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RES PhD student Graham McDowell’s publication featured on Highlights of 2016 on Environmental Research Letters
RES PhD Candidate Michael Lathuillière and IRES Faculty Mark Johnson have a new publication!
IRES Faculty Associate Rashid Sumaila wins Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in Science

IRES Faculty Associate Rashid Sumaila wins Benchley Ocean Award for Excellence in Science

IRES Faculty Associate Rashid Sumaila has won a prestigious Peter Benchley Ocean Award, in recognition for his work on sustainable fisheries around the world. We at IRES would like to extend our warm congratulations to Dr. Sumaila for his achievement!   The UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries’ press release can be found here: […]

RES PhD student Helina Jolly wins the Nehru Humanitarian Graduate Scholarship in Indian Studies – Congratulations!

RES PhD student Helina Jolly wins the Nehru Humanitarian Graduate Scholarship in Indian Studies – Congratulations!

RES PhD student, Helina Jolly, the 2016 recipient of the Nehru Humanitarian Graduate Scholarship in Indian Studies, was honoured for her work at the annual Goel Family Charitable Foundation’s Jawaharlal Nehru Award Night. The Goel family has been supporting generations of students at UBC through this and seven other student awards. Congratulations Helina! An interview […]

IRES faculty member Mark Johnson receives Canada Research Chair – Congratulations!
In the News: IRES Postdoctoral Fellow Nathan Bennett talks putting people at the center of conservation

In the News: IRES Postdoctoral Fellow Nathan Bennett talks putting people at the center of conservation

IRES Postdoctoral Fellow Nathan Bennett recently published an article on Biological Conservation titled “Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation” and was recently featured on the University of Washington’s website. Link to the UW article can be found here: http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/12/06/put-people-at-the-center-of-conservation-new-study-advises/ Link to the published journal article can be found here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320716305328   Nathan […]

Congratulations to our 8 RES Graduates of 2017!

Congratulations to our 8 RES Graduates of 2017!

IRES would like to congratulate our recent graduates of May 2017! Esteemed congratulations from all of us! We wish you the very best in your future careers and endeavors! (Photo credit: BdwayDiva1 from flickr/Creative Commons) Our 8 All-Star graduates are: Kieran Findlater (PhD), Supervisors Milind Kandlikar & Terre Satterfield     Ashlee Jollymore (PhD), Supervisor […]

In the News: RES PhD Candidate Tugce Conger led workshop on Climate Change in North Saanich, BC

In the News: RES PhD Candidate Tugce Conger led workshop on Climate Change in North Saanich, BC

PhD candidate Tugce Conger was in North Saanich leading a workshop on the potential impact of climate change on sea levels.

RES PhD Candidate Michael Lathuillière & IRES Faculty Mark Johnson’s new publication in Environmental Science and Technology

RES PhD Candidate Michael Lathuillière & IRES Faculty Mark Johnson’s new publication in Environmental Science and Technology

RES PhD Candidate Michael Lathuillière and IRES Associate Professor Mark Johnson have published a new article titled “Land use in LCA: including regionally altered precipitation to quantify ecosystem damage” in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Photo credit: matryosha from flickr/Creative Commons

IRES Adjunct Professor Colin Levings has a new book out: “Ecology of Salmonids in Estuaries Around the World”

IRES Adjunct Professor Colin Levings has a new book out: “Ecology of Salmonids in Estuaries Around the World”

Colin Levings, Adjunct Faculty member, has published a new book with UBC Press. “Ecology of Salmonids in Estuaries Around the World- Adaptations, Habitats and Conservation.” Photo credit: Isaac Wedin from flickr/Creative Commons