Past events
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January 20, 2020
Visualizing the Venezuelan crisis: What’s next?
Alejandrina Alvarez, Political Science Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, January 20, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series The Venezuelan crisis has been perpetually on the 24/7 news cycle for the last couple of years, but little is…
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January 14, 2020
Artificial Intelligence: The Journey So Far, and the World in 2029
Kevin Leyton-Brown, Computer Science, UBC; Member of Common Room at Green College Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, January 14, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Special Lecture Artificial intelligence is already moving from…
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January 13, 2020
The Problem of Modernity: Modern Korean History 1876-1945
Kyrie Vermette, Asian Studies Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, January 13, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series History is divided temporally for ease of categorization; however, these categories, or historical eras, depend on the way…
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January 9, 2020
From Cyrus the Great to Alexander the Great: A Crash Course on the Persian (Achaemenid) Empire and the Greco-Roman World
Jayden Lloyd, Classical Archaeology; Pegah Shahbaz, Asian Studies Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, January 9, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series This presentation is a spin-off from an internal Green College reading and discussion…
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January 9, 2020
Exploring New Vistas: Pragmatism, Practice, and Scholarship
Wendy Hall, Nursing Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, January 9, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions That Drive Academic Life Wendy Hall has been recognized for her commitment to respectful care for…
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January 8, 2020
The Chaotic Quest to Conquer Earth's Space Junk Problem
Aaron J. Rosengren, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, January 8, 5-6:30 pm in the series Security, Science and Law in the NewSpace Era Like the exotic orbital configurations of many exoplanetary…
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December 5, 2019
Confessions of an Academic Dilettante, or What I Learned from G. Gordon Liddy
Jerry Wasserman, Theatre and Film Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, December 5, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions That Drive Academic Life Jerry Wasserman retired at the end of 2016 as Professor Emeritus…
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December 3, 2019
Music, Conscience, Education: Philosophy-Based Art and Art-Based Philosophy
Sam Rocha, Educational Studies Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, December 3, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Special Lecture The starting-point for this talk is Sam Rocha’s recently released concept album, Anamnesis…
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November 28, 2019
Cancelled: Green College Winter Gala 2019
Unfortunately, due to the pending bus strike affecting both workforce and event attendees, the Green College Winter Gala has been cancelled. Green College Winter Gala Thursday, November 28, 2019 For Resident Members and Members of Common Room 6 pm Reception in Graham…