This discussion and panel session are part of a series of French-Ameri-Can Climate Panels (FACTS) on climate change.
To Speak in Community is an informational, interactive half-day gathering about Philippine heritage languages and cultural sharing featuring presentations and programming from community experts and facilitators.
Join us for the next webinar in the “Ethics of Trauma-informed Research” series, co-hosted with the University of Victoria’s Survivor-Centred Visual Narratives project, in partnership with the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma. Journalists strive to report traumatic stories in the public interest, without exploitation or harm to their subjects or themselves. This discussion […]
Join us as world-renowned fisheries scientist, Dr Daniel Pauly discusses Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT). Location: AERL Theatre, 2202 Main Mall, UBC Vancouver or Online via Zoom. RSVP required GOLT provides mechanisms for key aspects of the biology (food conversion efficiency, growth and its response to temperature, the timing of maturation, and others) of water-breathing ectotherms (WBEs). The […]
Speaker: Dr. Alifa Haque Oxford University & National Geographic Photo Ark EDGE Fellow Dr. Haque completed her doctoral studies at the Nature-based Solutions Initiative in the Dept. of Biology, Oxford, with the support of a Bangabandhu Scholarship. Her research: "Towards a socially just sustainable fishery preserving sharks and rays in the Bay of Bengal", aims […]
in the series The Russia-Ukraine War and Memory Politics Coach House, Green College, UBC Serhy Yekelchyk, Germanic and Slavic Studies, University of Victoria Ukraine had been part of the Russian-dominated Soviet Union, but after gaining independence in 1991, the Ukrainian state and society developed in a direction markedly different from that of Russia’s. What in […]
Aquaculture has shown remarkable growth, averaging about 6.7% per year over the last three decades, making it the fastest-growing agro-food sector worldwide. In 2021, aquaculture accounted for approximately 91 million tonnes, representing 47% of total fish food production. However, mariculture, a sub-sector of aquaculture, faces uncertainties due to climate change's impact on farm species and […]
To commemorate the Muslim Albanians who hosted Jewish people during World War II, this event will showcase a screening of the film, Besa: The Promise, along with expert speakers from UBC and beyond.
The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. These rounds are typically scheduled on the second Wednesday every month during the academic year (September to June), from 7 am to 8 am, and are […]
In the series: Emeritus College Series at Green College: Psychological Trauma and Resilience Coach House, Green College, UBC A reception follows this event Working from a place of cultural reclamation and trauma informed practice presents psychotherapists with a beautiful challenge and opportunity for knowledge exchange. Anishinaabe (Ojibway) peoples are regarded as grand medicine people due to […]
The Vancouver School of Economics is hosting economist Dr. Chang-Tai Hsieh for a free lecture entitled “Where is the Chinese economy going?” as part of the 2023 Woodward Lecture Series in EARTH SCIENCES BUILDING (ESB) – Room 2012, located at 2207 Main Mall. Date: 17 October 2023 (Tuesday) Time: 12:30pm – 2:00pm Location: ESB 2012 […]
in the series The Russia-Ukraine War and Memory Politics Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed A reception follows this event mong other explanations, geopolitical justifications predominate the literature on why Russia invaded Ukraine. To unpack the driving force behind the war in Ukraine, this reasoning focuses primarily on relations between the West and Russia, […]
