UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Ed Yong, Pulitzer Prize-winning science staff writer for The Atlantic, part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on “The Future of Media.”
UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is thrilled to host Douglas Rushkoff, world-renowned philosopher, futurist, and author, for this free online event as part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on “The Future of Media.” Please note: Our event with Douglas Rushkoff is now virtual. We look forward to having you join […]
Pursuing systematic change in the fisheries sector or interested in the preservation of marine resources? Join us for this virtual book launch by author and professor Rashid Sumaila and engage in a discussion on his new book, Infinity Fish: Economics and the Future of Fish and Fisheries. Please register in advance to receive the Zoom […]
Join us virtually to explore a new book by Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, titled El No Alineamiento Activo y América Latina: una doctrina para el nuevo siglo (Active Non-Alignment and Latin America: A Doctrine for the New Century). The discussants will address […]
UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist, entrepreneur, author, and host of the political show Matter of Fact, as part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on “The Future of Media.” Moderator: Charmaine de Silva, Director, City News (Vancouver & Calgary) Note: Please select a […]
Join us virtually on March 9th with Jessica DiCarlo, (SPPGA Chevalier Postdoctoral Fellow in Transportation and Development in China) to explore the logics of Chinese capital through the financing of the Laos-China Railway. Speaker: Jessica DiCarlo, Chevalier Postdoctoral Fellow in Transportation and Development in China, Institute of Asian Research, School of Public Policy and Global […]
UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Matt Taibbi, best-selling author and award-winning columnist for Rolling Stone, as part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on “The Future of Media.” Please note: We plan to host this event in person, but we will move to fully virtual if needed. […]
For our third instalment in the series, we are celebrating African women leading on climate justice. As the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report recently published in February 2022 shows, women are disproportionately impacted by climate change particularly in Africa, but our guests are climate champions that have overcome the barriers. They are Prof. […]
This panelist discussion will feature talks and a Q&A session about decolonizing global health.
Engage in a virtual panel discussion on the challenges facing long term care in B.C. and Canada, as part of the 2022 Richard B. Splane Lecture in Social Policy.
UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs is proud to host Kara Swisher, Silicon Valley’s ‘most powerful’ tech journalist, New York Times contributor, and co-founder of Recode, as part of our 2022 Phil Lind Initiative series on The Future of Media. Please select a ticket type upon registration: In-person event ticket for the Frederic […]
Luis Felipe Duchicela launched the USAID Policy for Promoting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in March 2020. The lecture will explain the central tenets of this policy and how important this policy represents a pivotal change in international engagement cooperation with indigenous peoples because it enhanced their ability to protect their rights, determine their own […]