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On my way to YVR - see you soon!
Tickets are now available for our #LIND26 event with Charity Weeden, a former NASA Associate Administrator and 23-year Royal Canadian Air Force veteran exploring space, security, and geopolitics.
RSVP now as space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/zamadmpsms
RSVP now as space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/zamadmpsms
February 4, 2026 at 6:34 PM
On my way to YVR - see you soon!
India’s nuclear liability framework risks shifting accident costs onto the public. MPPGA student Bahar Abbas and SPPGA Professor M. V. Ramana co-author an analysis on risks in India’s nuclear energy policy. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/wecvxdljzu
February 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
India’s nuclear liability framework risks shifting accident costs onto the public. MPPGA student Bahar Abbas and SPPGA Professor M. V. Ramana co-author an analysis on risks in India’s nuclear energy policy. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/wecvxdljzu
As Trump reshapes hemispheric power and PM Mark Carney pivots toward China, Canada faces a geopolitical crossroads. SPPGA faculty examine implications for Canadian interests and hard strategic choices ahead. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/faxvhhrakt
February 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
As Trump reshapes hemispheric power and PM Mark Carney pivots toward China, Canada faces a geopolitical crossroads. SPPGA faculty examine implications for Canadian interests and hard strategic choices ahead. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/faxvhhrakt
Prof. Veena Sriram (SPPGA; UBC School of Population and Public Health) co-authors a study examining how social norms shaped decision-making about which public spaces were deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic across Canadian provinces. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/cbxdzdqiky
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Prof. Veena Sriram (SPPGA; UBC School of Population and Public Health) co-authors a study examining how social norms shaped decision-making about which public spaces were deemed essential during the COVID-19 pandemic across Canadian provinces. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/cbxdzdqiky
Applying to the Master of Public Policy & Global Affairs (MPPGA)? Join our virtual application workshop on Feb 12 | 6–7 PM PST to learn how to make your application stand out.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/wzfdvtjawb
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/wzfdvtjawb
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Applying to the Master of Public Policy & Global Affairs (MPPGA)? Join our virtual application workshop on Feb 12 | 6–7 PM PST to learn how to make your application stand out.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/wzfdvtjawb
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/wzfdvtjawb
Tickets are now available for our #LIND26 event with Rachel Maddow, an Emmy Award–winning journalist and bestselling author known for rigorous, historically informed political analysis.
RSVP now as space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/eiyxmekstf
RSVP now as space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/eiyxmekstf
January 29, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Tickets are now available for our #LIND26 event with Rachel Maddow, an Emmy Award–winning journalist and bestselling author known for rigorous, historically informed political analysis.
RSVP now as space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/eiyxmekstf
RSVP now as space is limited: https://f.mtr.cool/eiyxmekstf
Join SPPGA Expert-in-Residence Diamond Isinger for a discussion on how policymakers shape public discourse and the role media ecosystems play in policy outcomes. Mar 18, 1–2:30 PM at the Liu Institute. Details: https://f.mtr.cool/kisfnpoglu
January 28, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Join SPPGA Expert-in-Residence Diamond Isinger for a discussion on how policymakers shape public discourse and the role media ecosystems play in policy outcomes. Mar 18, 1–2:30 PM at the Liu Institute. Details: https://f.mtr.cool/kisfnpoglu
Join SPPGA Expert-in-Residence Diamond Isinger for a State of the Union Address screening, followed by a debrief with local experts on its policy implications on Feb 24, 6–8 PM at the Liu Institute. Details: https://f.mtr.cool/ohpqmvjrpp
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Join SPPGA Expert-in-Residence Diamond Isinger for a State of the Union Address screening, followed by a debrief with local experts on its policy implications on Feb 24, 6–8 PM at the Liu Institute. Details: https://f.mtr.cool/ohpqmvjrpp
Join us for our #LIND26 event with Rachel Maddow, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and trusted voice in American political analysis. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, January 29, at 12:00 PM. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/ncngxrgdpa
January 27, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Join us for our #LIND26 event with Rachel Maddow, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and trusted voice in American political analysis. Tickets will go on sale on Thursday, January 29, at 12:00 PM. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/ncngxrgdpa
Prof. Milind Kandlikar joins the @ubccsrc.bsky.social panel on EV Policy and Practive in Canada - this Wednesday!
