UBC SPPGA

Prof. Veena Sriram (SPPGA; @ubcpublichealth.bsky.social‬) co-authors a study showing the role of public health system organization in shaping COVID-19 responses within Canada. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/ergcocacgb

Apply now to the “2025 InnovEAT: Sustainable Agri-Food Solutions to Challenges of Climate Change,” a #CAREProgram hackathon fostering innovative sustainability solutions. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/zlmifqenit

Congratulations to @heiditworek.bsky.social who has just been elected as a Fellow of the @royalhistsoc.org 👏

(Paywalled): A landmark International Court of Justice finding "should send shivers down the spine” of the fossil fuel industry and governments that support it.

That's according to prof Dr. David Boyd (@ires.ubc.ca @sppga.ubc.ca ) via @nationalobserver.com buff.ly/HKNdTQ6

Interested in Policy Analysis? Six Policy Press books are reviewed in Hyung-Gu Lynn's Review Essay. Full text is now available on the Fast Track Tab of Ingenta Connect www.ingentaconnect.com/content/paaf... @sppga.ubc.ca

A recent study co-authored by Prof. Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; @ubcoceans.bsky.social) urges the need to protect domestic fisheries from the growing threats of Distant Water Fishing for marine resources. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/moxgslkrtn

Our exhibit “Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki: 80 Years of the Nuclear Age” is from Aug 5-7, featuring posters from the bombing’s historical path to reveal its immediate and long-term impacts. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/ogyyergpba

The Centre for Southeast Asia Research hosts a talk with Dr. Mark Vicol to discuss the everyday political economy of food insecurity in Myanmar’s Central Dry Zone. Join us on July 29. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/gxphxcdola

SPPGA is now seeking Teaching Assistants for the upcoming Winter Term. Apply from now until July 31 for the numerous positions available: https://f.mtr.cool/gjdifuqkkp

SPPGA invites applications for Adjuncts and Sessional Lecturers to teach our Global Policy Project course for the Winter 2025-2026 academic term.

Apply by July 20 here:
https://f.mtr.cool/kdywlopwjz

The deadline for SPPGA’s Term Instructor recruitment has been extended, with applications now open until July 31. Apply to join our community for the Winter 2025-26 academic term: https://f.mtr.cool/lncrrlwczm

SPPGA honours the life of Terry MGee following his recent passing. As IAR’s Founding Director, he spearheaded the program’s establishment & served as a driving force of South Asian urbanization research worldwide. Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/zqqvznnjil

To save the global economy, kick the US out of the WTO The magnitude of Trump’s rule violation is entirely without precedent and demands an unprecedented response.

OPINION: Keep the WTO, but kick out the U.S., @ubcsppga.bsky.social's Kristen Hopewell writes in @politico.eu

The magnitude of Trump’s rule violation is entirely without precedent and demands an unprecedented response: politi.co/4kwZ7LD

Why the US must protect the independence of its nuclear regulator Three former chairs of the US nuclear regulator explain how Trump's executive orders could have unintended safety consequences.

🚨 JUST IN: Three former chairs of the US nuclear regulator explain how Trump's executive orders could have unintended safety consequences.

By Stephen Burns, Allison Macfarlane, Richard Meserve

In @thebulletin.org

thebulletin.org/2025/07/why-...

#NRC #Trump #nukesky #nuclearenergy #safety #SMR

The “Weaving Belonging” exhibition holds its Closing Reception on July 10, paying homage those affected by settler colonialism by inviting participation in an activation of the artwork. RSVP: https://f.mtr.cool/fyxtfxzecc

The CARE Program brings 3 student interns from Sciences Po, Leo Ruesche Neggia, Justine Babin, & Anouk Bassou, to SPPGA to support climate research. They will collaborate with faculty to examine greenhouse gas emissions, weather's impact on nuclear production, and perennial plant restoration.

Comedian, actress, & writer Ziwe discusses how the internet allows sensationalized news to reach virality through the exploitation of “the outrage machine around identity politics,” and how her work critiques this phenomenon. Watch her full talk here: https://f.mtr.cool/glttygppuk

⚠️ Event Announcement!

Have People Stopped Listening to Expertise?

🔬Join Lars Thorup Larsen from @au.dk for a discussion about the erosion of trust in established science and what that might mean for liberal democracy.

✍️RSVP via QR code or at sppga.ubc.ca/events!

