Indian Elections 2014: Challenges for the New Government
Explore key challenges facing the next government in India and implications for the rest of the world. Photo: Cajie on Flickr
Pollay Prize Lecture: For better or for worse – Marketing’s contributions to society
Meet one of the 10 most cited authors in the field of marketing, Professor William L. Wilkie.
Rethinking Sustainability Symposium 2014
Register for this two-day event featuring a broad range of stimulating expert speakers who are “rethinking sustainability” through developing new technologies that are both environmentally friendly and improve our quality of life.
Marinate Me: 2014 BFA BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition
The Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at UBC presents “Marinate Me,” this year’s BFA/BA Visual Art Graduating Exhibition at the Audain Art Centre. Graduating students will be serving up their work to a public audience.
New UBC Bookstore Lauch Party March 28-March 29th
Vancouver’s UBC Bookstore celebrates its new space with FREE breakfast and coffee from 10-11:30am, and performances by UBC Bhangra, UBC A Capella, UBC Music Initiative, The School of Music, and CITR DJs.
Theatre at UBC Presents: Ubu Roi
This hilarious 1896 satire about greed and abuse of power was outlawed for its scandalous language and disrespect for authority. Play runs March 20th to April 5th at Freddy Wood Theatre. Tickets $10 for students and 2 for 1 for all faculty, staff and UNA residents ($11)
Beaty Museum FestEVOLVE 2014
Join us in celebrating evolution: the theories, the people who introduced them to the world, and the evidence through fossil records.
Superbugs and the Unsustainable use of Antibiotics
The discussion will explore systemic factors that cause bacteria to become resistant to treatment and discuss how society should address them.
New Sources and New Perspectives from Medicine, the Social Sciences and the Humanities
The discussion will focus on the intellectual challenges and rewards of critical health studies.
Suicide Awareness Day
Wear orange on January 29 (Suicide Awareness Day) to show your support for those whose lives have been affected by suicide.
Guyland: Proving Masculinity on the University Campus
Dr. Michael Kimmel explores the concept of “adultolescence,” where it came from, and what it means for gender equality on university campuses.
BC’s coastal forests: what’s the vision?
Listen to panelists from UBC Faculty of Forestry, Greenpeace, Coast Forest Products Association, BC First Nations Forestry Council, and many more discuss the future of BC coastal forests.
CiTR Shindig! 30th Anniversary Celebration Final
CiTR celebrates 30 years of Shindig!, its local band competition, with this year’s final at the Railway Club. Get a showcase of great and quirky local talent.
Changemaker Showcase: Solutions Journalism
UBC School of Journalism and The Tyee host a talk on the role of advocacy and solution-based journalism.