, 2016
Announcements, Spotlight
Geography Freecycle Room (Rm 237) Now Open!
January 12, 2016
Announcements, Spotlight
Jamie Peck Paper Ranked 4th Most Cited in Sociology Journals
January 11, 2016
Spotlight
December Office Hours
December 14, 2015
Spotlight
Featured Geographer: Siobhan McPhee
November 27, 2015
Alumni, Graduate, Spotlight
The Future of Physical Geography – Discussions at Kananaskis
November 25, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Dan Hiebert's Webinar on the Syrian Refugee Crisis
November 19, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Dan Moore Awarded the Meritorious Achievement Award (APEGBC)
November 3, 2015
Spotlight
SSHRC Partnership Grant Success for TSAS
October 27, 2015
Spotlight
Siobhán McPhee’s Geographical Exploration
October 26, 2015
Spotlight, Students
Everything you need to know about GEOG379B
October 22, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Michelle Daigle, New Postdoctoral Research Fellow
October 21, 2015
Graduate, Spotlight
Arctic Dreaming - A field season on Ellesmere Island
October 21, 2015
Alumni, Spotlight
In Memoriam: John Hubert Wallis (1925-2015)
October 15, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
John Robinson's Departure from UBC
October 15, 2015
Spotlight
CCIS, Urban Studies Lab
October 15, 2015
Alumni, Spotlight
Professor Rachel Spronken-Smith (PhD '94) Wins New Zealand National Award
October 14, 2015
Graduate, Spotlight
Joey Lee Awarded Mozilla Fellowship for Science
October 13, 2015
Spotlight
Recap: Dan Hiebert "A Primer on the Syrian Refugee Crisis"
October 7, 2015
Alumni, Spotlight
Jake Wall: Save the Elephants with Google Streetview
October 5, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Derek Gregory Receives Honorary Fellowship
September 30, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Derek Gregory to give Tanner Lecture at Cambridge
September 29, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Elvin Wyly Promoted to Professor
September 29, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Matthew Evenden Promoted to Professor
September 29, 2015
Graduate, Spotlight
Dan Cohen: The Mechanisms Behind Detroit Metro School Markets
September 23, 2015
Spotlight
Jamie Peck Amongst the Dinosaurs (at the 4th GCEG)!
September 23, 2015
Spotlight, Students
Meet the 2015-16 GSA Executives
September 23, 2015
Geogramme
Message from the Head
September 23, 2015
Alumni, Geogramme, Spotlight
UBC Geography Alumna Wins Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award
September 22, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Water Bush Camp with Professor Karen Bakker
September 18, 2015
Graduate, Spotlight
Simon Gauthier-Fauteux, Fieldwork in Vanderhoof
September 17, 2015
Geogramme, Spotlight
PWIAS Roundtable: "Geopolitical Economies of Development and Democratization in East Asia"
September 15, 2015
Graduate, Spotlight
Welcome New Geography Graduate Students
September 2, 2015
Geogramme, Spotlight
Alumnus Joseph Shea in Nepal
August 31, 2015
Spotlight
New Visiting Scholar, Joel Wainwright
August 27, 2015
Spotlight
TSAS Summer Academy
August 25, 2015
Geogramme, Spotlight
UBC Alumni Award: Gordon McBean
August 25, 2015
Geogramme, Spotlight
GeoGarden's First Year
August 18, 2015
Geogramme, Spotlight
David Edgington: Along the Sanriku Coast
August 18, 2015
Spotlight, Students
New Undergraduate Handbook
August 18, 2015
Geogramme
Geography Alumni
August 18, 2015
Geogramme, Spotlight
Alumna Liz Leboe, Co-Founder of Jackets for Jasper
August 18, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Professor Emeritus Mike Church Elected AGU Fellow
July 31, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
New Postdoctoral and Teaching and Learning Fellows
July 31, 2015
Announcements, Graduate, Spotlight
Matt Dyce wins the CAG Starkey-Robinson Award
June 30, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Matthew Evenden Appointed to Associate Dean
June 29, 2015
Graduate, Spotlight
Considering the so-called Richmond “signage issue”
June 29, 2015
Announcements, Geogramme, Spotlight, Students
Sustainability Learning Pathway Comes to Geography
June 29, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Professor Emeritus John Chapman's Celebration of Life Event
June 25, 2015
Announcements, Geogramme, Spotlight, Students
2015 Undergraduate and Alumni Survey Results
June 22, 2015
Announcements, Geogramme, Spotlight
Professor Emeritus John Chapman (1923-2015)
June 12, 2015
Announcements, Graduate, Spotlight
Jake Wall wins GIScience Competition!
