Announcement

Prof. Heidi Tworek Awarded Canada Research Chair in History and Policy of Health Communications

Prof. Heidi Tworek Awarded Canada Research Chair in History and Policy of Health Communications

Dr. Heidi Tworek has been appointed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in History and Policy of Health Communications.

A photo of Dr. Bonnie Effros in Vancouver. She is on a sandy beach with large boulders on the shore. Mountains are visible behind her. She has brished back dark brown hair and wears round glasses.

UBC History Welcomes New Department Head Dr. Bonnie Effros

The UBC History Department welcomes internationally recognized researcher Dr. Bonnie Effros as the new Department Head.

Headshot of Dr. Hicham Safieddine.

UBC History welcomes Dr. Hicham Safieddine

The UBC Department of History is pleased to welcome Dr. Hicham Safieddine as the newest addition to our faculty.

UBC History Alumna Bianca Chui Wins Princess Takamado Essay Contest

UBC History Alumna Bianca Chui Wins Princess Takamado Essay Contest

UBC History alumna and Asian Studies MA student Bianca Chui has been selected as the winner of the 2021 Princess Takamado Essay Contest, for her essay titled “Eating Your Way Through Sugoroku: Imaginary Travel in a Japanese Board Game”. Congratulations, Bianca!

Dr. Heidi Tworek Appointed as Member of CCA Expert Panel on Public Safety in the Digital Age

Dr. Heidi Tworek Appointed as Member of CCA Expert Panel on Public Safety in the Digital Age

Dr. Heidi Tworek (SPPGA; History) has been appointed as a member of the Expert Panel on Public Safety in the Digital Age hosted by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA).

SSHRC Insight Grant award winners Dr. Benjamin Bryce (left), and Dr. Eagle Glassheim (right).

UBC History faculty Benjamin Bryce and Eagle Glassheim awarded five-year SSHRC Insight Grants

Congratulations to Dr. Benjamin Bryce and Dr. Eagle Glassheim for receiving five-year SSHRC Insight Grants for their respective projects, “Grounds for Exclusion: Immigration, Race, Health, and Gender in Argentina, 1876-1940,” and “Revitalizing Mining Landscapes and Communities: Ecological Restoration, Heritage Preservation, and Economic Development in the Age of Mass Destruction Mining.”

Memorial Scholarship Created in Honour of History Professor Robert McDonald

Memorial Scholarship Created in Honour of History Professor Robert McDonald

Awards totalling $3,150 have been made available through an endowment established by friends, family, former students, and colleagues in memory of Robert A. J. McDonald (1944-2019), for outstanding graduate students in the Department of History specializing in the history of British Columbia. Dr. McDonald (B.A., M.A., Ph.D. 1977) grew up in Brandon, Manitoba, and relocated […]

Dr Coll Thrush awarded Killam Teaching Prize

Dr Coll Thrush awarded Killam Teaching Prize

The UBC History Department is pleased to announce that Dr Coll Thrush is the recipient of the Killam Teaching Prize for the 2020-2021 academic year! Dr. Thrush has inspired and mentored undergraduate and graduate students at UBC since 2005. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty members who are nominated by alumni, students, and […]

Interview with Crystal Webster, professor of African American history

Interview with Crystal Webster, professor of African American history

“I envision … teaching, learning, and activism as central to my role as a scholar and professor of Black history.” Dr. Crystal Webster will be joining the UBC History Department as Assistant Professor of African American History this July. With a PhD from the W.E.B Du Bois Department of African American Studies at University of […]

UBC History professor Tina Loo named a University Killam Professor

UBC History professor Tina Loo named a University Killam Professor

Dr. Tina Loo, Professor in the Department of History, has been named a University Killam Professor — the highest honour UBC can confer on a faculty member. A University Killam Professorship recognizes extraordinary teachers and researchers who are leaders in their fields and who have received international recognition for their talents and achievements.