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IRES faculty members Dr. Mark Johnson, Dr. Jiaying Zhao and Dr. Leila Harris are 2021 Killam Scholars
Please join us in congratulating our faculty for their outstanding contributions to mentoring and research! Dr. Leila Harris was recognized with the Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring. A Professor in Resources, Environment and Sustainability and the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice, Dr. Harris exemplifies a uniquely empowering and inclusive mentorship style […]
January 27, 2022: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Alex Walls and Nivi Thatra
Researchers, how you communicate about your work impacts the reach and therefore the real-world applicability of your scholarship. For this workshop Alex Walls from UBC Media Relations and Nivi Thatra from IRES invite you to come with a research topic or paper in hand.
Dr. Hannah Wittman named as 2021 AASHE Sustainability Award Finalist
January 2022: The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) announced Dr. Hannah Wittman as a winner of the AASHE Campus Sustainability Research Award. November 2021: AASHE announced Dr. Hannah Wittman as a finalist for a 2021 AASHE Sustainability Award in the campus sustainability research category, recognizing outstanding scholarship in higher education. […]
Seeking Assistant Professor: Human Dimensions of Biodiversity Conservation
IRES and Faculty of Land and Food Systems are seeking an interdisciplinary scholar who uses econometric and other quantitative techniques to investigate human dimensions of biodiversity conservation. For example, research interests may include how individual and institutional actions affect conservation outcomes, or how biodiversity conservation affects aspects of human well-being. Anticipated start July 1, 2022.
November 2, 2021: A Discussion on Open Access in Canada
Moderated by Stephen Chignell, IRES Ph.D. Student | Open access publishing is a rapidly expanding and evolving strategy for making scholarly work globally accessible. Unlike the traditional scholarly publishing model under which publishers require institutions or individuals to pay for access to these materials, open access provides a model for freely available research outputs to […]
October 14, 2021 | The Transformative Potential of the Right to a Healthy Environment
Canadian historian and educator, Dr. Bernie Vigod (1946-1988) was a lifelong advocate of human rights and civil liberties. Dr. David Boyd will be speaking on how we can live in harmony with nature. REGISTER at STU.CA/VIGOD
September 28, 2021: Conservation Discussion Group
September 28, 2021: Conservation Discussion Group with Rassim Khelifa We started meetings last week and, thanks to all who participated, we have come up with an exciting theme line-up for the term! Next week: Our speaker Dr. Rassim Khelifa will lead a discussion on “Using Games for Environmental Education and Public Outreach”!! See his poster […]
September 17, 2021: 2021 Virtual SPPGA Policy Salon: Shaping the Post-COVID World
The 2021 Policy Salon, Shaping the Post-COVID World, aims to acknowledge the precarious situation that we remain in globally with respect to COVID-19, while also looking ahead to consider how key lessons can be applied to overcoming other global challenges such as climate change. Featured speakers include IRES/SPPGA prof Dr. David Boyd and IRES PhD […]
‘War means blood’: Can a treaty stop Latin American activists being killed?
April 19, 2021: Dr. David Boyd was quoted in Reuters saying that the “groundbreaking” treaty could be “a life-saving game changer”.
When It Comes To Climate Change, Biases Affect Everyone
When communicating about climate change, the same information that draws the attention of certain groups can fail to pique the attention of others. For Wyoming Public Media, Dr. Jiaying Zhao explains that “a fact like ‘2020 was the hottest year in history, tied with 2016’ … is going to draw the attention of liberals but […]