Past events
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February 27, 2018
Copy of 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…
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February 26, 2018
Evolutionary Ecology Across Diverse Landscapes: Lichens, Lions, Lepidoptera and Climate Change
Daniel Anstett, Botany Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, February 26, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Member's Series From developmental biology to rapid evolution to drought, the trajectory of evolutionary ecology is strongly impacted by landscape…
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February 19, 2018
Modernizing Scottish Traditional Music and The Saxophone: With Live Musical Excerpts
Anna Wright, Music Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, February 19, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Member's Series What place does traditional music have in today’s modern society? What different roles in society does traditional or national…
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February 14, 2018
Shattering the Lightning: Bells and Magic in Reformation Germany
Alexander Fisher, Music, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, February 14, 5-6:30 pm in the series Worlds of Wonder: People Making Places Sacred / Green College Series, Transforming Sounds / Altered Selves: How Music Changes in Time, Changes Us, and Changes Our Worlds  …
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February 13, 2018
Where Are the Nations of Immigrants?
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 office at gc.events@ubc.ca. Your reservation will expire at 4:55 pm, five minutes prior to the start of the event. The…
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February 8, 2018
Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben: The Transformative Power of Music and Text
Catherine Bartlett, soprano; Emily Logan, piano Piano Lounge, Green College, UBC Thursday, February 8, 5-6:15 pm in the series Transforming Sounds / Altered Selves: How Music Changes in Time, Changes Us, and Changes Our Worlds In this early Valentine’s Day…
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February 6, 2018
Harvesting Light and Chasing Genes: A Winding Path through the Landscape of Modern Biology
Beverley Green, Botany Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, February 6, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow in the series Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions that Drive Academic Life The first molecular biologist to be appointed in the UBC Botany Department,…
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February 5, 2018
Urbanponics: The Future of Food Production and Consumption within Cities
Farwa Sadiq-Zadah, Architecture Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, February 5, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Member's Series Aeroponic and hydroponic systems are controlled environments that are now being used in “precision farming.” The…
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January 30, 2018
The State of the Book: Is it an Endangered Species?
Scott McIntyre, publisher Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, January 30, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Special Lecture As mechanically produced books spread across Europe during the Renaissance, they triggered an explosion in…