World AIDS Day 2008 coming up: UBC hosts World AIDS Day events – Nov 17th to 21st!
World AIDS Day is rapidly approaching (December 1st), and after months of planning, hundreds of emails and a few minor breakdowns, here’s what the World AIDS…
Read articleOcean fertilization as a climate mitigation strategy…is it worth the risks?
The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences is hosting a sort of “open dialogue” with Adrian Machetti (UW) next Thursday, Nov 6. This seminar format is…
Read articleCreating the space to be human. Dr. James Orbinski – noon, Nov 7th, Chan Centre (Tickets now available)
Just a note to say that James Orbinski tickets are now available for pick up at the Chan Centre Box Office. Currently, tickets are limited to…
Read articleUpcoming UBC Talk: Carbon Storage
Wed Sep 17 12:00 PM Venue: Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, Room 120, 2202 Main Mall Mike Celia, Professor of Civil Engineering, Princeton University Title: Geological Storage…
Read articleThe Spirit of Simon
“It is our moral obligation to protect the defenseless.” – Simon Jackson Recently, I met Simon Jackson. I really enjoy connecting with people, especially leaders who…
Read articleBacon, Fish, Arts vs Science, and Dawkins.
This is interesting, if not a bit alarming. Essentially, this story follows a trail of individuals that even Kevin Bacon would be proud of. The cast…
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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 articlePublic Seminar! – “How We Treat the Atmosphere Like a Sewer”
My department’s very own Prof. Douw Steyn will be addressing the Vancouver Institute this Saturday (Mar 29), at 8:15pm in Instructional Hall 2 of Woodward Instructional…
Read articleSome slides from Sheila’s Talk.
Since the slideshow at Sheila’s talk really didn’t deliver because of technical reasons, I asked her after the talk if it was o.k. to show off…
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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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