Seven University of British Columbia students have been selected by the Liu Institute for Global Issues in the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs for the 2021 Simons Award in Nuclear Disarmament and Global Security. The award is funded by an endowment provided by The Simons Foundation.
The student recipients are undertaking research on topics broadly related to nuclear disarmament, including nuclear energy, and global security. The selected students span a range of backgrounds and areas of interest. Their names, degrees, and research proposals are found below:
Riko Tanaka, undergraduate student majoring in International Relations with a minor in Visual Arts;
Visual artists’ response to Fukushima and the wider call for global denuclearization.
Nicole Johnston, Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs student;
Studying the role of feminist organizations and movements in internationalized transitional justice processes
Melissa Hollobon, Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs student;
NATO and the 2017 Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Jasmine Ashley-Dy, undergraduate student in the Dual BA Program between SciencesPo & UBC, majoring in International Relations;
Anti-Nuclearism & Anti-Racism across the world
Lewis Page, Master of Arts student in Science and Technology Studies;
Nuclear war and the early neoliberals: a historical study
Moysal Sana, Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs student;
Exploring the relationship between cyber threats and armed conflict and nuclear war
Christopher Haniak, undergraduate student majoring in Political Science;
Russia and Egypt’s Nuclear Partnership
