SDG Month
SDG Month Canada at UBC brings together students, faculty, staff, and community members to raise awareness of—and take action on—the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Join events and […]
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The Role of Scholars in a Time of Social and Ecological Crisis
Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThis panel was proposed by Professor Catherine Potvin, the inaugural Emeritus College Patricia Merivale scholar in residence at Green College. It seeks to respond to a question often asked of […]
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Reflections on the Work of Play in Early-career Scholarship and Pedagogy
Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaThis moderated panel explores how the concept of play, broadly defined, has shown up and shaped our experiences as early-career academics. Members of the 2024-26 Green College leading scholars cohort will reflect on the themes raised during our year of ‘Seasons of Play,’ reflecting on how play can function both as a methodology and a mindset […]
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Moving Markets: Mobility, Memory, and Urban Transformation in London and Hong Kong
FeaturedIrving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaJoin the CMS Mobilities research group for a talk on street markets, urban mobility, and how migrant communities shape and contest public space. Street markets are vibrant sites of mobility where goods, bodies, and cultural practices circulate, continually reshaping urban life. This presentation examines the redevelopment of street markets in London and Hong Kong to explore how […]
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Moving Markets: Mobility, Memory, and Urban Transformation in London and Hong Kong
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaJoin the CMS Mobilities research group for a talk on street markets, urban mobility, and how migrant communities shape and contest public space. Street markets are vibrant sites of mobility where goods, bodies, and cultural practices circulate, continually reshaping urban life. This presentation examines the redevelopment of street markets in London and Hong Kong to explore how […]
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An Evening with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa
FeaturedChan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaJoin us for a timely and unflinching conversation with Maria Ressa, one of the most courageous journalists of our time. Named one of TIME’s Most Influential People and one of its […]
