Past events
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December 7, 2015
Evoking the Sublime through Dance
Ian Heckman, Philosophy Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, December 7, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series During a 10 year period, the New York Times used the word 'sublime' in relation to 'dance' in over 300 reviews. Despite this,…
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December 1, 2015
Legacies of "The Sixties"
Dianne Newell, History UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, December 1, 5-6:30 pm, reception to follow in the series Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions that Drive Academic Life Dianne Newell belonged to the first cohort of baby boomers in Canada to…
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November 30, 2015
Parametric Design of Timber Shell Structures
Alexandra Cheng, Structural Engineering Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, November 30, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series Increasingly complex architectural geometries present new challenges for structural engineers. By exploring a co…
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November 28, 2015
Reforming Canadian Democracy: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Mr. Preston Manning, PC, CC, AOE, Founder and CEO Manning Centre for Building Democracy Woodward Instructional Resource Centre Lecture Hall 2, UBC Saturday, November 28, 8:15-9:30 pm in The Vancouver Institute Lectures …
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November 26, 2015
Fireside Chat
Bryan Gopaul, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester Piano Lounge, Green College, UBC Thursday, November 26, 8-9 pm in the series Higher Education Policy in Global Perspective A chance for those who were at the early-evening talk to continue in relaxed…
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November 26, 2015
The Power of Academic Mobility: Exploring Immigration, Institution, and Discipline
Bryan Gopaul, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester Coach House, Green College, UBC Thursday, November 26, 5-6:30 pm in the series Higher Education Policy in Global Perspective The movement of academic labour in a global landscape has received…
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November 25, 2015
Music and Time
Christina Hutten, Harpsichord Coach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, November 25, 5-6:30 pm in the series Early Music Vancouver at Green College A harpsichord recital by UBC doctoral student Christina Hutten celebrating "Music and Time" performed on EMV&rsquo…
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November 23, 2015
I Hear Voices: Stories and Insights From Within the Mental Health Care System
Larissa Fleurette Ho, Creative Writing Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, November 23, 8-9 pm in the series Green College Resident Members' Series When Larissa was an eleven-year-old child, she experienced auditory hallucinations that would mark the beginning…
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November 21, 2015
The Astonishing Simplicity of Everything
UBC CENTENNIAL LECTURE Professor Neil Turok, Director, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics Woodward Instructional Resource Centre Lecture Hall 2, UBC Saturday, November 21, 8:15-9:30 pm in The Vancouver Institute Lectures Neil Turok Professor…
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November 18, 2015
Governing the City in China: From Maoist Aesthetics to Modern Planning
Carolyn Cartier, Human Geography and China Studies, University of Technology, SydneyCoach House, Green College, UBC Wednesday, November 18, 5-6:30 pm, reception to followFireside Chat to follow, 8 pm, Piano Lounge in the seriesRichard V. Ericson Lecture This talk is co…