Wall Stories
Series
9 stories
Catalyst Program
Read about the collaborative projects and initiatives of the 2022 Wall Catalyst Scholars aimed at addressing the Climate and Nature Emergency
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PWIAS Impact
Learn more about how the interdisciplinary environment at PWIAS enriches UBC and impacts society through ground-breaking research, influential public policy, artistic collaborations and award-winning publications.
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6 stories
Chromatic - The Book
Read excerpts and other stories related to “Chromatic”, a new collaborative art book produced by the 2020 Wall Scholars.
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16 stories
Scholar Q & A
A series of thought-provoking and inspiring short interviews with our Wall Scholars and PWIAS community members.
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Cree Dictionary
This poem by 2021 Wall Scholar Dallas Hunt is included in his collection “Creeland” (Nightwood Editions, 2020). Listen to the poem read by Dallas Hunt. Cree Dictionary by Dallas Hunt the translation for joy in Cree…
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PWIAS: Healthy Communities
From text-based prenatal care for new parents in remote communities to policy recommendations that recognize the relationships between urban development and human health, PWIAS-funded research is helping to address some of the many challenges facing our healthcare system so Canadians stay healthy and receive health care no matter where they…
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The Legacy of Racism and Sexism in Science
This excerpt from Chromatic: Ten Meditations on Crisis in Art and Letters is written by 2020 Wall Scholar, Sheila Teves, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at UBC. Illustrations are by Andrea Alcaraz. Order your copy today! The Missing Scientists As a student,…
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How to Create A Harvard in Your Country
This excerpt from Chromatic: Ten Meditations on Crisis in Art and Letters is written by 2020 Wall Scholar, Michelle Stack, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Studies at UBC. Illustrations are by April dela Noche Milne. Order your copy today! 1. To the…
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Searching, Exhuming, Identifying and Burying the victims of mass violence in Colombia
Altar for the collective wake of the 102 victims. Bellavista, Bojayá. November 17, 2019. (Photo: Pilar Riaño) The collaborative project “Exhumations and Burial in Colombia: Strengthening forensic practices through knowledge transfer” engaged with the tensions and inequities in forensic processes by documenting the pioneer process for the search, exhumation, identification…
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Epi (On) Demos (People)
This excerpt from Chromatic: Ten Meditations on Crisis in Art and Letters is written by 2020 Wall Scholar, Steve Reynolds, critical care physician and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, UBC. Illustrations are by Jess Stanley. Order your copy today! Winter 2021 I…
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