Join us for our first panel event of the New Year! Our panel will explore how the uptake of EVs in Canada is impacted by policy controls and other considerations, as well as explore the position of the industry at a national scale. Register here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
January 26, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Prof. Milind Kandlikar joins the @ubccsrc.bsky.social panel on EV Policy and Practive in Canada - this Wednesday!
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"Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity."
This week’s IBioS member Article from Dr. Rashid Sumaila and colleagues uncovers "Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever. "
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This week’s IBioS member Article from Dr. Rashid Sumaila and colleagues uncovers "Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever. "
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever
Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity. A consensus must be built now to save them.
www.nature.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
"Exploitation of the high seas risks doing irreversible damage to biodiversity, climate stability and ocean equity."
This week’s IBioS member Article from Dr. Rashid Sumaila and colleagues uncovers "Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever. "
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This week’s IBioS member Article from Dr. Rashid Sumaila and colleagues uncovers "Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever. "
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Join SPPGA Expert-in-Residence Diamond Isinger for a discussion on gender disparities in policy influence and how DEI retrenchment is reshaping decision-making. RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/kcxeyybdba
January 26, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Join SPPGA Expert-in-Residence Diamond Isinger for a discussion on gender disparities in policy influence and how DEI retrenchment is reshaping decision-making. RSVP here: https://f.mtr.cool/kcxeyybdba
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“Clearly the message from Carney … is that we are going to try to put things in place for working with China directly, even when some of those seem to contradict American interests and perspectives."
@sppga.ubc.ca prof emeritus Dr. Paul Evans via SCMP
@sppga.ubc.ca prof emeritus Dr. Paul Evans via SCMP
US and Canada drift apart on China as Ottawa rethinks Beijing ties
Policy gaps are emerging after PM Mark Carney struck a wide-ranging deal with Beijing, testing past US-Canada alignment, analysts say.
www.scmp.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“Clearly the message from Carney … is that we are going to try to put things in place for working with China directly, even when some of those seem to contradict American interests and perspectives."
@sppga.ubc.ca prof emeritus Dr. Paul Evans via SCMP
@sppga.ubc.ca prof emeritus Dr. Paul Evans via SCMP
Last night, Thomas Friedman launched the Lind Initiative with a talk touching on his own journey as a journalist, our current era the “Polycene” in which binary systems are giving way to multiple interconnected ones, and the damage unfolding under Trump lindinitiative.ubc.ca/series/ameri...
January 24, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Last night, Thomas Friedman launched the Lind Initiative with a talk touching on his own journey as a journalist, our current era the “Polycene” in which binary systems are giving way to multiple interconnected ones, and the damage unfolding under Trump lindinitiative.ubc.ca/series/ameri...
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“You have to demonstrate the technology before you can sell it to anyone. Whether it will be successful is another story.”
@sppga.ubc.ca director Dr. Allison Macfarlane discusses the construction of a demonstration reactor in the U.S. via @cnn.com
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@sppga.ubc.ca director Dr. Allison Macfarlane discusses the construction of a demonstration reactor in the U.S. via @cnn.com
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January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
“You have to demonstrate the technology before you can sell it to anyone. Whether it will be successful is another story.”
@sppga.ubc.ca director Dr. Allison Macfarlane discusses the construction of a demonstration reactor in the U.S. via @cnn.com
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@sppga.ubc.ca director Dr. Allison Macfarlane discusses the construction of a demonstration reactor in the U.S. via @cnn.com
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Canada’s role in the F-35 supply chain has become a focal point for resistance to militarism from factory-level protests to labour and parliamentary pressure, argues SPPGA Prof. M V Ramana. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/guxlzpayyf
January 20, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Canada’s role in the F-35 supply chain has become a focal point for resistance to militarism from factory-level protests to labour and parliamentary pressure, argues SPPGA Prof. M V Ramana. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/guxlzpayyf
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Trump is asserting U.S. dominance over the Americas, starting with Venezuela. Is Canada next?
