Welcome to our new Roman Archaeologist – Dr. Matthew McCarty
The CNERS Department welcomes our newest colleague, Dr. Matthew McCarty, who will take up the position of Assistant Professor of the Art and Archaeology of the Roman World starting July 1, 2015. Matthew M. McCarty (DPhil, Oxford) is a Classical archaeologist whose work focuses on the edges of the Roman Empire, ancient religion, and the […]
CNERS Graduate Tia Sager wins Russ Patrick Award for Undergraduate Research in the Arts
Tia Sager, currently working on an MA in Classical Archaeology at the University of Oxford, has won the Russ Patrick Award for Undergraduate Research Writing. Her paper, “Space Syntax Analysis of Cypriot Built Environments: Social Interaction and Change in Bronze Age Cyprus,” was lauded by Janet Giltrow (Senior Associate Dean) and her committee “for its […]
Kevin Fisher’s Augmented Reality App Makes the News
An augmented reality app that will help visitors and archaeologists better understand and visualize the Late Bronze Age archaeological site of Kalavasos-Ayios Dhimitrios, has been making the news at UBC and beyond. The app is being developed by a team led by CNERS Professor Kevin Fisher and members of the UBC’s MAGIC (Media and Graphics […]
Lisa Tweten Makes Successful Pitch at I-Cubed Challenge
A team led by CNERS graduate student Lisa Tweten successfully pitched a business plan for a new app at the Sept. 26th I-Cubed Challenge, co-sponsored by GRAND and UBC’s MAGIC Lab and held at Green College. Participating teams pitched their business ideas to a panel of judges drawn from the digital media and investment communities to […]
Susanna Braund Awarded Medal by Collège de France
Susanna Braund was nominated by the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies to a visiting professorship at the Collège de France in Paris and she was then elected by the Assemblée des Professeurs, at the proposal of Professor John Scheid, to visit during the month of June 2014. During that month she gave a ‘cours’ […]
Sara Milstein and Gregg Gardner are Top Teachers
CNERS professors Sara Milstein and Gregg Gardner were congratulated by the Dean of Arts for being among the very best teachers last year as measured by student-ratings of their effectiveness as instructors. Their 2013 student evaluations place them in the top 5% of instructors within the Faculty of Arts. Congratulations Sara and Gregg!
Siobhan McEldruff Appointed Co-interim Director of UBC’s MAGIC Lab
Siobhan McElduff has been appointed interim director of MAGIC (Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre) for 2014-2015. Congratulations Siobhan.
CNERS Department Faculty Among Recent Grant and Award Winners
Rumee Ahmed is the recipient of a Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award. This award permits Rumee to have time away from administration and teaching to concentrate on completing his research project. Sara Milstein is the recipient of a large Hampton Research Grant for her project entitled “Making a Case: The Impact of Mesopotamian ‘Lawsuits’ […]
Susanna Braund Honoured by the College de France
Last Sunday, the Assemblée of the Collège de France in Paris voted to elect Susanna Braund to a “chaire d’État”. She will hold the post of professeur at the Collège for the month of June 2014, during which time she will give four hour-long lectures in French on the reception of Virgil and Seneca in […]
Ayesha Chaudhry’s Op-ed in the Globe and Mail
Ayesha Chaudhry’s op-ed “Does the Koran allow wife-beating? Not if Muslims don’t want it to” was published today in the Globe and Mail. Her commentary can be found on the newspaper’s website. Congratulations, Ayesha!