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Dr. Kayla King is a PWIAS International Visiting Research Scholar and Professor of Evolutionary Ecology at Oxford University. She explores the evoluti…
Learn More about the content: Microbes in animals and plants shape infection outcomes.
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2019 Wall Scholar, Dr. Katherine Bowers marks the bicentenary of Dostoevsky’s birth with the release of her latest volume (co-edited with Dr. Kate Hol…
Learn More about the content: Dostoevsky at 200.
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2018 Wall Scholar, Sara Milstein’s new book, Making a Case: The Practical Roots of Biblical Law is out now. The book challenges the long-he…
Learn More about the content: Making a Case: The Practical Roots of Biblical Law.
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Dallas Hunt, 2021 Wall Scholar, is part of MOA’s popular Sound House series as it returns for its third season with a reflective night of poetry, hip …
Learn More about the content: MOA Orange Shirt Day Event Features Dallas Hunt.
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The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Vanessa Andreotti, Canada Research Chair in Race, Inequalities and …
Learn More about the content: Vanessa Andreotti Appointed PWIAS Interim Director.
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Updated: July 27, 2021 COVID-19 response As UBC continues to navigate the situation regarding COVID-19 and to take direction from the BC Provincial Go…
Learn More about the content: PWIAS COVID-19 FAQ.
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Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Stack (2020 Wall Scholar) who was recently awarded the UBC-Vancouver Public Humanities Hub (PHH) inaugural award for p…
Learn More about the content: Michelle Stack Recognized for Exemplary Public Scholarship.
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2020 Wall Scholar, Sheila Teves was recently published in Science Magazine. Her personal essay explores her experiences as an academic with immigrant …
Learn More about the content: How I Learned to Embrace My Identity as an Academic with Immigrant Working-Class Roots.
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Wall Scholar M.V. Ramana’s recent OpEd looks at how global military spending has continued to increase during the pandemic with nine countries p…
Learn More about the content: Setting a Stage for Wars During a Global Pandemic.
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Watch our new video* where Wall Scholars share their thoughts about participating in the Wall Scholars program. I would say without hesitation that …
Learn More about the content: Watch the Wall Scholars Video: Creating New Connections.
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Congratulations to 2016 Wall Scholar Dr. Ayesha Chaudhry on the release of her new book The Colour of God (One World Publications)…
Learn More about the content: Ayesha Chaudhry New Book “The Colour of God”.
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Through audio diaries and interviews, 2019 Wall Scholar, Mark Turin and his collaborators, Sienna R. Craig, Ross Perlin, Nawang Tsering Gurung, Maya D…
Learn More about the content: Negotiating Invisibility at the Epicenter: Himalayan New Yorkers Confront Covid-19.