Announcements

Student Jamuna Galay-Tamang investigates unsafe drinking water in Indigenous communities

Galay-Tamang has been named a 2018 Aboriginal Investigative Fellow, joining the APTN investigative team in Winnipeg for 12 weeks.

Regional Edward R. Murrow award for UBC global reporting project on cities

The urban resilience project produced in collaboration with three global universities has been recognized for excellence in writing.

UBC Journalism opening for 12-month Assistant Professor

The School of Journalism invites applications for a one-year full-time position at the rank of Assistant Professor Without Review.

Three UBC Journalism students win Donaldson CBC News Scholarships

Graduating students Malone Mullin, Haley Lewis and Kirthana Sasitharan will be joining CBC News.

J-student Anya Zoledziowski to examine hate crimes as News21 Fellow

Zoledziowski and 40 student journalists are looking for patterns of hate incidents and hate group activities — and the response of law enforcement and governments — in all 50 U.S. states.

Data journalist Carolyn Thompson named 2018 Visiting Journalist in Forestry Issues

Thompson is looking to build on her investigation into how businesses are exploiting South Sudan’s civil war by illegally exporting teak wood.

Congratulations to Amolak Singh Dhillon – Wesbrook Scholarship & Martha C. Piper Arts Award for Global Citizenship

Amolak Singh Dhillon, a former WRDS 150 student (taught by Dr. Susan Blake), has been awarded both the Wesbrook Scholarship and the Martha C. Piper Arts Award for Global Citizenship! The Wesbrook Scholarship is awarded to a maximum of 20 outstanding undergraduate students at UBC who stand in the top 10% of their class and […]