PhD alumna Sule Yaylaci awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship to research Syrian Refugee crisis
Congratulations to UBC Political Science PhD alumna Sule Yaylaci, who won a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Identity and Conflict Lab in the University of Pennsylvania.
Prof. Fred Cutler launches Prograds, a web app for Graduate Student Progress
Associate Professor Fred Cutler has built and launched Prograds, a cloud application for departments, faculty, and students to keep graduate students on track.
Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou awarded an NSF Research Grant
Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou and collaborator Prof. Margaret E. Peters (UCLA Political Science) have been awarded a research grant of $450,000 USD from the National Science Foundation for their book project, “Dignity and the Decision to Migrate, Where to Move, and When to Return.”
Five new UBC Political Science faculty projects receive funding from SSHRC
UBC Political Science congratulates Michael Byers, Cesi Cruz, Katharina Coleman, Antje Ellermann, and Sheryl Lightfoot whose projects received SSHRC funding through Insight and Partnership Development Grants.
Yves Tiberghien appointed as Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research, Institute of Asian Research
Congratulations to Professor of Political Science Yves Tiberghien on his appointment as the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research at the Institute of Asian Research (IAR).
Doctoral alumnus wins prize for best paper in the Canadian Journal of Political Science.
In “Following the Right: Left and Right Parties’ Influence over Multiculturalism”, Daniel Westlake investigates the influence of partisan debate and support for multicultural policies.
Wishing a Happy Retirement to Professor Brian Job
The Department of Political Science wishes a happy retirement to a cherished colleague and renowned mentor of students who has been a cornerstone of UBC Political Science’s International Relations faculty for over three decades.
UBC Political Science students build websites to help the public understand some key issues in Canadian Politics
UBC Political Science students studying with Professor Fred Cutler have created a new set of guides to some of the key issues in Canadian politics.
Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for inclusion, democracy and reconciliation recipient Xi Yuan Pang interviewed in Vancouver Sun
“I hope this award reflects not my contributions and civic engagements, but that it’s very much a testament to the people and the community at UBC who have given me that space to be who I am,” Xi Yuan (Cecilia) Pang said.
Congratulations to our 2021 Graduates
As if completing your degree wasn’t high enough of an achievement, you have persevered through the most extraordinary added challenges of the global pandemic. You are sure to be the most resilient generation of young leaders going forward, we can’t wait to hear of where your talents take you next.