June 10, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Olav Slaymaker awarded the CAG's Award for Scholarly Distinction
June 3, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Matthew Evenden's New Book
June 3, 2015
Announcements, Geogramme, Spotlight, Students
GEOG 379B Field School at Williams Lake
May 30, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Jim Glassman wins 2014 Ashby Prize
May 27, 2015
Spotlight, Students
Graduation Reception 2015
May 22, 2015
Announcements, Geogramme, Spotlight
New Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Dempsey
May 15, 2015
Announcements, Geogramme, Spotlight
New Assistant Professor Dr. Sarah Hunt
April 30, 2015
Announcements, Geogramme, Spotlight
Graeme Wynn, "It's About Time"
April 22, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Marwan Hassan's Extension of Headship to 2017
April 22, 2015
Graduate, Spotlight
Basketball and Beauty Pageants: Colonial Legacies and Queer Questions
April 21, 2015
Graduate, Spotlight
2015 Graduate Student Symposium
April 15, 2015
Geogramme, Spotlight, Students
First Undergraduate Spring Conference
April 10, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight, Students
GeoGala 2015
April 6, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Graeme Wynn Elected President of ASEH
April 1, 2015
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Congratulations Liz Lee
March 16, 2015
Spotlight, Students
GSA 2015 Careers Night
March 10, 2015
Geogramme, Spotlight, Students
Interview with E&S Student, Musician, & Filmmaker, Luke Wallace
February 16, 2015
Announcements
Adjunct Updates: Tom Koch
February 11, 2015
Spotlight, Students
Interview with Trail Six Editor-in-Chief, Jialin Yang
January 30, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Jamie Peck's Nomination for the Scientific Advisory Committee
January 29, 2015
Graduate, Spotlight
The Human Geography Methods Committee with Emily Hawes
January 29, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Ross Mackay, Celebration of Life and Career Event
January 28, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Congratulations Derek Gregory!
January 23, 2015
Announcements, Spotlight
Olav Slaymaker Appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada
January 2, 2015
Spotlight, Students
Trail Six Call for Submissions!
December 4, 2014
Graduate, Spotlight
2014 Outstanding TA Award Winners!
December 1, 2014
Graduate, Spotlight
Geography in Nunavut: Seven weeks in the field
November 26, 2014
Spotlight
Welcome Visiting Scholars!
November 20, 2014
Graduate, In the Media, Spotlight
Aerial Bold with Joseph Lee
November 12, 2014
Geogramme, Spotlight
Professor Emeritus John Ross Mackay (1915-2014)
November 4, 2014
Graduate, Spotlight
2014 PLN Orientation
November 3, 2014
Graduate, Spotlight
Alberta Floods & Its Topographic Changes
October 29, 2014
Graduate, Spotlight
2014 Whistler Trip
October 17, 2014
Announcements, Graduate, Spotlight
Congratulations to Jonathan Luedee!
October 16, 2014
Announcements, Spotlight
Adjunct Prof Tom Koch on Ebola
October 3, 2014
Announcements, Spotlight
Adjunct Updates: Richard Mackie
October 1, 2014
Spotlight
Geography Open House
September 25, 2014
Spotlight, Students
GeoGarden Now Open!
September 8, 2014
Announcements, Spotlight
2014-2015 Student Services Manager, Alex Pysklywec!
September 5, 2014
Spotlight, Students
Incoming GSA Executives
September 3, 2014
Graduate, Spotlight
September PhD Oral Examinations
September 1, 2014
Announcements
GEOB 472: Cartography & Game of Thrones
August 12, 2014
Announcements
Geography Breaking New Ground with Student Services Team
August 12, 2014
Announcements
The Flexible Learning Project in Geography
August 12, 2014
Announcements
The New Biogeomorphology Experimental Laboratory
August 12, 2014
Announcements
The Impact of the March 2011 Earthquake in Northeast Japan Today
August 12, 2014
Announcements
2013-2014 Building Renovations
August 11, 2014
Announcements, Spotlight
New Student Services Coordinator
July 29, 2014
Announcements, Spotlight
Trevor Barnes, Fellow of British Academy
July 22, 2014
Environment and Sustainability
July 11, 2014
Human Geography
July 11, 2014
Geographical Sciences
July 10, 2014
Graduate, Spotlight
Caroline Grego wins CSN-RÉC Prize
July 10, 2014
Graduate, Spotlight
Lawrence Bird at WEST 2014
July 10, 2014
Spotlight
Tom Koch at the KMA
July 10, 2014
Spotlight
Pet Plant Project: A Healthy Workplace Initiative
July 4, 2014
Announcements, Spotlight
Dr. Brett Eaton Joins USI!
June 27, 2014
Announcements, Spotlight
Best wishes to Michael More, former Undergraduate Advisor!
June 26, 2014
Spotlight, Students
New Zealand & The Cook Islands: “Landscapes and People” with Jialin and Andrea
June 24, 2014
Spotlight
New Student Advisor, Suzanne Lawrence!
June 20, 2014
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May 29, 2013
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May 29, 2013
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