THE BOTTOM BILLION (VIDEO)
PAUL COLLIER
MARCH 11TH, 2008
“The Bottom Billion – Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It” (March 11th, 2008, Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, UBC First Nation’s Longhouse)…
Read articleTerry on the hill. Come say hello at the AMS Block Party.
(Join our Facebook event page). The Terry project will be setting up on top of the Knoll at the AMS Block Party (April 11th from about…
Read article“TerryJAM”, “TerryTALKS” (not sure, what we’re gonna call it) – but whatever, it’s game on people.
How’s this for the venue? Not sure if you remember this: “This conference will be an annual event where undergraduates are given a high profile platform…
Read articleTerry speaker series: Next up – Paul Collier, author of “The Bottom Billion.”
This one is primarily the Liu Institute for Global Issues’ baby, but Terry is a partner here, and we invite you all to check out Paul’s…
Read articleSheila Watt-Cloutier to be our next speaker.
Here’s a heads up (Life Science Institute, West Atrium, Friday Feb 29th, 12noon). Who is Ms. Watt-Cloutier? Well, she’s essentially one of the more well known…
Read articleASIC COURSE OUTLINE
(This is mainly house keeping, but if you’re interested in the logistics of the course associated with the website, click on.)
Read articleASIC200 – JAN/APR 2008
blog | last speaker | writing challenge | archive – – – IMPORTANT Major research assignment is due on April 28th by 4pm. Your assignment (both…
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THE 100-MILE DIET
ALISA SMITH, J.B. MACKINNON
NOVEMBER 23RD, 2007
“The 100-Mile Diet” (November 23rd, 2007, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre) – – – – – Clearly, food is a hot topic these days. You…
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DEFENDING FOOD FREEDOM
IN A PERIOD OF FOOD FASCISM
DR. VANDANA SHIVA – MARCH 12th, 2007
Quicktime 7 Required “Defending Food Freedom in a Preriod of Food Fascism.” (March 12th, 2007, Chan Shun Concert Hall, Chan Centre) AUDIO | PODCAST | VIDEO…
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THE GOD DELUSION (VIDEO)
RICHARD DAWKINS
APRIL 29th, 2008
By Terry,
“The God Delusion” (April 29th, 2008, UBC Chan Centre) Introduction by Dr. Patrick Keeling, Director, Centre for Microbial Diversity and Evolution. – – – – –…
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