@sppga.ubc.ca prof Dr. Maxwell Cameron writes in @macleans.bsky.social
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@sppga.ubc.ca prof Dr. Maxwell Cameron writes in @macleans.bsky.social
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Trump Wants the Western Hemisphere—Canada Included - Macleans.ca
Trump is asserting U.S. dominance over the Americas, starting with Venezuela. Is Canada next?
macleans.ca
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Trump is asserting U.S. dominance over the Americas, starting with Venezuela. Is Canada next?
@sppga.ubc.ca prof Dr. Maxwell Cameron writes in @macleans.bsky.social
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@sppga.ubc.ca prof Dr. Maxwell Cameron writes in @macleans.bsky.social
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15% of the world’s population produces as many food-related emissions as the poorest half, meaning climate targets hinge on cutting the highest emitters. Prof. Navin Ramankutty (SPPGA; IRES) weighs in. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/jbjloveihm
January 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
15% of the world’s population produces as many food-related emissions as the poorest half, meaning climate targets hinge on cutting the highest emitters. Prof. Navin Ramankutty (SPPGA; IRES) weighs in. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/jbjloveihm
Join us for our #LIND26 event with Dread Scott, an interdisciplinary artist and activist whose work challenges systems of power, patriotism, and dissent. Tickets are on sale now via The Polygon Gallery.
More info: https://f.mtr.cool/fkhfoxyosw
More info: https://f.mtr.cool/fkhfoxyosw
January 17, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Join us for our #LIND26 event with Dread Scott, an interdisciplinary artist and activist whose work challenges systems of power, patriotism, and dissent. Tickets are on sale now via The Polygon Gallery.
More info: https://f.mtr.cool/fkhfoxyosw
More info: https://f.mtr.cool/fkhfoxyosw
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A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sector
A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sector
Canada and Venezuela compete in the same heavy-oil regional and global markets, so shifts in supply from Canada to Venezuela would widely reverberate across the Canadian economy.
theconversation.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
A regime change in Venezuela could have grim consequences for Canada’s oil sector
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The U.S. urgently needs a new approach to solve its nuclear waste challenge. "The Path Forward" report, authored in part by SPPGA's @allison-macfarlane.bsky.social details how the formation of a nuclear reactor owner-led corporation could successfully manage nuclear waste.
January 16, 2026 at 12:48 AM
The U.S. urgently needs a new approach to solve its nuclear waste challenge. "The Path Forward" report, authored in part by SPPGA's @allison-macfarlane.bsky.social details how the formation of a nuclear reactor owner-led corporation could successfully manage nuclear waste.
Mercy, a recent MPPGA graduate, is advancing inclusive financing models that create opportunities for marginalized children worldwide. Learn how the MPPGA program shaped her journey: https://f.mtr.cool/dfagddhxgn
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Mercy, a recent MPPGA graduate, is advancing inclusive financing models that create opportunities for marginalized children worldwide. Learn how the MPPGA program shaped her journey: https://f.mtr.cool/dfagddhxgn
Join us for our #LIND26 event with Dread Scott, an interdisciplinary artist and activist whose work challenges systems of power, patriotism, and dissent. Tickets will be available January 15th via The Polygon Gallery.
More info: https://f.mtr.cool/skpfynktfj
More info: https://f.mtr.cool/skpfynktfj
January 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Join us for our #LIND26 event with Dread Scott, an interdisciplinary artist and activist whose work challenges systems of power, patriotism, and dissent. Tickets will be available January 15th via The Polygon Gallery.
More info: https://f.mtr.cool/skpfynktfj
More info: https://f.mtr.cool/skpfynktfj
Applications are closing soon for SPPGA’s 2026 Practitioner Fellowship! Join us as a practitioner-in-residence for a 4- or 8-month term, starting in September or January.
Deadline: January 16, 2026
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/rrarksksus
Deadline: January 16, 2026
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/rrarksksus
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Applications are closing soon for SPPGA’s 2026 Practitioner Fellowship! Join us as a practitioner-in-residence for a 4- or 8-month term, starting in September or January.
Deadline: January 16, 2026
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/rrarksksus
Deadline: January 16, 2026
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/rrarksksus