Sheryl Lightfoot: UBC demonstrates that we all have a role in upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples
We want to ensure our campuses are places where Indigenous students, scholars and knowledge keepers truly feel welcome and able to reach their fullest potential, Sheryl Lightfoot writes for the Vancouver Sun.
UBC Political Science Prof. Gerald Baier warns calling a BC fall snap election a “double-edged sword.”
The NDP and John Horgan have never been more popular but calling an election could backfire, UBC Political Science Prof. Gerald Baier tells CBC News.
Kathryn Harrison on what COVID-19 teaches us about collective action and climate change
“COVID-19 is a collective-action problem,” says Kathryn Harrison, a professor of political science at the University of British Columbia whose work focuses on climate. “That’s the challenge we face with climate change.”
Canadians oppose emerging surveillance technologies says research by Prof. Carey Doberstein
Up-and-coming surveillance technologies designed to help employers monitor the productivity of staff are largely viewed by the public as unreasonable and intrusive, according to new UBC research by Carey Doberstein
PhD grad Yana Gorokhovskaia: It may seem Putin controls the Russian state personally. The reality is more dangerous
PhD Grad Yana Gorokhovskaia writes for the Guardian on Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny’s recent poisoning and what it reveals about power structures in Russia.
Professor Emeritus Richard Johnston talks new Conservative leader Erin O’Toole with The New York Times
All of the accusations have damaged [Trudeau’s] credibility, said Richard Johnston, a recently retired professor of political science at the University of British Columbia. But, he added, “there’s no smoking gun.”
“It’s Time for a Truly Canadian Space Mission,” writes Prof. Michael Byers
Apophis will pass within 40,000 kilometres of the Earth, closer than communications satellites in geostationary orbit. Spacecraft that could intercept and track asteroids could be built in BC.
Prof. Michael Byers warns restricted maneuvers for RCAF Cyclones helicopters “not a solution.”
UBC Political Science professor Michael Byers says that Cyclone helicopters should be grounded until a long-term fix for Canada’s Cyclone helicopters is found rather than flying with restrictions.