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NEWSLETTER | November 2020
PWIAS BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2021 APPOINTMENTS
Nominations, including self-nominations, are now being accepted for two upcoming Faculty appointments to the PWIAS Board of Trustees. Please submit your nominations to: president.staff@ubc.ca, after reviewing the nominations criteria.
Deadline for nominations is December 4, 2020.
WALL SCHOLAR EVENT
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Book Launch: Course Syllabi in Faculties of Education Join co-editors André Mazawi and Michelle Stack (2020 Wall Scholar) for a Zoom book launch at 2 pm on December 1, 2020. Includes a reading by book contributor Dr. Jo-ann Archibald (Q'um Q'um Xiiem). |
IN THE NEWS
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Better Housing Policies Needed in Post-COVID World. A new global housing policy report funded by PWIAS virtual roundtable program was released this week. The report compiles housing policy responses to COVID-19 in 14 countries on six continents. Care is the Secret Ingredient in School Lunch Programs Wall Scholar Jennifer Black recently co-authored a piece in The Conversation about how school food programs work better when they actively nurture care and connection. |
RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations to the COVID-19 Wall Solutions Award Recipients
Our successful awardees are delving into a wide range of issues related to COVID-19. From improvements to design of PPE to addressing impacts on immigration detainees and public health communications.
The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies at UBC provides opportunities for world-class scholars to explore innovative research questions in a vibrant, collegial environment spanning all disciplines. Our programs draw together scholars from UBC and around the world to engage in deep and unconstrained research into some of the most profound questions and challenges facing humanity.
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