Past events
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November 21, 2024
Political Science Over Time
Join livestream: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63044418642 Richard Johnston, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, UBC (and Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion, Elections, and Representation); Afsoun Asahi, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UBC; and Henrik Jacobsen, Society…
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November 20, 2024
Joyelle McSweeney Reads Death Styles
Meeting link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/66400410169?pwd=OHQea2SPCduzaVilLalZshbdkagWA1.1M… ID: 664 0041 0169Passcode: 769801 Joyelle McSweeney, poetCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedWednesday, November 20, 5-7 pmin the seriesThe Whole Cloth Reading Serie In this…
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November 18, 2024
From Pixels to Pupil: Computer Vision and Augmented Reality in Medical Robotics
Alexandre Banks, Biomedical EngineeringCoach House, Green College, UBCMonday, November 18, 8-9 pmin the seriesGreen College Resident Members' Series From semi-autonomy in cars to the auto-focusing cameras in smartphones, computer vision forms the backbone of numerous key technologies. This…
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November 4, 2024
Copper at a Crossroads: The Role of Risk in the Challenges Faced by the Copper Mining Industry
Adhithya Krishnan, LawCoach House, Green College, UBCGreen College Resident Members' Series The new green economy that seeks to end humanity’s dependence on fossil fuels requires the extraction of thousands of megatons of critical minerals. One such mineral, recognized as both critical and…
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October 30, 2024
Jane Huffman Reads Public Abstract
Meeting link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/63335355585?pwd=ZMeai5TtXgVdPJpPtKYZcGSlZ2hWbR.1M… ID: 633 3535 5585Passcode: 058668 Jane Huffman, poetCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedWednesday, October 30, 5-6:30 pmin the seriesThe Whole Cloth Reading Series Winner of the…
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October 29, 2024
Precarity and Uncertainty in Academic Research: Three Case Studies
Meeting link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/69532302070?pwd=eBUTaUjU03qpB4tbnmVCCd15TojzMI.1M… ID: 695 3230 2070Passcode: 665618 Alexandra Peck, Art History, Visual Art and Theory, and Green College Leading Scholar; Katharina Piechocki, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, and Green College…
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October 28, 2024
What Makes a Good Life Good?
Meeting link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/61803814503?pwd=vQl2c9dybCuFOQJR0VC4gTYvb69bgq.1M… ID: 618 0381 4503Passcode: 658449 Anthony Meyers, PhilosophyCoach House, Green College, UBCMonday, October 28, 8-9 pmin the seriesGreen College Resident Members' Series We all want to live a…
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October 24, 2024
Kinesiology Over Time: Emerging and Diverging
Patricia Vertinsky, Member of Common Room at Green College and Professor of Kinesiology, UBC; Nicola Hodges, Vice-Principal and Member of Common Room at Green College, and Professor of Kinesiology, UBC; Jasmin Ma, Member of Common Room at Green College and Assistant…
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October 23, 2024
Music in Dante's Divina Commedia
Meeting link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/67640880894?pwd=vZN2Hl4QkbLDxZYO6HRxepdJ6nAaG6.1M… ID: 676 4088 0894Passcode: 624594 Michele Pasotti with members of La Font MusicaCoach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamedWednesday, October 23, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to followin the…
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October 21, 2024
Game Making and the History and Self-conception of Vehicle Dwelling
Stephanie Hohn, Library and Information StudiesCoach House, Green College, UBCMonday, October 21, 8-9 pmin the seriesGreen College Resident Members' Series As economic extremity pushes many Americans to seek alternative housing in vehicles, some vehicle-dwelling populations have used social…