marinaadshade.bsky.social
@marinaadshade.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Teaching, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia
If you missed our event on loneliness (below) you can hear it tonight at 8:05 on CBC Ideas!

Also available here:

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

‪‪ @whrcluster.bsky.social @ubcvse.bsky.social @arts.ubc.ca
June 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Ever wonder about the totem pole on the South side of the Iona Building?

From Kevin Ward:

"The pole is titled All My Relations, and it was designed and carved by Jack (Jackie) La-Sah Timothy from the Sliammon First Nation, near Powell River, B.C."

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All My Relations - First Nations House of Learning
Hidden in plain sight by the Iona Building entrance, the All My Relations pole reveals a quiet yet profound story. One of the joys of working at UBC is unexpectedly coming across delightful things tha...
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June 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I am about to have 10,000 new tenants! 🌻🐝
May 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The event I’m organizing at UBC Robson Square on June 4 is almost "sold out" (it's free!)

We will be exploring loneliness through the lenses of gender, love, climate, health and economics - what's driving it, and how we can address it.

communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/all-t...
All the Lonely People: The Search for Belonging in an Uncertain World - Community Engagement
June 4, 2025 | What does loneliness look like in our increasingly connected world and what can we do about it? Join an interdisciplinary panel of UBC researchers from health, economics, philosophy and...
communityengagement.ubc.ca
May 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We are almost past worrying about the cheating at this point. We need to move on to figuring out how we are going to deal with a skilled workforce that has no idea how to do their actual job.

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Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.
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May 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force
Single Canadian guy actually smuggling fentanyl to US really flattered by task force
WINDSOR, ON - Derryl Virkin, the sole Canadian who has been smuggling negligible amounts of fentanyl across the US border, has reported feeling “really flattered and kinda giddy but also kinda weird, ...
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February 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Short lesson on Canadian culture for my American friends: Regardless of how long this lasts, Canadians will NEVER forget being treated this way. There are people who will never again buy Californian red, spend a weekend in NY, or make a run to Trader Joes. The axe forgets, but the tree remembers.
February 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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We are hiring!

The Vancouver School of Economics is seeking to hire a tenured Associate or Full Professor of Teaching to reform the content and delivery of its first-year economics courses. More info here: economics.ubc.ca/professor-of...
Professor of Teaching in Economics - Vancouver School of Economics
The Vancouver School of Economics (VSE) at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver campus (https://economics.ubc.ca/) invites applications for an appointment in the Educational Leadership stream,...
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November 13, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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Meet the Vancouver School of Economics 2024/25 PhD job market candidates!

View their profiles here:
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November 27, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Very proud to have contributed to this important work alongside the amazing HER-BC team! whri.org/our-initiati...
November 22, 2024 at 3:06 AM
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Menopause is costing women their careers. A new B.C. study reveals the economic impacts of #menopause and #perimenopause, and the barriers to getting treatment. Q+A w/ Dr. Lori Brotto, Tracy Gomez, @drjengunter.bsky.social by @mattgalloway.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #HRT
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November 20, 2024 at 7:34 PM