IRES welcomes new Associate Professor, David Boyd!
A very warm welcome to David Boyd, who will be joining IRES as a new Associate Professor starting July 1, 2017! To learn more about his profile and research interests, please visit his bio here. David Boyd will be teaching a course in the upcoming academic year (GPP 507). For your information, below is an […]
RES PhD candidate Michael Lathuillière co-authored a new publication!
RES PhD candidate Michael Lathuillière has co-authored a new publication led by Dr. Anne-Marie Boulay entitled “The WULCA consensus characterization model for water scarcity footprints: assessing impacts of water consumption based on available water remaining (AWARE)” in The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. The paper constitutes an official recommendation to the UNEP/SETAC Life Cycle […]
RES MSc student Kalifi Ferretti-Gallon co-authored a new publication!
RES MSc student Kalifi Ferretti-Gallon co-authored a new publication with Dr. Jonah Busch, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development. The publication is entitled “What Drives Deforestation and What Stops It? A Meta-Analysis” and published on Review of Environmental Economics and Policy. Much congratulations from all of us at IRES! The article can be found […]
IRES welcomes new Adjunct Professor, Steven Conrad!
A very warm welcome to Steven Conrad, who has joined IRES as a new Adjunct Professor! To learn more about his profile and research interests, please visit his bio here. Conrad was recently a guest on the CBC radio broadcast of The Current Monday morning, where he discussed responding to Justin Trudeau’s call to ‘rebuild better‘ following flooding events and […]
New publication by IRES Postdoctoral Fellow Nathan Bennett, IRES faculty Terre Satterfield and RES graduate Maery Kaplan-Hallam
A paper co-authored by IRES Postdoctoral Fellow Nathan Bennett, IRES faculty Terre Satterfield and May 2017 RES MA graduate Maery Kaplan-Hallam entitled “An appeal for a code of conduct for marine conservation” was recently published on Marine Policy. Reference: Bennett, N.J., Teh, L., Ota, Y., Christie, P., Ayers, A., Day, J.C., Franks, P., Gill, D., Gruby, R.L., Kittinger, J.N., […]
RES PhD Candidate Krista English co-authored a chapter in WHO’s report
Esteemed congratulations to our PhD candidate Krista English for having co-authored a chapter in the World Health Organization’s first-ever World Report on Health Policy and Systems Research (HPSR) which was launched in Stockholm. The Report provides insight into how the multidisciplinary and systems approach used in HPSR can help countries advance the Sustainable Development Goal […]
RES PhD Candidate Michael Lathuillière and IRES Faculty Mark Johnson have a new publication!
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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, 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!
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