Past events
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October 19, 2017
What 40 Years of Science Tell Us about Organic Agriculture
John Reganold, Regents Professor of Soil Science and Agroecology at Washington State University IRES Seminar Series, AERL Theatre (Room 120), 2202 Main Mall, UBC Thursday, October 19, 12:30-1:30 pm in the series Hope in the Anthropocene: Sustainability Solutions and Inspirations …
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October 18, 2017
Sustainable Farming Systems in the 21st Century
John Reganold, Regents Professor of Soil Science and Agroecology at Washington State University Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, October 18, 5-6:30 pm in the series Hope in the Anthropocene: Sustainability Solutions and Inspirations Agriculture is at a…
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October 17, 2017
Historians and War: Assessing Causes and Consequences
Margaret MacMillan, History, University of Toronto; Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, October 17, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow Fireside Chat, 8 pm, Piano Lounge, Graham House in the series Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting…
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October 16, 2017
THE EXPERIENCE OF INSIGHT IN GEOMETRY
RESIDENT MEMBERS’ SERIES Logan Fletcher Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, October 16, 8-9 pm If you consider the right diagram in the right way, you can come to see why the Pythagorean theorem has to be true. This is not a matter of logical deduction, nor of empirical observation…
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October 14, 2017
The Meaning of The Great War
CECIL H. AND IDA GREEN VISITING PROFESSOR’S LECTURE Margaret MacMillan, History, University of Toronto; Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professor Woodward Instructional Resource Centre Lecture Hall 2, UBC Saturday, October 14, 8:15-9:30 pm in The Vancouver Institute Lectures …
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October 12, 2017
Disrupting Power: Women’s Fiction
Lydia Kwa, fiction writer; Laura Moss, English, UBC; Nasreen Pejvack, fiction writer. Hosted by Anne Simpson, Writer in Residence at Green College Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, October 12, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Writer in Residence:…
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October 11, 2017
Unison: Inner Space and the Collective Body in Gregorian Chant
Paula Pryce, Anthropology, UBC; with chant performed by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, under the direction of Rupert Lang Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, October 11, 5-6:30 pm in the series Worlds of Wonder: People Making Places Sacred / Transforming Sounds…
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October 10, 2017
What Moves Families?
Katharine Huemoeller, Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies; Eva Oberle, Population and Public Health; Yue Qian, Sociology Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, October 10, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow in the series Green College Leading Scholars: A Study of Movement - In…
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October 4, 2017
Maya Spiritual Rebirth: Towards Self-Determination of Sacred Sites and Cultural Heritage
Avexnim Cojti Ren, President, Association of Maya Spirituality for Development Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, October 4, 5-6:30 pm in the series Living with the Dead: Cultural Heritage, Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Communities Maya People and other…
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October 3, 2017
Driven by Curiosity: A Life of Discovery in Clinical Genetics
Judith G. Hall, Medical Genetics and Pediatrics; Foundation Fellow of Green College Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, October 3, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow in the series Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions that Drive Academic Life Set on her way towards…