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May 2015
Mon
4
May
Cristina Moya, Psychology
As the movement for marriage equality gains traction, and gay couples increasingly able and likely to adopt, it no longer makes sense to associate ‘traditional families’ and ‘alternative lifestyles’ with straight and gay people, respectively.
September 2015
Mon
14
Sep
Green College Resident Members' Series
Arthur Després, Materials Engineering
Is it still worth it to work on metals? This talk explores how science is starting to help industry—and the benefits of producing better, cheaper, more sustainable material.
Mon
21
Sep
Green College Resident Members' Series
Dan Carney, Victor Ngo, Nicole Tischler, UBC
What is space? The answer may seem obvious, but almost every discipline has developed very different representations of space. What are these representations, and why are they useful? In this panel, we will discuss a number of examples on different spatial scales: physics, urban planning, and architecture. *Warning* Attendance at this panel discussion may change how space and time are perceived
Mon
28
Sep
Green College Resident Members' Series
Rita McNamara, Pychology, UBC
How can particular cultural practices shape mind, morality, and belief? Drawing on her own research, Rita McNamara will present how these aspects help sustain cooperation in a precarious world.
October 2015
Mon
5
Oct
Green College Resident Members' Series
Genevieve Breau, Interdisciplinary Oncology Program, Faculty of Medicine
Why do individuals with Intellectual Disabilities receive cancer screening at significantly lower rates? In this talk, Genevieve Breau will present the findings from her doctoral dissertation, in which she is examining physicians’, family practice residents’, and nurse practitioner students’ attitudes and experiences concerning recommending cancer screening to individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.
Mon
19
Oct
Green College Resident Members' Series
Guadalupe Jaraquemada Peláez, Chemistry
How can Chelation therapy improve the metal ion balance in metal metabolism disorders such as anaemia, β-thalassemia, hemochromatosis, and Wilson’s disease? This talk will include a multidisciplinary approach focusing mostly on chemistry, but will also incorporate biochemistry and biology.
Mon
26
Oct
Green College Resident Members' Series
Idaliya Grigoryeva, Geography
This talk will look why some large cities are driving their countries forward and why others are not. How do we measure this discrepancy? Is there an upward or a downward trend in city-country inequality?
November 2015
Mon
2
Nov
Green College Resident Members' Series
Rebecca Gibbons, Public Health, Amalie Lambert, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
While children have always played, playgrounds only emerged as an urban institution in the early 1900s. Over the past century, the evolution of these structures has reflected key perspectives about human nature and society. What do playgrounds tell us about our values and interests? What are the implications for children’s health and development?
Mon
9
Nov
Green College Resident Members' Series
Madeline Couse, Genome Science and Technology program
In this talk, Madeline Couse will discuss her research into the regions of the genome formerly written off as “junk DNA”: the non-coding genome.
Mon
16
Nov
Green College Resident Members' Series
Silu Wang, Zoology; Isobel Mouat, Microbiology and Immunology; Kelsey Huus, Microbiology and Immunology; J. Andrew Alexander, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
In this talk we will visually explore the vast scales of life and a selection of research questions that can be asked at each biological scale. Come prepared to stretch your perceptions of how life works!