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Evolving Threats and Emerging Solutions: Fundamentals from the Front Lines of Insect-borne Viruses Research

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

French Scientist in Residence at Green College Benjamin Matthews, Zoology; Roenick P. Olmo, Centre national de la recherche scientifique and French Scientist in Residence at Green College; and Selena Sagan, Microbiology and Immunology Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, November 27, 5-6:30 pm Unlike applied research, fundamental research often yields findings that may […]

Colonizing Liberia: The Constitution of American Empire before the Insular Cases

Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Truth and Imagination: A Green College Leading Scholars Series Jedidiah Kroncke, Law, University of Hong Kong Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, December 4, 5-6:30 pm Over the 20th century, a variety of scholarship has explored aspects of “American imperialism” or “American empire” as the United States progressively spread its influence across the […]

Social Value of Hurricane Forecasts

Online/Virtual Event

Speaker: Dr. Renato Molina, University of Miami What is the impact and value of hurricane forecasts? We study this question using newly-collected forecast data for the universe of land-falling US hurricanes between 2005–2022. We find higher wind speed forecasts increase pre-landfall protective spending. Erroneous under-forecasts of wind speed increase hurricane damage and after-hurricane rebuilding expenditures. […]

Climate Policy and the New US Administration

Applied Sciences Third Space 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada

With the inauguration of Donald Trump for a second term as President on January 20, the role of the US federal government in climate action is expected to shift significantly. Join the Climate Solutions Research Collective for an informal conversation with faculty experts who will lead us in a dialogue around: - Executive Orders impacting […]

Real Stories from the Front Lines: Research with Impact

Online/Virtual Event

Stories from the Front Line: Universities and Global Citizenship Richard Lester, Medicine, UBC, and Director, Neglected Global Diseases Initiative; Jason Nickerson, Law, University of Ottawa, and Humanitarian Representative, Doctors without Borders Online Event Tuesday, January 28, 5-6:30 pm Please note that this event is scheduled to be online only. Neglected Global Diseases (NGDs) are infectious […]

Leading in a Time of Uncertainty: My Road to Kindness

Hebb Building 2045 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Precarity and Uncertainty: A Green College Leading Scholars Series Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer HEBB Building, Room 100, 2045 East Mall, UBC Thursday, January 30, 5-6:30 pm and livestreamed This event requires registration and attendance is limited to the UBC community. Registration: https://greencollege.ubc.ca/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D1810%26reset%3D1 Dr. Bonnie Henry was appointed as Provincial Health Officer for the Province […]