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YouTube video by UBC SCARP Andrew Zitcer - Artistic Methods and Democratic Practice

We're delighted to now share the talk given by our latest Speaker Series visiting speaker, Dr. Andrew Zitcer of Drexel University. He shared fascinating insights about what unites arts, urbanism and democracy. Take a look!

The SCARP Speaker Series resumes in the Fall!
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Julia Harten Assistant Professor | SCARP

Julia Harten's research leverages new data methods to study housing and socio-spatial inequality. She focuses on housing strategies of marginalized people and the role of cities and housing for social mobility, in Asia and North America.

We're proud she's one of us!

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January 2025 Part 2: Harten sounds the call for a Postdoc and a Graduate Research Assistant to kick her Data Science for Housing Research work into high gear!
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SCARP's Julia Harten joins Bridging Divides Research Program with her bold project - News | SCARP Julia Harten is one of 7 new members of the interdisciplinary inter-university Bridging Divides Research Program, for her project, “Leveraging Machine Learning to Study Immigrant Renting via Online Ad...

January 2025: Harten joins the Bridging Divides Research Program (which is committed to advancing knowledge about the challenges and opportunities that migrant integration poses in Canada and beyond) for her work.
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SCARP Assistant Professor Julia Harten wins prestigious funding for revolutionary housing research - News | SCARP We're delighted to congratulate SCARP Assistant Professor Julia Harten for receiving research funding from the 2023 New Frontiers in Research Fund Exploration Stream, and showcase the revolutionary re...

June 2024: Harten awarded the New Frontiers in Research Fund for her research into meaningful change in the housing crisis and to "democratise housing development, revolutionise housing supply, and unlock a new path for social science research leveraging ethical AI".

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YouTube video by UBC SCARP Julia Harten: Data Innovation for Housing and Inclusive Urbanization

April 2023: Harten presents her work so far showing stunning phenomena with housing strategies among marginalised peoples. She envisions large language models as a way to unravel the process to benefit all.

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Our Speaker Series is launching in full swing again! Next up, on February 25, SFU's Tammara Soma talks Indigenizing Food System Planning!

Stay tuned for more dates...

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Shaping tomorrow's cities: SCARP and Geography introduce an innovative Major in Urban Studies - News | UBC Applied Science The School of Community and Regional Planning and the Department of Geography at UBC have introduced a Major in Urban Studies — the first of its kind in British Columbia.

As applications open (tonight!) for our Bachelor's in Urban Studies, let's hear again from one of its founders on just how needed, how beneficial, and TBH just how COOL this degree is!

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