What next for the High Seas Treaty as entry into force nears? Here’s what you need to know about the first international agreement focused on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters

“I think the world realised we needed to do something. As we deplete #coastal waters, where do people go? Suddenly we realised the #highseas are also in trouble,” says @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social

dialogue.earth/en/ocean/wha...

@solvingfcb.org @ubcsppga.bsky.social @dialogueearth.bsky.social

SPPGA Term Instructors (Adjuncts and Sessionals) - Apply by July 8 | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for Sessional Lecturers for the Winter 2025-2026 academic term.

Applications for Sessional Lecturers at SPPGA are now open until July 8th. Courses will take place during the Winter 2025-2026 academic term. Read more about the available positions here:

New books by Arts faculty for your 2025 reading list - Faculty of Arts UBC Arts scholars have published books on a fascinating range of topics—including medical assistance in dying, GenAI and learning, African American blues, sign language music, and even the role of str...

New books by @arts.ubc.ca faculty for your 2025 reading list, including SPPGA prof M.V. Ramana's book "Nuclear Is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change"
www.arts.ubc.ca/news/new-boo...

Unscripted: A UBC alum’s story of adventure, stages and growth  - UBC News Saanvi Bhambhani never expected her academic path to span continents—but curiosity has always been her compass.   Growing up in New Delhi, she was drawn to new ideas, unfamiliar places and the…

Saanvi Bhambhani never expected her academic path to span continents—but curiosity has always been her compass.

Read more about Saanvi's academic journey and adventures: news.ubc.ca/2025/06/unsc...

Future Leaders in Defence: MPPGA Student Lindsay Burlie reflects on Peacekeeping, Purpose & Service | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs MPPGA student Lindsay Burlie represented UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at The Future Leaders in Defence Forum

MPPGA student Lindsay Burlie attends the Future Leaders in Defence Forum, exploring Canadian defence policy & engaging with our protectors— “in and out of uniform”. Read more:

Meet the Earth Commission 🤝

Rashid Sumaila is a Professor at @ubcsppga.bsky.social, specializing in bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and the analysis of global issues in this area.

We asked Rashid what motivates his work ⬇️

@globalcommonshq.bsky.social @futureearth.bsky.social

'It just makes so much sense:' UBC economics expert continues push for high seas 'bank' to protect fish, ahead of UN conference Sunday is World Oceans Day and next week the third United Nations Ocean Conference will be held in France.

“It just makes so much sense to use international waters as the world’s #fish bank,” says @drrashidsumaila.bsky.social who pushes for #highseas 'bank' to protect fish, ahead of #UNOC2025 conference vancouversun.com/news/ubc-eco... via @vancouversun.bsky.social @ubcsppga.bsky.social

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👏 Congrats to MPPGA’s class of 2025, who took the graduation stage after 2 years of policy analysis, honing knowledge & collaborating across disciplines. We wish them the very best as they continue to create global change. Watch video highlights here:

Google searches for information about cancer lead to targeted ads from alternative clinics Alternative cancer clinics spent over an US$15 million on Google ad spaces, generating millions of website visits from people searching for cancer information.

OP ED: Caveat quaesitor: @ubcsppga.bsky.social postdoc Dr. Marco Zenone says as companies compete for the ad spaces that accompany search query results, users seeking critical #health information can be exposed to #misinformation

Via @ca.theconversation.com‬

Pulitzer Prize-winning, Diné composer Raven Chacon reflected on the enforced concession of identity that is often intertwined with Indigenous experiences during his Phil Lind Initiative talk, presented with UBC School of Music.

See full video here: https://f.mtr.cool/jfbdtntcpg

SPPGA Term Instructors - Apply by June 11 | School of Public Policy and Global Affairs UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) invites applications for Sessional Lecturers for the Winter 2025-2026 academic term

New opportunity 📢 SPPGA is now inviting applications for Sessional Lecturers for a range of courses over the Winter 2025-2026 academic term. 

Apply here by June 11:

Changing Geoeconomics in the Age of Trump: An Insider View from Japan Maha Siddiqui, alongside SPPGA Professor Yves Tiberghien and Fellow Practitioner Joël Dalibard, discuss with former Japanese Minister of Justice Hideki Makihara on how Japan can navigate the second…

How can Japan respond to a renewed Trump administration? Listen as MPPGA student Maha Siddiqui (‪@mahasiddiqui.bsky.social‬), SPPGA affiliated faculty Yves Tiberghien & policy practitioner Joël Dalibard speak with Hideki Makihara, former Japanese Minister of Justice: