Join us for the screening of documentary film Liu Yichang: 1918 and meet award-winning filmmaker, scriptwriter, and scholar Dr. Ben Wong in person. Film with English subtitles; post-screening conversation to be conducted in English. Born in Shanghai, Liu Yichang 劉以鬯 (1918-2008) is one of the most influential writer and literary editor in Hong Kong’s cultural scene. […]
Can we write our way out of the climate crisis? Not exactly—but imagining, discussing, recording and reimagining a livable present and future can expand our interest and flexibility, building us a vision to work toward and reasons to work toward it—even in the context of the climate realities we know. Bring your anxiety, rage, despair, […]
The Open UBC Working Group, which is composed of faculty, students, and staff, meets regularly to advise, communicate, and partner on open scholarship activities and projects happening at UBC. In addition to serving as a place of community for those interested in various areas of open scholarship, the working group develops projects and events and […]
Topic: Allyship and Confronting Unconscious Bias This webinar will be hosted by NCTR during their Truth and Reconciliation Week (September 23-27, 2024). We will be streaming the talk in our gallery space at 10:00 AM PDT with light breakfast refreshments. Our daily Lunch and Learn webinars are an immersive experience to UN-learn the myths of […]
Welcome (back)! CMS is thrilled to invite you to the first Community Luncheon of the 2024-25 academic year. Come and join us at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS affiliates, both familiar and new faces! Whether you’re a CMS faculty member, student, staff, visiting scholar, community partner, or simply intrigued […]
Roenick P. Olmo, Centre national de la recherche scientifique Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Tuesday, September 24, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow This event is co-sponsored with the Cultural and Scientific Office of the French Embassy in Canada. Mosquitoes are major vectors for many significant viral diseases in humans. Aedes mosquitoes, particularly […]
Curiosity moves us. Determination gets us there—because progress doesn’t happen on its own. See how we push forward.
