Congratulations to our SSHRC Insight Grant and Insight Development Grant Awardees
Congratuations to Anthropology’s Dr. Shaylih Muehlmann and Dr. Mark Turin who have been awarded SSHRC Insight Grants, and Postgraduate Fellow Courtneay Hopper who has received an Insight Development Grant.
Bruce Miller Receives 2023 K.D. Srivastava Prize for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing
Congratulations to Professor Emeritus Dr. Bruce Miller on receiving the 2023 K.D. Srivastava Prize for Excellence in Scholarly Publishing for his book: Witness to the Human Rights Tribunals: How the System Fails Indigenous Peoples (UBC Press, 2023) This prize is awarded by UBC Press and The Office of the Vice-President Research and Innovation. The presentation […]
Congratulations to the Anthropology Graduating Class of 2024!
Please join us in celebrating the class of May 2024 graduates. We are incredibly proud of our students’ achievements, and we wish you all the best in your future endeavours.
The Canadian Archaeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves Receives GG Innovation Award
Dr. Andrew Martindale and his colleagues in the Canadian Archaeological Association Working Group on Unmarked Graves (CAAWGUG) have received a 2024 Governor General’s Innovation Award for the development of resources for those affected by the search for missing children and unmarked burials. The CAAWGUG was formed in May 2021 and, drawing on many years of […]
Amirpouyan Shiva Receives Killam Teaching Prize
Congratulations to Dr. Amir Shiva who has received the prestigious Killam Teaching Prize. Dr. Shiva’s exemplary contributions to innovative pedagogy and curriculum development have had a substantial impact on his student and colleagues, and with this award he joins a celebrated circle of committed and talented instructors at UBC. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded […]
Dr. Kristen Barnett named Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Archaeology
Congratulations to Dr. Kristen Barnett on being named Canadian Research Chair (CRC) in Indigenous Archaeology. The Canada Research Chairs Program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence and become world-class research centres. Chairholders improve our depth of knowledge and quality of life, strengthen Canada’s international competitiveness, and help train the next […]
2023-2024 Anthropology Dissertation Writing Award
A big congratulations to our 5 awardees for this year’s Anthropology Dissertation Writing Award. This award is open to Anthropology PhD students writing their dissertations. Students apply after a call goes out from Anthropology Graduate office. The Anthropology Dissertation Writing Awards are adjudicated by the Anthropology Graduate Studies Committee (AGSC). 2023-2024 Awardees Byron Clark Caitlyn […]
Moira Irvine Archaeological Research Fund Awardees
Anthropology undergraduate students Grace Zigart and Ying Zeng were each awarded a Moira Irvine Archaeological Research Award by the Laboratory of Archaeology in November. The Moira Irvine funds will be used to support laboratory analysis for their Honours’ projects. Grace’s research is reconstructing the use of avian faunal remains from the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm site of Locarno […]
Dr. Andrew Martindale work with Indigenous Communities recognized with SSHRC Impact Award
Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Martindale who has received the nationally prestigious Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Impact – Connection Award 2023 for his scholarship in partnership with Indigenous communities. Dr. Martindale’s work focuses on issues that respond to historic and ongoing colonial processes beginning with the theft of Indigenous land and including […]
Sara Shneiderman Receives Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Congratulations to Associate Professor Sara Shneiderman, who recently received the 2023 Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring (mid-career category). The Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring recognizes academic staff members at the University of British Columbia who demonstrate outstanding performance in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in research, as well as postdoctoral fellows and visiting […]