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Can a pandemic be racist? #UBCSoci MA student Patara McKeen says investigating the 1907 anti-Asian riots in Vancouver bears a lot of similarity to the current hysteria against Asian Canadians. Read the op-ed in Vancouver Is Awesome here: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com//opinion-its-time-sit-d

#UBCSoci PhD student Max Chewinski examines how disasters provide opportunities and constraints for social action. Learn more about his research, experience with a graduate degree, career prospects, and more. https://www.grad.ubc.ca/cam/meet-our-students/chewinski-max

Where have all the women gone? #UBCSoci Prof. Sylvia Fuller talked to CHEK News about COVID's uneven impact on the workforce. https://fb.watch/1TNwcGKSJT/

Annalijn Conklin, Dr. Nadia Khan and #UBCSoci Prof. Gerry Veenstra discovered that social isolation puts women at a higher risk of hypertension. Read the full EurekAlert! article here: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases//uobc-sip102820.php

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced, and #UBCSoci alumni are leading the charge. Leora Courtney-Wolfman is research investigating how climate change contributes to occupational injuries at Universität Wien. Read our Q&A with Leora: https://sociology.ubc.ca//ubc-sociology-alumna-leora-cour/... alumni UBC University of British Columbia

A paper by #UBCSoci Prof. Yue Qian and Master's student Siqi Xiao - "Mate selection among online daters in Shanghai: Why does education matter?" is now open access. You can read the full paper here: https://journals.sagepub.com//full/10.1177/2057150X20957422

#UBCSoci Prof. Renisa Mawani will be the speaker at the Centre for Law & Social Justice with the lecture - "The Ship, the Slave, the Legal Person" on Nov. 25. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lsj-annual-lecture-the-ship-

#UBCSoci is seeking sessional teachers for some of our 2020 Winter courses. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or have been advanced to full candidacy by the application deadline. Deadline to apply is Nov. 18. Learn more here: https://sociology.ubc.ca//sessional-teaching-position-ava/

"The department has really great research methods training, and many opportunities to engage in research." Read more about Ryan Jamula and his experience as a #UBCSoci MA student. https://www.grad.ubc.ca/campu/meet-our-students/jamula-ryan

This Thursday UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and UBC Political Science are hosting a discussion about Presidential governance from 2021-2024, its priorities and prospects, the results of Congressional wins, and more. Register https://sppga.ubc.ca//the-aftermath-of-the-u-s-election-w/ #USElection2020