Canada’s Climate Contradiction: Talking Green While Expanding Fossil Fuels
Canada and BC speak the language of climate leadership while supporting fossil fuel expansion. The federal and provincial governments are using financial and political instability to fast-track fossil fuel infrastructure […]
Legality and Impunity in Times of Crisis
The world is in the throes of multiple crises, from ongoing genocide and settler colonial violence, to evolving forms of authoritarian governance and imperial warfare. The theme of ‘impunity’ has […]
Unlocking the Blue Revolution: aquatic food systems as the next frontier for food, climate, and equity
Speaker: Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, Director General, WorldFish, CGIAR’s Senior Director of Aquatic Food Systems. Moderator: Dr. Rashid Sumaila, FRSC, University Killam Professor, UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) & School of […]
The 22nd D. Harold Copp Lecture – Dr. Hans Clevers
The D. Harold Copp Lecture is a UBC Faculty of Medicine sponsored lectureship that arose in November 1996 through donations from the Medical Research Council of Canada and the Wolfe and […]
Bill McKibben: Here Comes the Sun
As oil wars rage and global economies suffer the brunt of the petrodollar, renewables stand as a shining example of decentralized, sovereign, and clean energy. Join the Centre for Climate […]
Disability Justice: Fighting for a Better World
Disabled activists are experts in solidarity and using humour to challenge ableism. The People’s Alliance for Disabled Albertans was created by disabled people to stand up to Alberta government cuts. […]
UBC Humanities In Healthcare Narrative Medicine Case Competition
To promote the development of narrative competence in healthcare, the Narrative Medicine Case Competition (NMCC) brings together participants from diverse disciplines to tackle a patient or community health crisis case. […]
