Metropolitan Mindset: How Regional Governments Can Help Solve the Housing Crisis

Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Experts have long observed that hyper-local decision-making means more exclusive, less equitable decisions. When only a small geographic area is considered, narrow interests are more likely to be overrepresented. One manifestation of this phenomenon is ‘NIMBYism’ — or the pernicious problem of ‘not in my backyard’ thinking — where neighbourhood residents may oppose supportive or […]

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Chase Joynt: Working at the Edge of Genre

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

Truth and Imagination: A Green College Leading Scholars Series Chase Joynt, filmmaker; Gender Studies, University of Victoria Coach House, Green College, UBC Tuesday, November 26 4:30-6 pm: film screening; 6-7 pm: discussion with Q&A (livestreamed) Registration required for this event. To register, please see the event page. Join filmmaker and writer Chase Joynt, in conversation […]

Why Do Chinese Women Seek Western Men? The Case of China’s Email-Order Brides with Dr. Monica Liu

Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join the CMS Mobilities Research Group and UBC Asian Studies for “Why Do Chinese Women Seek Western Men? The Case of China’s Email-Order Brides” with Dr. Monica Liu. Join our invited speaker or a roundtable discussion on Wednesday, November 27, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM in ANSO 119. Dr. Liu, author of Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides […]

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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 […]