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Efficiency Hacks from "You @ the U"

Posted: September 28, 2021
As we near the end of September, many students may feel overwhelmed and unable to keep up with the demands of student life. Today we're exploring a few of Dr. Janet Miller's efficiency hacks--ways to find more time. ...more

Job Opportunity: Academic Marketing Coordinator

Posted: September 24, 2021
We are looking for an Academic Marketing Coordinator. This is a leave replacement position through March 2022. Learn more and apply through UBC's Workday system. ...more

Rising Up: A Cover Story

Posted: May 26, 2021
We love a good cover story! Alexa Love tells us a bit about her experience designing the cover for Rising Up: The Fight for Living Wage Work in Canada, and explains how different concepts evolved to create the final design. ...more

Portraits of Battle: Filling Empty Boots

Posted: May 25, 2021
Editor Peter Farrugia introduces readers to Portraits of Battle: Courage, Grief, and Strength in Canada's Great War. ...more

The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism: Key takeaways

Posted: May 21, 2021
Part two of a two-part blog series behind the Spring 2021 book The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism by Robert Wardhaugh and Barry Ferguson. ...more

The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism: A look at writing the book

Posted: May 21, 2021
In part one of a two-part series on the Spring 2021 book "The Rowell-Sirois Commission and the Remaking of Canadian Federalism," author Barry Ferguson tells us about the book's origins. ...more

CanU STEP UP Series: Interview with Larry Beasley

Posted: April 13, 2021
In 2021 the Council for Canadian Urbanism introduced a series of interviews with authors of recent books that explore urban design in contemporary city-building. ‘Vancouverism’ is the first of these. ...more

From canoes, and pines, and rock-bound gardens to a house on fire: Reflections on the NHS Series:

Posted: April 6, 2021
Graeme Wynn, General Editor of the Nature | History | Society series recounts the development of the series and its impact on Canadian scholarship. ...more

It's All in the Design: The Design behind "It's All Good (Unless It's Not)"

Posted: November 10, 2020
We chat with Gerilee McBride, our Catalogues and Advertising Manager, to find out what went into the design of "It's All Good (Unless It's Not)" ...more

“A Vexatious Problem”: Veterans, Military Surplus, and the Politics of Munitions Disposal

Posted: November 2, 2020
During the Second World War, Canadian factories produced an astonishing amount of munitions and supplies. When victory was won, the Canadian state encountered a logistical crisis: how was it going to dispose of all its surplus munitions and supplies? ...more
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