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Nursing Over Time: Broadening Horizons

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

Emeritus College Series at Green College Disciplines Over Time: Making, Keeping and Breaking the Boundaries of Knowledge Wendy Hall, Professor Emerita, Nursing, UBC; Lydia Wytenbroek, Green College Leading Scholar and Assistant Professor, Nursing, UBC; and Elizabeth Straus, Green College Society Member and Postdoctoral Fellow, Re•Vision: The Centre for Art and Social Justice, University of Guelph Coach […]

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Cinema Thinks the World: The Goddess (1934)

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A free screening of The Goddess (1934), followed by a discussion by Professor Christopher Rea.

If We Had Followed the Rules, I Wouldn’t Be Here

Hillel House - Diamond Foundation Centre for Jewish Campus Life 6145 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join Hillel BC for a discussion of But I Live: Three Stories of Child Survivors of the Holocaust with author-survivor David Schaffer, artist Miriam Libicki, and project co-director Andrea Webb (UBC Education), moderated by Richard Menkis (UBC History) and followed by a reception co-sponsored by the Embassy of Israel and UBC Public Humanities Hub. Location: […]

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Dear Future Me…

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On January 24th from 5:30-6:30pm we will be hosting a motivational speaker, Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson, and writing letters to our future selves for the school term! Location details to be confirmed.

Intergenerational Trauma: The Everlasting Impact of the Holocaust

Hillel House - Diamond Foundation Centre for Jewish Campus Life 6145 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Marsha Lederman is a columnist with The Globe and Mail, based in Vancouver. An award-winning journalist, she was previously The Globe’s Western Arts Correspondent. Prior to joining The Globe, she worked for CBC Radio, mostly in Toronto. Her memoir Kiss the Red Stairs: The Holocaust, Once Removed was published in May and was an instant […]

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It Starts With Us: Contextualizing and Educating about the Holocaust

Online/Virtual Event

In commemoration of the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day, join us on Wednesday, January 25th 2023 from 12:00 to 1:30 PM PST for “It Starts With Us: Contextualizing and Educating about the Holocaust“. This event will feature introductory remarks by Executive Director of the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre (VHEC), Nina Krieger, a historical overview by historian and Professor Chris […]

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Lighten Our Darkness: Light, Space and Mosaics

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

In the series Ways of Seeing Byzantine Art and Material Culture Liz James, History of Art, University of Sussex Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Thursday, January 26, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow This talk looks at Byzantine wall mosaics in their physical settings. The focus is on the ways in which mosaics […]

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Black Canadian history and Applied Science: Understanding and reconciling the history of our professions

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Date: February 1, 2023 Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM PST Location: Presentation will take place in Fred Kaiser 2020 and 2030 and via Zoom The Faculty of Applied Science welcomes all UBC students, faculty, staff and alumni to join us in celebration as we kick off Black History Month. Bashir Mohamed, our very own EDI.I Coordinator in the […]

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Chinese Soft Power in Africa: Production of Ambivalent Solidarities

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

In the series China Power Maria Repnikova, Global Communication, Georgia State University Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Wednesday, February 1, 5-6:30 pm, followed by a reception Co-hosted by the Centre for Chinese Research This talk will explore the workings of Chinese soft power initiatives in Africa through the empirical lens of China-Ethiopia encounters. […]

What You Need to Know about Health Screening (Chronic Disease Webinar in Panjabi)

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Chronic Disease Webinar: What You Need to Know about Health Screening Free Webinar, Delivered in Panjabi Presented by: Dr. Madhu Jawanda, Family Physician In this session participants will learn about: The importance of routine health screenings for chronic disease management and prevention (e.g., blood pressure, cholesterol/lipid, blood sugar, kidney/liver function) How to monitor key vital […]

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Approaching “The Archive”: A Roundtable Discussion

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

in the series Animating Archives: Memory, Community, Creation Olivia Michiko Gagnon, Theatre and Film; Leora Morris, Theatre and Film; and Ori Tenenboim, Journalism, Writing and Media Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Thursday, February 2, 5-6:30 pm This roundtable approaches the question and the problem of "the archive" from multiple disciplinary perspectives, including theatre, […]

How Ancestral Voyaging Mobilizes Knowledge of Biodiversity & Climate Change

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

Reception to follow xʷθəθiqətəm or The Place of Many Trees Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Dr, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2   The future of the ocean is essential to the planet’s future and human life. Climate change intersects profoundly with biodiversity, food security for billions of humans, culture, and economy and peace. […]

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