Past events
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April 24, 2023
Earth Tones: Science Communication through Music
Walker Williams, Music Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, April 24, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series In this talk, Walker Williams and Patrick Pata will discuss their recent collaboration resulting in Match/Mismatch, a…
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April 20, 2023
Indigenous Studies
Jo-ann Archibald Q’um Q’um Xiiem, Professor Emerita, Educational Studies, UBC; hagwil hayetsk (Charles Menzies), Professor, Anthropology, UBC; and Caroline Running Wolf (Apsáalooke), PhD student and Green College Society Member Coach House, Green College, UBC and…
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April 19, 2023
From Baselines to Decolonizing Standards: What Does Language Have To Do With It?
Belinda Daniels, Indigenous Education, University of Victoria; with Aracely Aguilera, Language and Literacy Education, UBC; Courtney Collins, Biodiversity Research Centre, UBC; Nina Hewitt, Geography, UBC; Anaïs Orsi, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, UBC; Serikbolsyn…
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April 18, 2023
Climate Action and Development in Fragile Economies: Insights from Iraq
Ali Ahmad, Climate Change Specialist, World Bank Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Tuesday, April 18, 5-6:30pm, with reception to follow in the series Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor In Iraq, a multidimensional development and climate…
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April 17, 2023
Park Vitality: A Novel Conceptual Framework to Identify Urban Parks with High and Low Vitality
Asim Khanal, Forestry Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, April 17, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series The wide range of benefits that urban parks and forests provide towards human health, environmental performance, ecology,…
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April 17, 2023
Metaphor and Illness
Elena Semino, Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Monday, April 17, 3:30-5pm with a reception to follow in the series Garnett Sedgewick Lecture Metaphor is well known to be a linguistic and…
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April 12, 2023
The Ancient Lyre: A Special Concert and Workshop with Luthieros
Evagoras Bekiaris, composer and musician, and Theodore Koumartzis, musician and curator Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, April 12, 5-6:30pm with reception to follow in the series Green College Special Event The Department of Ancient…
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April 12, 2023
Music and Transformation in the Platonic Tradition
Evagoras Bekiaris, composer and musician; Alexander Fisher, Music, UBC; Leonard George, Psychology, Capilano University, Michael Griffin, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies, UBC; Theodore Koumartzis, musician and curator; Rena Sharon, Music, UBC; and Cristalle Watson, …
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April 11, 2023
Rhythmic Cognitive Restructuring: Therapeutic Interplay of Rhythm Cognition and Mindful Action
Cindi Glidden-Tracey, psychologist, Counseling Center, University of South Florida; with Sara Pun, registered clinical counsellor and certified music therapist Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Tuesday, April 11, 5-6:30pm with reception to follow in the series Green…
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April 3, 2023
Can Multinational Organizations Solve the Climate Crisis?
Zachary Nanji, Public Policy and Global Affairs Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, April 3, 8-9pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series The climate crisis is a global issue that requires collaboration from actors around the world. In the…