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Pathy Fellowship 2026
Applications open September 1 for the 12-month $50K Pathy Fellowship, for graduating students with ideas for social change in a community you care about. Receive training/support to design/lead your initiative. Applications close November 1, 2026.
August 21, 2026
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UBC Library Research Commons Newsletter
UBC's Research Commons offers consultations, workshops, collaborative spaces for studying, research projects, hosting presentations, a Digital Scholarship Computer Lab, expertise on Data Analysis Citation Management and GIS, and more.
August 19, 2026
Spotlight
SCARP student Charlotte Taylor awarded as Solutions Scholar
SCARP Research Masters graduate and incoming PhD student Charlotte Taylor has been awarded as a Solutions Scholar by the UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective. Read more about the research and ideas she's undertaking!
August 18, 2026
In the world of planning
Professor Emeritus Bill Rees on urban development and its challenges
"Most urban sustainability efforts focus on aspects of climate change/emissions reductions mostly involving technological fixes, [involving] massive capital investment and are... designed to extend the unsustainable status quo by alternative means."
August 18, 2026
Academics, Development, and Resouces
Course of interest: PLAN 448D, Indigenous Health Planning
Indigenous health, planning, and community development through wellness, land, culture, trauma-informed practice, and Indigenous social determinants of health. Connect health equity with Indigenous self-determination and community wellbeing.
August 17, 2026
Research and projects
SCARP alum, faculty member, and more publish paper on renewable energy resistance
A new paper has come out led by SCARP PhD Madison Lore and including SCARP Assistant Professor Holly Caggiano about news media's effects on the social acceptance of renewable energy.
August 17, 2026
Academics, Development, and Resouces
Course of interest: CONS 511, Indigenous Research & Data Governance
From UBC's Department of Forest & Conservation Sciences, and has a few seats left.
August 17, 2026
Research and projects
Theo Lim's paper on trauma in planning
Lim's paper deep-dives into the psychological and emotional ramifications of planning decisions on people, as well as discussing potential frameworks for how best to address it and protect people and create more just systems.
August 17, 2026
In the world of planning
SCARP PhD student Wes Regan interviewed about Cowichan Valley’s comprehensive zoning bylaw
“Finding effective ways to communicate to and engage with local communities needs to be resourced better because of these challenges,” Regan said.
August 17, 2026
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UBC GradUpdate Newsletter
For UBC's grad students, offering updates on academic support, career exploration, community/network building, health/wellness, professional effectiveness, research skills, teaching development, writing/communication, and more.
August 17, 2026