Past events
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March 8, 2018
Recital: Two Works by Richard Beaudoin presented by Paolo Bortolussi (flute) and Réa Beaumont (piano)
Richard Beaudoin, Composer; Visiting Research Fellow, Royal Academy of Music, London; Réa Beaumont (piano), Green College Society Member and Artist in Residence; Paolo Bortolussi (flute), UBC School of Music Piano Lounge, Green College, UBC Thursday, March 8, 8-9 pm in the series…
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March 8, 2018
What in Music Makes Us Dance? Recent Developments in Groove Scholarship
Olivier Senn, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, March 8, 5-6:30 pm in the series Transforming Sounds / Altered Selves: How Music Changes in Time, Changes Us, and Changes Our Worlds and UBC Rhythm Research Cluster: Exploring…
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March 6, 2018
Rediscovering Our Lost Selves: The Transformative Benefits of Music for Individuals with Neurological Impairment
Bill Thompson, Psychology; Director of the Music, Sound and Performance Lab, Macquarie University, Australia Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, March 6, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow and a fireside chat at 8 pm in the Piano Lounge, beginning with the question "Who listens to…
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March 5, 2018
Warning: Buying These Bananas Can Cause Cancer to Poor Workers in Ecuador - A Story of Globalized Pollution and How the Planetary Health Field Wants to Save Us All
Federico Andrade, Medicine Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, March 5 , 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Member's Series Pollution constitutes one of the greatest and most neglected threats to human health and is the world’s leading risk factor…
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March 5, 2018
Piano Repertoire in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Réa Beaumont, piano; Green College Society Member and Visiting Artist Piano Lounge, Green College, UBC Monday, March 5, 5-6:30 pm in the series Seventh Annual Richard V. Ericson Lecture (and Recital) and also part of the series Transforming Sounds / Altered Selves: How Music…
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March 1, 2018
Green College Founders' Dinner 2018
Green College The 25th Founders' Dinner Thursday, March 1, 2018 For Resident Members and Members of Common Room 5:30 pm Reception and Entertainment in Graham House 7 pm Dinner in the Great Hall RSVP by Monday, Febuary 19 by clicking on the "RSVP Now" button. Space is…
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February 28, 2018
The Grand Challenge of Clean Energy Access in the Developing World
Johannes Urpelainen, Energy, Resources and Environment, Johns Hopkins University; Founding Director, Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, February 28, 5-6:30 pm in the series Hope in the Anthropocene: Sustainability Solutions and…
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February 28, 2018
The European Invention of Aztec Human Sacrifice
Maarten Jansen, Professor, Archaeological Heritage, Leiden University; Gabina Aurora Perez Jimenez, Researcher, Heritage of Indigenous Peoples, Leiden University Piano Lounge, Green College, UBC Wednesday, February 28, 5-6:30 pm in the series Living with the Dead: Cultural Heritage,…
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February 27, 2018
Songs of Shakespeare
Please note this event requires registration. To register for this event, please click on the Register Now button. Please pre-register to secure priority seating in the Coach House for this event. If you do not receive a confirmation email after submitting the online form, please contact our…
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February 27, 2018
The Kassite Conundrum - Mystery or Not?
Tim Clayden, OBE, Green Templeton College, Oxford University CNERS Seminar Room, Buchanan C203, 1866 Main Mall, UBC Tuesday, February 27, 12:30 pm in the series Green College Special Lecture A rare opportunity to hear about this elusive ancient people, who dominated…