As the central hub for interdisciplinary dialogue and learning at UBC, all listed events at Green College are free, open to the general public, and do not require advanced registration (unless otherwise indicated on the event page).
Featured upcoming events
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October 6, 2025Endogenous Retroviruses and Where to Find Them: A Journey Through Health and Disease
We’ve all heard about the microbiome, but what about the virome? Your virome, or the collection of viruses living in and on you, outnumbers the microbiome 10:1. One part of this virome is encoded within your DNA—endogenous retroviruses, or ERVs, contribute to eight percent of human DNA and can have…
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October 7, 2025Teaching Video Games in Catastrophic Times: Perils, Pleasures, and Possibilities
Though video games are played widely across North America, they rarely register as an influential cultural media that comments upon and critiques our political and social worlds. Despite their ability to connect players globally, video games are rarely seen as opportunities of empowerment,…
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October 8, 2025The Consone Quartet: Our Journey to the Romantics
Since our formation in 2012, our aim has always been to explore the great wealth of string quartet repertoire from an historically informed perspective, whether that be using appropriate equipment—gut strings and historical bows—or studying the sources of the time. In this informal lecture…
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October 6, 2025Endogenous Retroviruses and Where to Find Them: A Journey Through Health and Disease
We’ve all heard about the microbiome, but what about the virome? Your virome, or the collection of viruses living in and on you, outnumbers the microbiome 10:1. One part of this virome is encoded within your DNA—endogenous retroviruses, or ERVs, contribute to eight percent of human DNA and can have…
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October 7, 2025Teaching Video Games in Catastrophic Times: Perils, Pleasures, and Possibilities
Though video games are played widely across North America, they rarely register as an influential cultural media that comments upon and critiques our political and social worlds. Despite their ability to connect players globally, video games are rarely seen as opportunities of empowerment,…
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October 8, 2025The Consone Quartet: Our Journey to the Romantics
Since our formation in 2012, our aim has always been to explore the great wealth of string quartet repertoire from an historically informed perspective, whether that be using appropriate equipment—gut strings and historical bows—or studying the sources of the time. In this informal lecture…
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October 9, 2025Is Medico-legal Death Investigation Really Five Times Worse in Canada than in the United States? Exoneration Registries in Comparative Perspective
Exoneration registries—online archives of known cases of false conviction and exoneration—are an idea whose time has come. Starting with the creation of the first such registry in the United States in 2012, three more national/regional registries have launched in recent years, including The…
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October 15, 2025Victoria Chang Reads "With My Back to the World"
A new collection of poetry inspired by the work of Agnes Martin, exploring topics of feminism, art, depression, and grief, by the author of the prizewinning collection OBIT. "Yesterday I slung my depression on my back and went to the museum. I only asked four attendants where the Agnes…
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October 16, 2025Ocean Songs
Green College writer in residence Clara Kumagai will host a musical performance by Leah Abramson, a singer and songwriter. Leah’s multidisciplinary show Songs for a Lost Pod explores human relationships with marine mammals in a polluted planet, intertwined with her own family history and…
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October 21, 2025On Art and Negativity
Too often it is assumed that the function of art is to reflect, resist, repair, or transcend the world. This talk considers what orientations to the work of art, what modalities of attention or senses of regard, might be opened up in the absence of any such presumption. This event is open to…
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October 22, 2025Crafty Play
Craft practices are sometimes more than satisfying and challenging activities that are fulfilling and meaningful for their own sake. Craft can also be a hands-on means to rework the world: a tool for critical engagement, political advocacy, and social action. This discussion brings together three…
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October 23, 2025The History of Lines, the Currency of Law, and the Future of Politics: Using Maps to Predict the Fullest Impact of Colonialism
A momentum towards strong property rights to reinforce democratic principles appears in many countries today. We learn that having a space in our name, taking care of that space, and respecting others’ own property helps in the development of financial stability, respectful social relations, and…
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October 28, 2025Cecil H and Ida Green Visiting Professor lecture
More information on this event will be posted shortly. This event is open to the general public and does not require registration (but please note that our seating is limited). Coffee and tea will be served in the Piano Lounge at 4:30 pm, and the event will be followed by a reception in the…