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PWIAS COVID-19 FAQ
July 27, 2021
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…
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Michelle Stack Recognized for Exemplary Public Scholarship
July 5, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Michelle Stack (2020 Wall Scholar) who was recently awarded the UBC-Vancouver Public Humanities Hub (PHH) inaugural award for p…
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How I Learned to Embrace My Identity as an Academic with Immigrant Working-Class Roots
July 2, 2021
2020 Wall Scholar, Sheila Teves was recently published in Science Magazine. Her personal essay explores her experiences as an academic with immigrant …
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Setting a Stage for Wars During a Global Pandemic
June 23, 2021
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…
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Watch the Wall Scholars Video: Creating New Connections
June 21, 2021
Watch our new video* where Wall Scholars share their thoughts about participating in the Wall Scholars program. I would say without hesitation that …
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Ayesha Chaudhry New Book “The Colour of God”
June 14, 2021
Congratulations to 2016 Wall Scholar Dr. Ayesha Chaudhry on the release of her new book The Colour of God (One World Publications)…
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Negotiating Invisibility at the Epicenter: Himalayan New Yorkers Confront Covid-19
June 10, 2021
Through audio diaries and interviews, 2019 Wall Scholar, Mark Turin and his collaborators, Sienna R. Craig, Ross Perlin, Nawang Tsering Gurung, Maya D…
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How cities can avoid ‘green gentrification’ and make urban forests accessible
June 9, 2021
Dr. Lorien Nesbitt, who co-hosted a 2018 International Research Roundtable on the use, benefits and impact of urban forests (with Wall Associate, Dr. …
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Appointment of PWIAS Acting Interim Director
June 4, 2021
The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Professor Emeritus John Gilbert (Faculty of Medicine, College of H…
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Wall Scholar, Carrie Jenkins Releases Debut Novel
May 28, 2021
Congratulations to 2020 Wall Scholar, Dr. Carrie Jenkins who has just released her debut novel Victoria Sees It. The book has been described as …
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PWIAS Interim Director Search – Call for Nominations
May 11, 2021
The UBC-Vancouver Senate requested an external review of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies in December 2018. The external review was…
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A baby’s first poop can help predict risk of developing allergies
April 29, 2021
It may seem like an unusual place to go looking for answers, but the contents of a baby’s first diaper can reveal a lot about a newborn’s future healt…
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