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Syndemics, social networks & HIV among transgender women in Mexico

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Dr. Eileen Pitpitan will share preliminary results from a recent pilot study with transgender women in Tijuana, Mexico examining syndemics (i.e., co-occurrence of multiple, negative psychosocial health conditions) and social networks. Intervention approaches targeting social networks have been shown to be effective at improving HIV prevention and care outcomes among marginalized, stigmatized, hidden populations. However, few […]

2022-23 Wall Catalyst Program on Climate and Nature Emergency

Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies (PWIAS) 6331 Crescent Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the UBC Emeritus College have assembled a cohort of Emeriti to participate in the 2022-23 PWIAS Catalyst Program. The Wall Catalyst Emeriti cohort will meet monthly to share research experience and engage with guest lecturers on the topic of the "Climate and Nature Emergency". This month, we have […]

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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Clinical nuances and research gaps

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The Women’s Health Seminar Series features multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship to faculty, students, and community members across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological, psychological, behavioural, economic and social impacts on women’s health outcomes […]

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The Hard Problem of Consciousness: A Contemporary Philosophical Debate

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

Green College Resident Members' Series Davide Andrea Zappulli, Philosophy Coach House, Green College, UBC Monday, November 21, 8-9 pm The tiredness that you feel after a day of hard work, the bitterness of a cup of coffee, and the warmth of a nice conversation with your best friend: these are all conscious, experiential phenomena. It […]

Preserved in Wax: Catacomb Martyrs, Piety and Politics in Post-Revolutionary France

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

Green College Special Lecture Bonnie Effros, History, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC, and livestreamed Tuesday, November 22, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow Examination of wax models of the human form in Europe has tended to focus on either the art of anatomical modeling in early modern Naples or the rise of 'low brow' […]

Postponed What’s Next – A Panel on the 2022 Iranian Revolution – POSTPONED

SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 West Hastings St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The Woman Life Freedom Coalition invites you to take part in a moderated roundtable about the struggle for liberation and human dignity, and the next steps we can take as a global community in support of freedom movements inside Iran.

Arts-based participatory research methods for more inclusive area-based ocean management

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Current ocean management approaches are often characterised by economic or environmental objectives, paying limited consideration to social and cultural dimensions, as well as Indigenous and local knowledge. Piloting arts-based participatory research methods to co-produce knowledge with Indigenous and local knowledge holders in Algoa Bay, South Africa, the research finds that the use of photography and […]

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The Warrior Program Model with Dr. Ricardo Manmohan

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The Warrior Program model is a land based community rooted program that is hosted in 7 nuu chah nulth nations on the west coast of Vancouver Island.  The program started in 2015 and is now being led by the youth that were once originally participants of the program.

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Substance Use Among International Students from Punjab in BC’s Lower Mainland

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Health After 2020 dialogue sessions are held as part of the Health After 2020 program, which enables researchers to engage in interdisciplinary, cross-institutional collaborations that aim to create change in health and health producing systems. These collaborations respond to the broad effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and further our understanding of the determinants and experience […]

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Conservation and Livelihoods: A case study from coastal Mozambique

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Speaker: Dr. Adaoma Wosu The Landscapes and Livelihoods Group “There are by far more examples in the literature where the introduction of alternative livelihoods have failed to deliver the impact that was intended, than there are examples of where alternative livelihoods have brought about the desired change” (Ireland et al. 2004: 20). Historically there have […]

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Reflections on the 20th Party Congress and the Future of Chinese Politics

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This roundtable will bring together a group of leading China experts to reflect on the recent 20th Party Congress and its implications for the future of Chinese politics. Securing an unprecedented third term, President Xi Jinping has consolidated his grip on power, while signaling a growing emphasis on security, a shift away from market-oriented reforms, […]

Asthma in Women: Lessons Learned from Clinical and Animal Studies

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The Women’s Health Seminar Series features multidisciplinary research on women’s health. The goal of the series is to provide multidisciplinary training and mentorship to faculty, students, and community members across a broad range of women’s health research topics. Speakers will present their research regarding the biological, psychological, behavioural, economic and social impacts on women’s health outcomes […]

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