UBC SPPGA
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As an interdisciplinary hub, the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) leads in research, innovation & learning on policy & global affairs.
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Nuclear waste from reactors is a solvable problem, says @sppga.ubc.ca prof Dr. Allison Macfarlane
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New U.S. nuclear power boom begins with old, still-unsolved problem: What to do with radioactive waste https://cnb.cx/47RyDQF
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November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Nuclear waste from reactors is a solvable problem, says @sppga.ubc.ca prof Dr. Allison Macfarlane
The Lobby Gallery invites submissions for its 2026 exhibition season. Open to artists, researchers, scholars, collectives, and community collaborators. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/lbwttkyjem
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Lobby Gallery invites submissions for its 2026 exhibition season. Open to artists, researchers, scholars, collectives, and community collaborators. Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/lbwttkyjem
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Join us on November 11 at UBC's War Memorial Gymnasium for a ceremony to commemorate Remembrance Day.
All UBC students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend—to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace.
events.ubc.ca/ubc-remembers/
All UBC students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend—to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace.
events.ubc.ca/ubc-remembers/
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Join us on November 11 at UBC's War Memorial Gymnasium for a ceremony to commemorate Remembrance Day.
All UBC students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend—to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace.
events.ubc.ca/ubc-remembers/
All UBC students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to attend—to honour and remember all those who served in times of war, military conflict and peace.
events.ubc.ca/ubc-remembers/
SPPGA’s Institute of Asian Research welcomes the 2025–26 IAR Fellows, a new cohort pursuing interdisciplinary research on contemporary Asia. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/cmpvqlnemp
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
SPPGA’s Institute of Asian Research welcomes the 2025–26 IAR Fellows, a new cohort pursuing interdisciplinary research on contemporary Asia. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/cmpvqlnemp
From conflict to climate crisis, AI is outpacing the rules meant to govern it. At SPPGA, students and faculty are studying how its rise is reshaping power and accountability. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/ezqwdmfeyp
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
From conflict to climate crisis, AI is outpacing the rules meant to govern it. At SPPGA, students and faculty are studying how its rise is reshaping power and accountability. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/ezqwdmfeyp
Join us for a talk with MP Taleeb Noormohamed on November 12, 5:30 - 6:30 PM (PST), on his journey from global tech to policy in Ottawa, covering housing, AI, and civic engagement.
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/inwrlgsdzr
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/inwrlgsdzr
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Join us for a talk with MP Taleeb Noormohamed on November 12, 5:30 - 6:30 PM (PST), on his journey from global tech to policy in Ottawa, covering housing, AI, and civic engagement.
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/inwrlgsdzr
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/inwrlgsdzr
What does it mean to tell the story of climate change on Indigenous terms? Read about Beyond Fires & Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes at @moaubc.bsky.social moderated by @rickharp.bsky.social https://f.mtr.cool/gziohzbuhs
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
What does it mean to tell the story of climate change on Indigenous terms? Read about Beyond Fires & Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes at @moaubc.bsky.social moderated by @rickharp.bsky.social https://f.mtr.cool/gziohzbuhs
SPPGA Prof Tara Cookson joins Dr. Rachael Pierotti and host Elizabeth Dartnall on The Sexual Violence Research Podcast to explore how policy reform can reduce intimate partner violence and build more equitable societies.
Listen here: https://f.mtr.cool/ydnwyfkboj
Listen here: https://f.mtr.cool/ydnwyfkboj
October 31, 2025 at 6:42 PM
SPPGA Prof Tara Cookson joins Dr. Rachael Pierotti and host Elizabeth Dartnall on The Sexual Violence Research Podcast to explore how policy reform can reduce intimate partner violence and build more equitable societies.
Listen here: https://f.mtr.cool/ydnwyfkboj
Listen here: https://f.mtr.cool/ydnwyfkboj
Join us for a talk with MP Taleeb Noormohamed on November 12, 5:30 - 6:30 PM (PST), on his journey from global tech to policy in Ottawa, covering housing, AI, and civic engagement.
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/inwrlgsdzr
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/inwrlgsdzr
October 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Join us for a talk with MP Taleeb Noormohamed on November 12, 5:30 - 6:30 PM (PST), on his journey from global tech to policy in Ottawa, covering housing, AI, and civic engagement.
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/inwrlgsdzr
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/inwrlgsdzr
The Liu Lobby Gallery invites you to OVERCASTE: Confront. Disrupt. Evolve, an exhibit featuring stories and images on the Dalit Canadian experience and caste-based discrimination in Canada.
