Sara Shneiderman and co-authors receive Royal Asiatic Society Award
Congratulation to Sara Shneiderman and her co-authors Bina Khapunghang Limbu, Jeevan Baniya, Manoj Suji, Nabin Rawal, Prakash Chandra Subedi, and Cameron David Warner who were awarded the Royal Asiatic Society’s 2024 Surya P. Subedi Prize for their article “House, Household, and Home: Revisiting Anthropological and Policy Frameworks through Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Experiences in Nepal” (Current […]
Jonathan Eaton receives Erve Chambers Heritage and Tourism Student Paper Award
Congratulations to Anthropology PhD candidate Jonathan Eaton (Anthropology, PhD) who has been chosen to receive the Erve Chambers Heritage & Tourism Student Paper Award from the Society for Applied Anthropology. Eaton will receive the award at the Society’s 85th Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, March 25-29, 2025. Jonathan will present his paper, “Heritage in Recovery: […]
Congratulatons to Alison Wylie on being awarded honorary doctorate by Erasmus University Rotterdam
In her acceptance speech, Anthropology Faculty Associate Dr. Alison Wylie (Philosophy, UBC) profiles her archaeological work with the Musqueam First Nation.
Jay Hilsden receives 2024 Peter Wall Legacy Award
Congratulations to Anthropology MA student Jay Hilsden on receiving a Wall Research Award! Jay’s research focuses on documenting the diversity of flatfish, such as halibut, flounders, and soles, in British Columbia’s archaeological record. Flatfish bones are important for understanding species’ ranges, abundances, and the diets of past peoples, but identifying these species through skeletal remains […]
Steve Daniel Inducted into CFL Hall of Fame
Join us in congratulating Anthropology PhD student, Steve Daniel on his induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame at the 2024 Grey Cup in Vancouver this month. Daniel becomes the only pro sports analyst/statistician inducted into any Hall of Fame, NHL, CFL, Major League Baseball, NFL or otherwise. This is a significant recognition of […]
Caroline Stampliaka Receives American Folklore Society Award
Congratulations to Anthropology MA student Caroline Stampliaka on taking home the Fernand Braudel Mediterranean Folklore Graduate Student Prize from the American Folklore Society (Mediterranean Section). Caroline’s winning paper, Embodied Wisdom: Traditional Healing and Vernacular Religion in Evros, Greece is also her undergraduate Honours project. She will present a version of the paper at the upcoming […]
Call the Mothers: Searching for Mexico’s Disappeared from the War on Drugs
Congratulations to Dr. Shaylih Muehlmann on the publication of her latest book Call the Mothers: Searching for Mexico’s Disappeared from the War on Drugs (University of California Press). About the book A gripping portrait of the relentless women taking missing persons, kidnapping, and extortion cases into their own hands—and building a movement for one another. […]
Sisi Yang Named 2024-25 IAR Research Fellow
Congratulations to Anthropology PhD student Sisi Yang, who recently received a fellowship with the Institute for Asian Research (IAR) at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs. Yang will continue her focus on Africa-China relations. A flagship of the IAR since 2021, this initiative brings together graduate students from across UBC to engage with […]
Millie Creighton’s 35 years of service at UBC recognized in Tempus Fugit Ceremony
Congratulations to Dr. Millie Creighton who was recently inducted into the Tempus Fugit (time flies) club at UBC after 35 years of service. The Tempus Fugit and Quarter Century Club Awards is an annual ceremony that recognizes UBC faculty with 35 and 25 years of service, respectively. New members are inducted at a special dinner […]
Vinay Kamat Receives SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Vinay Kamat, who has received a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant for the project Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change on Fisheries-dependent Communities in Coastal Southeastern Tanzania. This is a partnership project between UBC and Spring of Health and Environmental Management Organization (SHEMO), a non-profit environmental NGO based in Mtwara, southeastern Tanzania. SHEMO […]