Past events
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October 17, 2019
The 2019 Canadian Federal Election
Analysis and discussion hosted by Richard Johnston, Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, October 17, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Special Event The…
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October 16, 2019
Singing Nanak: Anahata Sabd (The Unstruck Melody)
Chaar Yaar (Four Friends): Madan Gopal Singh (composer, vocalist, poet), Deepak Castelino (guitar and banjo), Pritam Ghosal (sarod) and Amjad Khan (multiple percussionist) Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, October 16, 5-6:30 pm Presented by the Interdisciplinary Histories…
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October 15, 2019
Copy of Another Experiment at Edendale (Msunduzi): Envisioning Environmental Justice in a Secondary South African City Through Community-Based Historical Research
Marc Epprecht, History, Queen's University Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, October 15, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Environment, Power and Justice in Southern Africa, in partnership with Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) …
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October 15, 2019
Another Experiment at Edendale (Msunduzi): Envisioning Environmental Justice in a Secondary South African City Through Community-Based Historical Research
Marc Epprecht, History, Queen's University Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, October 15, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Environment, Power and Justice in Southern Africa, in partnership with Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) …
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October 10, 2019
From Basic Science to Clinical Research: A Neuroscientist’s Journey
Joanne Weinberg, Cellular and Physiological Sciences Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, October 10, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions That Drive Academic Life After teaching high school biology for several…
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October 9, 2019
Challenges to Future Space Governance
Clay Moltz, National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School (Monterey, California) Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, October 9, 5-6:30 pm in the series Security, Science and Law in the New Space Era Despite the increasing number of countries, companies…
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October 8, 2019
Good Food For All: Running School Farm and Meal Programs in Vancouver
Marc Schutzbank, Director, Fresh Roots Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, October 8, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series 25 Years of Green College (1993-), and Counting: Up-to-the-Minute Briefings from Former Resident Members of the College …
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October 7, 2019
One Hundred Years of the Eddington's Expedition: What Was the Big Deal?
Bruno Arderucio, Physics Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, October 7, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series This past summer, the expeditions to observe a solar eclipse that made Einstein a world celebrity completed a centenary. They…
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October 3, 2019
Podcasting as Feminist Method
Hannah McGregor, Publishing, Simon Fraser University Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, October 3, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Leading Scholars' Series: Challenging Differences This talk, the first in a series presented…
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October 2, 2019
On "The Nature of Canada"
Panelists: Graeme Wynn, Geography, UBC; Wade Davis, writer, photographer; Tzeporah Berman, environmental activist, campaigner, writer; Ian Gill, Founding President, Ecotrust Canada (1994-2010), Founding Executive Director, Ecotrust Australia; Moderator: Marsha Lederman, Western Arts…