Gallery opens Oct 3 – Dec 5,
Exhibition reception: Oct 30 at 6pm.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/rvinpfletc
Gallery opens Oct 3 – Dec 5,
Exhibition reception: Oct 30 at 6pm.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/rvinpfletc
October 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The Liu Lobby Gallery invites you to OVERCASTE: Confront. Disrupt. Evolve, an exhibit featuring stories and images on the Dalit Canadian experience and caste-based discrimination in Canada.
Gallery opens Oct 3 – Dec 5,
Exhibition reception: Oct 30 at 6pm.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/rvinpfletc
Gallery opens Oct 3 – Dec 5,
Exhibition reception: Oct 30 at 6pm.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/rvinpfletc
Join us on Nov 19, 9–10 AM PST, to learn what it takes to submit a standout application for the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program! This session will equip you with key insights and practical guidance to help you prepare a strong application.
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/uskghzfdta
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/uskghzfdta
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Join us on Nov 19, 9–10 AM PST, to learn what it takes to submit a standout application for the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program! This session will equip you with key insights and practical guidance to help you prepare a strong application.
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/uskghzfdta
RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/uskghzfdta
We are pleased to announce the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs Class of 2027, representing 16 nations and bringing their diverse experiences to the SPPGA community.
Meet the class: https://f.mtr.cool/yrhgrjufel
Meet the class: https://f.mtr.cool/yrhgrjufel
October 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
We are pleased to announce the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs Class of 2027, representing 16 nations and bringing their diverse experiences to the SPPGA community.
Meet the class: https://f.mtr.cool/yrhgrjufel
Meet the class: https://f.mtr.cool/yrhgrjufel
Join us on November 4 for UBC’s MPPGA hybrid info session to meet inspiring faculty and alumni and explore your path toward shaping public policy.
Register here: https://f.mtr.cool/ikzugwxnev
Register here: https://f.mtr.cool/ikzugwxnev
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Join us on November 4 for UBC’s MPPGA hybrid info session to meet inspiring faculty and alumni and explore your path toward shaping public policy.
Register here: https://f.mtr.cool/ikzugwxnev
Register here: https://f.mtr.cool/ikzugwxnev
Join Sibylle Vermont, Christian Bréthaut, and Leila M. Harris on Nov 25 for a dynamic panel discussion exploring how international environmental agreements shape real-world water management.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/qidytdeqcz
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/qidytdeqcz
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Join Sibylle Vermont, Christian Bréthaut, and Leila M. Harris on Nov 25 for a dynamic panel discussion exploring how international environmental agreements shape real-world water management.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/qidytdeqcz
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/qidytdeqcz
On Oct 31, Yong-Chool Ha will present his book: "Late Industrialization, Tradition and Social Change in South Korea." The talk will examine how Korea’s modern economy coexists with traditional ties and how late development shaped these “neofamilism” networks.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/oolvmzgbsw
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/oolvmzgbsw
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
On Oct 31, Yong-Chool Ha will present his book: "Late Industrialization, Tradition and Social Change in South Korea." The talk will examine how Korea’s modern economy coexists with traditional ties and how late development shaped these “neofamilism” networks.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/oolvmzgbsw
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/oolvmzgbsw
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Join MOA on October 24 for Beyond Fires + Floods: Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes — a powerful conversation on re-storying climate change through Indigenous voices and knowledge. Free. Join us: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/beyond-fires-floods-indigenous-narratives-in-an-era-of-extremes/
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Join MOA on October 24 for Beyond Fires + Floods: Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes — a powerful conversation on re-storying climate change through Indigenous voices and knowledge. Free. Join us: https://moa.ubc.ca/event/beyond-fires-floods-indigenous-narratives-in-an-era-of-extremes/
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Event at the Museum of Anthropology tomorrow! My colleague in @sppga.ubc.ca Candis Calison is co-organizing with Cree journalist Rick Harp, host/producer of Media Indigena podcast and the APTN News Brief podcast. A reception will follow.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Event at the Museum of Anthropology tomorrow! My colleague in @sppga.ubc.ca Candis Calison is co-organizing with Cree journalist Rick Harp, host/producer of Media Indigena podcast and the APTN News Brief podcast. A reception will follow.
sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
Tonight, 6:30pm at @moaubc.bsky.social! Don't miss the panel discussion Beyond Fires & Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes with journalists Judi Kochon, Paul Seesequasis, Tanya Talaga & Mark Trahant moderated by @rickharp.bsky.social sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
October 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Tonight, 6:30pm at @moaubc.bsky.social! Don't miss the panel discussion Beyond Fires & Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes with journalists Judi Kochon, Paul Seesequasis, Tanya Talaga & Mark Trahant moderated by @rickharp.bsky.social sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
New BMJ Open study by Prof. Veena Sriram (SPPGA; UBC SPPH) and MPPGA student Lindsey MacDonald explores how health workers shape pharmaceutical policy and access to medicines in LMICs.
