Past events
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February 5, 2020
Fit for Humans? The Health Challenges of Outer Space
Robert Thirsk, astronaut; Robert Riddell, flight surgeon Hennings Building, 6224 Agricultural Road, UBC Wednesday, February 5, 5-6:30 pm in the series Security, Science and Law in the New Space Era Robert Thirsk holds the record for the most time spent in space by a…
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February 5, 2020
(Re)conciliation: Transformative Justice in the Ideal, in Practice, in Comparative Perspective
Glen Coulthard, Critical Indigenous Studies, UBC; Lucy Allais, Philosophy, University of California, San Diego and University of Witwatersrand; Eldon Yellowhorn, First Nations Studies, Simon Fraser University Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, February 5, 5-6:30 pm in the series…
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February 4, 2020
The Circle and the Rectangle: Art, Indigenous Residential Schools and the Dynamics of Oppression and Healing
Ruth Phillips, Art History, Canada Research Chair in Modern Culture, Carleton University; formerly Director, MOA, UBC; Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Green College Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, February 4, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College…
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February 3, 2020
A Modern Alchemist: Nuclear Astrophysics
Guy Leckenby, TRIUMF Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, February 3, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series One of the goals of alchemy was transmutation of “base” metals, such as lead, into “noble” ones, such as gold…
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January 30, 2020
Worldly Divine Love: Women and public performances of sung poetry in South Asia
Francesca Cassio, Music and Sardarni Harbans Kaur Chair in Sikh Musicology, Hofstra University Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, January 30, 5-6:30 pm in the series Mehfil: Music, Text and Performance of South Asia Using postcolonial and contemporary…
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January 29, 2020
Sherwin Bitsui Reading "Dissolve"
Sherwin Bitsui (Diné), author Piano Lounge, Green College, UBC Wednesday, January 29, 8-10 pm in the series Green College Special Event This inaugural session of the Whole Cloth Reading Series, hosted by Elee Kraljii Gardiner, welcomes US poet Sherwin Bitsui…
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January 28, 2020
So You Got Your University Degree… Now What? Adventures of a Physicist at Large in the Business of High Technology
Ken Urquhart, Chief Data Alchemist and 5G Lead Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, January 28, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Dal Grauer Memorial Lecture at UBC A university degree teaches you critical thinking, how to communicate ideas to…
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January 27, 2020
Doing Better – Feeling Worse? Social Comparison in Romantic Couples
Patrick Klaiber, Psychology Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, January 27, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Anne and Berta are taking the same class. When Anne finds out that Berta received a much higher grade on the final exam than…
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January 23, 2020
Global Challenges, Local Impacts (Part 1): From Bugs to Buildings: Parallels in Resilience and Adaptation
Carlos Molina Hutt, Civil Engineering; Omar Swei, Civil Engineering; Michelle Tseng, Botany and Zoology Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, January 23, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Leading Scholars Keeping with the theme of…
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January 21, 2020
Lecture 3 (of 3): Protecting Creators, Ensuring Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World
Scott McIntyre CM, OBC, co-founder, publisher and CEO of Douglas & McIntyre, 1972–2013 Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, January 21, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series John V. Clyne Lectures at Green College: Building Canadian Literary Culture - A…