Past events
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October 2, 2017
Feeding the 99%: Nutrition, Sanitation and the Crowded Intestine
Kelsey Huus, Microbiology and Immunology Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, October 2, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Member's Series Microbes are everywhere. We are each host to roughly 40 trillion bacteria that reside within our bodies and…
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September 30, 2017
An Evening of Opera
PETER AND ROMA NEMETZ LECTURE Nancy Hermiston, UBC School of Music, and the UBC Opera Chorus Woodward Instructional Resource Centre Lecture Hall 2, UBC Saturday, September 30, 8:15-9:30 pm in The Vancouver Institute Lectures Nancy Hermiston …
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September 29, 2017
Capturing Music: The Invention of the First Recording Technology
Thomas Forrest Kelly, Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music, Harvard University; J. V. Clyne Lecturer at UBC, hosted by Green College Barnett Recital Hall, UBC School of Music Friday, September 29, 12-2 pm in the series Transforming Sounds / Altered Selves: How Music Changes in Time,…
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September 28, 2017
What Nijinksky Saw: Backstage at the Premiere of "The Rite of Spring"
Thomas Forrest Kelly, Morton B. Knafel Professor of Music, Harvard University; J. V. Clyne Lecturer at UBC, hosted by Green College Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, September 28, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Transforming Sounds / Altered Selves: How Music…
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September 26, 2017
A Conversational Happy Hour
Green College Leading Scholars' Special Event Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, September 26, 4:45-6:15 pm in the series Green College Leading Scholars An opportunity for “buffet-style” group discussion of pressing topics of current interest: …
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September 25, 2017
Copy of Greenwords Gathering: An Evening of Words and Music by Green College Residents
Anne Simpson, Green College Writer in Residence Piano Lounge, Green College, UBC Monday, September 25, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Member's Series Green College is located on Musqueam territory, where the People of the River Grass lived in bighouses,…
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September 25, 2017
Greenwords Gathering: An Evening of Words and Music by Green College Residents
Anne Simpson, Green College Writer in Residence Piano Lounge, Green College, UBC Monday, September 25, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Member's Series Green College is located on Musqueam territory, where the People of the River Grass lived in bighouses,…
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September 20, 2017
How to Quench South Africans' Thirst
Mary Galvin, Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, September 20, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Hope in the Anthropocene: Sustainability Solutions and Inspirations In 2014…
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September 19, 2017
Self and No Self: Poetic Undoing
Anne Simpson, Green College Writer in Residence Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, September 19, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow in the series Green College Special Lecture All of us are many selves within our lifetimes, but we rely on a construct of…
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September 15, 2017
Colonial Knowledge and Rural Insurgency: From the Self-Emancipation of Slaves and Serfs to Decolonization
Andrew Zimmermann, History, George Washington University, Washington DC Coach House, Green College, UBC Friday, September 15, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow in the series Green College Special Lecture A Green College Special Lecture in association with the German…