Read here: https://f.mtr.cool/syuhlbmdob
Read here: https://f.mtr.cool/syuhlbmdob
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
New BMJ Open study by Prof. Veena Sriram (SPPGA; UBC SPPH) and MPPGA student Lindsey MacDonald explores how health workers shape pharmaceutical policy and access to medicines in LMICs.
Read here: https://f.mtr.cool/syuhlbmdob
Read here: https://f.mtr.cool/syuhlbmdob
Prof. Kristen Hopewell renewed as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Global Policy, exploring how nations navigate a fractured global trading system and shifting power dynamics.
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Two UBC Arts scholars renewed as Canada Research Chairs - Faculty of Arts
Two scholars from the UBC Faculty of Arts have been reappointed as Canada Research Chairs, recognizing their leadership in tackling complex global and philosophical questions.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Prof. Kristen Hopewell renewed as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Global Policy, exploring how nations navigate a fractured global trading system and shifting power dynamics.
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Join Haeyoung Kim on Nov 7th as he explores the infrastructural life of post-liberation North Korea’s rail networks, and examines how reclaiming and operating Japanese-built systems shaped Sino-North Korean relations and enabled socialist subject formation.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/dwjbgjpzby
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/dwjbgjpzby
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Join Haeyoung Kim on Nov 7th as he explores the infrastructural life of post-liberation North Korea’s rail networks, and examines how reclaiming and operating Japanese-built systems shaped Sino-North Korean relations and enabled socialist subject formation.
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/dwjbgjpzby
RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/dwjbgjpzby
This Friday! Join us at the Museum of Anthropology (@moaubc.bsky.social) for a panel discussion on Indigenous narratives in an era of extremes with journalists Judi Kochon, Paul Seesequasis, Tanya Talaga & Mark Trahant moderated by @rickharp.bsky.social Free, no RSVP required
ONE WEEK, Vancouver!! "Beyond Fires and Floods (BFF): Indigenous Narratives in an Era of Extremes," featuring seasoned panel of journalists on what climate change means on Indigenous terms.
Details here: sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
Details here: sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
October 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This Friday! Join us at the Museum of Anthropology (@moaubc.bsky.social) for a panel discussion on Indigenous narratives in an era of extremes with journalists Judi Kochon, Paul Seesequasis, Tanya Talaga & Mark Trahant moderated by @rickharp.bsky.social Free, no RSVP required
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🧵 Our latest report, Balancing Research Security and Open Science, is now available! go.cca-reports.ca/3KPUnob 🧪
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🧵 Our latest report, Balancing Research Security and Open Science, is now available! go.cca-reports.ca/3KPUnob 🧪
SPPGA Director @allison-macfarlane.bsky.social contributes to an expert panel report on Balancing Research Security and Open Science, just released by @cca-reports.ca www.cca-reports.ca/reports/dual...
Thanks to the expert panel for their thoughtful consideration: Martha Crago, Kelly Cobey, Jim Ghadbane, Garfield Giff, Jacqueline Littlewood, Allison Macfarlane, Rebecca Moritz, Delilah Ofosu-Barko, Catherine Olivier, Jocelyn Tremblay, Andrew Van Kessel, Anya Waite, and Matthew Wiseman.
October 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
SPPGA Director @allison-macfarlane.bsky.social contributes to an expert panel report on Balancing Research Security and Open Science, just released by @cca-reports.ca www.cca-reports.ca/reports/dual...
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The Faculty of Arts has some new faces this year 👀 Meet some of the new profs, get to know their research and why they’re excited to be at UBC. ⬇️
www.arts.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
@sppga.ubc.ca @ubcpsych.bsky.social @ubcvse.bsky.social @asia.ubc.ca @ubc-cenes.bsky.social @ubcgeography.bsky.social
www.arts.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
@sppga.ubc.ca @ubcpsych.bsky.social @ubcvse.bsky.social @asia.ubc.ca @ubc-cenes.bsky.social @ubcgeography.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Faculty of Arts has some new faces this year 👀 Meet some of the new profs, get to know their research and why they’re excited to be at UBC. ⬇️
www.arts.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
@sppga.ubc.ca @ubcpsych.bsky.social @ubcvse.bsky.social @asia.ubc.ca @ubc-cenes.bsky.social @ubcgeography.bsky.social
www.arts.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
@sppga.ubc.ca @ubcpsych.bsky.social @ubcvse.bsky.social @asia.ubc.ca @ubc-cenes.bsky.social @ubcgeography.bsky.social