News
SCARP student Wes Regan speaks on 15-minute cities
June 6, 2023
“It really is not about trying to limit people’s movement, it’s more about empowering access to everything people typically need, and planning in such a way that it’s easier to walk and cycle. And that it’s easier to make that choice."
UBC GradUpdate Newsletter
June 5, 2023
For UBC's grad students, offering updates on academic support and success, career exploration, community and network building, health and wellness, professional effectiveness, research skills, teaching development, writing and communication, and more
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability Newsletter
May 29, 2023
UBC's Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability is an interdisciplinary research institute and graduate program, with interest and expertise in a wide range of topics.
SCARP graduates begin their journey
May 25, 2023
As May turns into June this 2023, our graduates join almost 400,000 UBC alumni in over 150 countries.
UBC SALA co-leads exhibit on Canada's housing crisis at Venice Biennale
May 23, 2023
This week starting May 20, Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA), a collective of architects, students, researchers and activists, will bring Canada’s housing crisis to the global stage at the 2023 Venice Biennale of Architecture.
Students can now apply for UBC's Sustainability Ambassadors Program
May 19, 2023
Bring ideas for Climate, Climate Action, Emotional Resilience, Climate & Movement, Circular Economy, or Food systems to life at UBC. Develop leadership skills. Inspire the UBC community to create positive and meaningful change.
UBC APSC creates funding pool to host your own alumni event
May 11, 2023
The purpose of this fund is to help our alumni foster meaningful connections with each other, outside our faculty-led events.
SCARP alum Katrina Tarnawsky's capstone on housing affordability featured in CMHC
May 8, 2023
Now-alum of SCARP Katrina Tarnawsky's Capstone, on the implications of where new housing was being built in Canada, was recently featured by the Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation in their latest Housing Supply Report!
SCARP student project featured by CityStudio's Hubbub showcase
May 1, 2023
SCARP students Ryan Carpio, Vanessa Chan, Salma Said, Clarice Tuai, Timothy Wong worked together in their Green Cities course (PLAN 351) on outdoor design interventions as a solution to reducing the Urban Heat Island effect! Take a look!
Incoming SCARP Prof Kuni Kamizaki wins Janet Smith Emerging Activist Scholar Award
May 1, 2023
This award recognises Dr. Kamizaki's as an emerging activist scholar whose research record shows a direct relationship between activism, scholarship, and engagement with community or communities.