In 2020, SCARP's very own Stephanie Chang joined an expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA), charged with investigating and reporting on what key opportunities exist to improve disaster resilience in Canada.
SCARP is proud to say that our very own Professor Nora Angeles is a recipient of the 2021 Faculty of Applied Science Dean's Service Award.
The Award for Excellence in Service recognizes faculty who, through leadership, service, and administrative activates, make substantial positive high-impact contributions to their Departments, Schools and the Faculty as a whole. It is through these efforts that the Faculty of Applied Science provide students with the highest quality educational experience.
Our very own Julia Harten, Assistant Professor here at SCARP, has received the Henry Reining Award from the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy.
This annual award recognizes the best dissertation written in public policy and management. Julia was recognized by the Reining award for her dissertation, "Crowded with Potential: Housing and Social Mobility Strategies Among China’s Educated Migrants".
Congratulations to our new faculty, Assistant Professor, Julia Harten for receiving the ACSP 2020 Student Award
Karen R. Polenske Award for Outstanding Student Paper on a China -Related Topic
A big congratulations to our Professor Leonie Sandercock for receiving the 2020 YWCA Women of Distinction Award!
A copy of the video produced for the Royal Society of Canada celebration is available for you to download at https://files.workspace.ubc.ca/MyDevice/s/570/9f94b100-78e7-49db-8d66-0b...
In its 20th year, the Canada Research Chairs Program continues to provide opportunities for researchers to excel in their fields, and build teams of experts at Canadian institutions. In spring 2020, the first of two cycles of fudning to be announced this year, the Government of Canada invested $140 million towards 182 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs including six new and renewed chairs at UBC:
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, it’s highlighting unique pressures on certain groups like Canada’s seniors, Indigenous communities, and people experiencing homelessness.
Professors Susan and Norman Fainstein will be speaking at a lunch seminar at
UBC on Friday 6 Mar 2020, 12.30-2.30pm
This event is hosted by the Centre for Southeast Asian Research at the
UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
March 6, 2020. 12.30-2.30 PM
Room 120, CK Choi Building, West Mall, UBC
rsvp: https://forms.gle/K6HPgkwSRVczF8oa7
 SCARP is proud to say that our very own Professor Nora Angeles is a recipient of the 2021 Faculty of Applied Science Dean's Service Award. The Award for Excellence in Service recognizes faculty who, through leadership, service, and administrative activates, make substantial positive high-impact contributions to their Departments, Schools and the Faculty as a whole. It is through these efforts that the Faculty of Applied Science provide students with the highest quality educational experience. What follows is the citation submitted with Nora Angeles' nomination, detailing how her contributions have been valued here, and it speaks for itself:
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