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Making Supply Chains More Sustainable: A Conversation with Professor Juliet Lu

A political ecologist and China scholar, Prof. Juliet Lu's research examines how Chinese companies invest in land-intensive projects across Southeast Asia and how these investments shape land politics and environmental governance.

Announcing the Dr. Paul Evans Research Prize in Canada–Asia Relations Policy

The Dr. Paul Evans Research Prize in Canada–Asia Relations Policy will consist of two $7,500 prizes annually for outstanding graduate students engaged in policy-related research on Canada–Asia relations. Apply by April 10.

Dialogue in a Moment of “Rupture”: 2026 IAR Indo-Pacific Symposium Recap

The Institute of Asian Research brought together world-leading scholars and practitioners for the 2026 IAR Indo-Pacific Symposium examining the forces reshaping Asia’s political, economic, and technological landscapes

Climate Leadership in Paris: UBC at the 2026 CARE Conference

SPPGA sent a delegation of ten participants to the 2026 Annual CARE Conference Paris, including six students who took part in panels, research poster presentations, and a student-led simulation exercise during the three-day experiential conference.

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School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

POSTPONED: US-China Relations: Rivalry, Strategy, and the Future of Global Power

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Liu Institute for Global Issues - xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of many trees)

Alex Yu Ting Lin US China Relations

Lobby Gallery, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

POSTPONED Liu Lobby Gallery Reception: Terrains of Access: Civic Ecologies and Pre-Histories of 2050

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Lobby Gallery, Liu Institute for Global Issues

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

Refusing Sustainability: Race and Environmentalism in a Changing Europe

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Liu Institute for Global Issues - xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of many trees)

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