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Fair taxes, child advocacy, violence prevention, Indigenous youth research receive federal funding
SSHRC Partnership Development Grants support projects from faculties of Social Work, Arts and Werklund School of Education
Dr. Scott Taylor Receives AERE Publication of Enduring Quality Award
1998 American Economic Review paper on Easter Island recognized for its lasting impact on environmental and resource economics
June 2026 Transdisciplinary Connector Grants Awarded
Researchers from the Faculty of Arts play central leadership and collaboration roles in transdisciplinary projects
Federal funding for research in the Faculty of Arts
SSHRC Insights and Partnership Development grants awarded to faculty researchers
Innovation and community fuel School of Public Policy researcher’s longtime passion
Dr. Robert Mansell remains a valued resource on economy and energy
New initiative to expand interprovincial electricity transmission across Western Canada
Minister Tim Hodgson announces $4.2 million in funding for project aimed at taking interconnected grids from “ambition to action”
Economics in the Media
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, Public Policy Forum
What are tariffs and what do they mean for Canada?
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in Public Policy Forum
Ten ideas to help solve the productivity crisis
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in The Canada West Foundation
Policy Brief | A Tale of Two Wests: New U.S. tariffs hit B.C. hard, largely spare the Prairies
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, on CTV News
Carney weighs in on upcoming review of equalizaton formula
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in MSN
Carney says 'everything's on the table' for tariff retaliation against United States
In the News Trevor Tombe, Economics, in The Globe and Mail
B.C. could be the province hit the hardest by Trump’s new tariffs
Transdisciplinary research grows
Faculty of Arts researchers are leading and contributing to nine Transdisciplinary Connector Grant projects tackling climate resilience, Indigenous food sovereignty, health and other complex societal challenges.
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