News
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December 8, 2022
An Illustrated Guide to GPR
Eric Simons has developed an accessible and illustrated guide to ground-penetrating radar (GPR) and its application in the search for unmarked burials.
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October 31, 2022
UBC GPR work at Kuper IRS Featured in CBC Podcast
UBC's work with the Penelakut Tribe to locate missing children from the Kuper Indian Residential School featured in a new documentary podcast by Duncan McCue.
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October 29, 2022
I/S Team Members Take National Role
I/S team members appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Missing Children and Unmarked Burials.
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October 29, 2022
Musqueam-UBC GPR Course Planned for Spring 2023
Discussions are underway with UBC and Musqueam about the possibility of hosting another version of the ground-penetrating radar course for Indigenous community members.
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June 1, 2021
Remembering Dr. Michael Marker
It is with much sadness that we learned of the passing of Dr. Michael Marker in January of this year.
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January 5, 2021
New Colloquia Series: Responsible Trust in Science
REASONABLE TRUST IN SCIENCE – DATA SCIENCE A colloquia series presented by: Science and Technology Studies, and the Public Humanities Centre. These colloquia will be hosted online on Wednesdays, 12:30-2:00. Zoom link information is pending.
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August 14, 2020
Working Tools Seminar Series Recordings Online
The I/S's twice postponed Working Tools workshop has been rescheduled as a Zoom seminar series for the Fall of 2020.
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March 13, 2020
Where Did Our Belongings Come From?
RESCHEDULED. We are pleased to announce the new time for one of last year's talks:
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March 12, 2018
Friends, Research, and Misunderstandings
"Anthropological research is built upon friend-like relationships. This is our strength and our weakness." In this blog post on "Anthropology @ UBC", Charles Menzies refelcts on how research, especially anthropological work, is founded on personal relationships.
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March 12, 2018
The Material History of Glastonbury
Research team member and project co-PI, Alison Wylie has written a provocative blog post with colleague Bob Chapman on the material history of Glastonbury, famed both for its music festivals and its archaeological record.
