Pleased to share our #OpenAccess article in @ChicagoJournals Current Anthropology, House, Household, and Home: Revisiting Anthropological and Policy Frameworks through Postearthquake Reconstruction Experiences in #Nepal journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10… @soscbaha @ubcSPPGA @UBCAnth

In our April South Asia issue, @sshneiderman and Salina Dolmo Lama explain how Nepal’s 2025 Gen Z protests toppled a regime, from the key role of social media to the movement's dilemmas on issues such as hierarchy and corruption. online.ucpress.edu/currenthi…

More in our April issue: @sshneiderman and Salina Dolmo Lama on Nepal’s Gen Z protests, Anirudh Krishna on addressing Gen Z's economic grievances, Atreyee Sen on digital rage and protest culture, and Šumit Ganguly on legacies of Indira Gandhi's Emergency. online.ucpress.edu/currenthi…

The UBC Himalaya Program is pleased to co-host an online panel discussion with the Himalayan Studies Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley, on the causes and consequences of Nepal’s current unrest. Speakers will discuss the political and social forces fueling widespread dissent, the challenges to governance and democracy, and the implications for Nepal’s future trajectory. Sponsor(s): The Himalayan Studies Initiative at UC Berkeley, The Institute for South Asia Studies, UBC Himalaya Program at University of British Columbia, Vancouver DATE: Tue, Sept 23, 2025 TIME: am Berkeley and Vancouver ZOOM: Register on Zoom here -- berkeley.zoom.us/.../WN_fzZf…... LIVESTREAM: On Facebook -- facebook.com/ISASatUCBerkele… Panelists: Subin Mulmi, Executive Director, Nationality For All (NFA) Sabin Ninglekhu, Principal Investigator of Heritage as Placemaking, Social Science Baha, Kathmandu Shoumya Risal, Lawyer | Parliamentary Affairs and Reforms Tashi Lhazom, Climate activist and youth engagement specialist Discussant: Phoenix Kenney Shrestha, Doctoral Scholar at University of Cambridge. Moderators: Alexander von Rospatt, Professor for Buddhist and South Asian Studies, UC Berkeley Sara Shneiderman, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of British Columbia. (Event information and picture credit: events.berkeley.edu/.../3071…...)

Congratulations to Prof. Sara Shneiderman (@sshneiderman) & co-authors who have been awarded the @RAS_Soc Surya P. Subedi Prize for their important article on post-earthquake reconstruction in Nepal Read more: bit.ly/42e1cpR

Thanks @RAS_Soc for recognizing our work with the Subedi Prize! Congratulations to my co-authors @JeevanBani30804 @manojsuji @CDWTibet Bina Khapunghang Limbu, Nabin Rawal, and Prakash Chandra Subedi. Winning article on #Nepal #reconstruction is Open Access journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10…

The Tibetan Language in a Community Context (TIBT 390) and Nepali Language in a Community Context (NEPL 390) will be offered in collaboration with the UBC Himalaya Program again this summer! For more information, please visit: himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/languag…

CTV Morning Live's @Keri_Adams learns how to prepare for an earthquake with @sshneiderman of the @UBC Disaster Resilience Research Network 🫨⚠️ ctvnews.ca/vancouver/video/2…

Prof. Sara Shneiderman (@sshneiderman) (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) discusses the significance of BC inhabitants’ preparation for natural disasters, referencing the recovery of other nations such as Nepal. Listen via @SherEPunjab600: bit.ly/3YkhI4q

UBC's Disaster Resilience Research Network is collaborating with the City of Vancouver on this survey! If you live in Vancouver and are 18 , please participate 😊 @sshneiderman @ubcSPPGA @UBC @UBCNews

And please share your thoughts and experiences about emergency preparedness with our drrn.ubc.ca research network as well as City of Vancouver Emergency Management Agency through this survey - open til Nov 6! shapeyourcity.ca/personal-pr…

Enjoyed speaking with @quizzicalguy this morning about earthquake preparedness in #BC and what we can learn from #Nepal. Here are a few links for listeners about how to prepare at home: preparedbc.ca/earthquakes vancouver.ca/home-property-d…

With @ShakeOutBC this morning, the @CityofVancouver also put out an Earthquake Prepareness Survey, in collaboration with prof @sshneiderman (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) and other members of the Disaster Resilience Research Network. Take the survey here: shapeyourcity.ca/personal-pr…

Appreciated the opportunity to talk about earthquake preparedness this morning! Informed by many conversations with colleagues through our Disaster Resilience Research Network drrn.ubc.ca/ @ubcSPPGA @UBCAnth @UBCNews @UBC_Arts

Prof. Sara Shneiderman (@sshneiderman) (SPPGA; @UBCAnth) writes on “the post-earthquake ‘tin-state’” following Nepal’s 2025 earthquakes, sharing insight on material and political transformation through a reconstructive lens. Read more via @HimalayaJournal: bit.ly/3ZYxXGP

Join our upcoming talk titled "Pandemic Return, Reintegration, and Re-migration of Nepali Migrant Workers" led by Richa Shivakoti. Register here: RichaShivakoti.eventbrite.ca More details: himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/events/…

Join our upcoming talk titled "Pandemic Return, Reintegration, and Re-migration of Nepali Migrant Workers" led by Richa Shivakoti. Register here: RichaShivakoti.eventbrite.ca More details: himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/events/…

I'm honoured and filled with gratitude for all of the wonderful learning experiences I've had with so many of you ... with special thanks to all those who made this happen! @ubcSPPGA @UBCAnth @UBC_Arts @UBC_Himalaya

Excited to have @dchungyalpa here with us in Vancouver ... pls join on Wed 5:30pm Place of Many trees for the Third Annual @UBC_Himalaya Lecture @ubcSPPGA @ubcCISAR @UBCGeog @ubcires @ubcccel @CCJ_UBC @UBCAnth

Join us on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024, from 5:30-7:30 PM PST to learn about Bhutan's Road to Multi-Party Democracy. Venue: C.K. Choi Building, Room 120 Registration: BhutanElec.eventbrite.ca Learn More: himalaya.arts.ubc.ca/events/…

Very pleased to be part of this effort!