UBC Political Science student overcomes health issues to win Lieutenant Governor’s medal
Xi Yuan Pang recognized for her contributions to the promotion of democracy. This week, her efforts are being acknowledged as she is named the winner of the 2021 Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation at her graduation ceremony on June 2.
Prof. Yang-Yang Zhou named as a CIFAR-Azrieli Global Scholar
Dr. Zhou joins the Boundaries, Membership, and Belonging research program, which explores how to create and empower groups without falling back into ideas that produce pernicious divisions and hierarchies.
Jennifer Gagnon awarded a Killam Teaching Prize
UBC Political Science is delighted and proud that Sessional Instructor Jennifer Gagnon has been awarded a Killam Teaching Prize for this year.
Congratulations to Political Science student Lindsey Palmer for receiving the 2021 Outstanding Leader in the UBC Community award!
UBC Political Science student Lindsey Palmer was recently recognized for her dedication to building community and shaping healthy campus cultures at UBC.
UBC Political Science alumnus Ron Deibert Receives ISA Award
Citizen Lab founder and director, and UBC Political Science alumnus Ron Deibert, has been honoured as a Distinguished Scholar by the International Studies Association (ISA). Delivered every two years, the award honours “exceptional scholarship accomplishments and contributions to the development of the study of International Relations in Canada.”
The Centre for Migration Studies awarded funding through 2023
The Centre for Migration Studies is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded two years of funding (2021 – 23) from the UBC Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation (VPRI) as part of the 2021/22 Grants for Catalyzing Research Clusters Competition (GCRC).
Congratulations to Prof. Peter Dauvergne who was awarded a Killam Research Prize
UBC Political Science Prof. Peter Dauvergne has been awarded a Killam Research Prize, which recognizes outstanding research and scholarly contributions at UBC. He is one of four senior faculty across all of the social sciences and humanities so recognized at UBC this year. Congratulations Peter!
Professor Sheryl Lightfoot Appointed United Nations Representative on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The UN Human Rights Council has appointed Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot as the North American member on the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Prof. Xiaojun Li receives funding for investigation of global supply chains in a post-pandemic world
How do global supply chains adapt to a global pandemic when raw materials, parts, components, and services cross national borders multiple times before final products are sold on world markets?
Alumna Edana Beauvais hired as an assistant professor at SFU
UBC Political Science graduate Edana Beauvais was recently welcomed as a new assistant professor at the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. Her research focuses on racial & settler-colonial politics, gender & politics, and political communication & democratic innovation.