Minghui Yu
Anthony Kupferschmidt – Understanding Dementia and Brain Health
A collaboration between Woodward Library, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, and Fraser Valley Regional Library, the Health Information Series presents Anthony Kupferschmidt. Hosted by the Fraser Valley Regional Library’s Ladner Pioneer Library, Anthony Kupferschmidt will be giving an important presentation on alzheimer and some of the work done by Alzheimer Society of BC. Healthy aging […]
Ozzie Zehner – Green Illusions
Hosted by the UBC Reads Sustainability Lecture Series. Ozzie Zehner is the author of Green Illusions and a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. His recent publications include public science pieces in Christian Science Monitor, The American Scholar, The Humanist, The Futurist, Women’s Studies Quarterly and The Economist as well as educational resources […]
Diaspora, Diversity, & Dialogue Art Exhibition
September 18 to October 31, 2012
David Sloan Wilson – Religion and Spirituality in the Context of Everyday Life
Hosted by Green College’s Human Evolution, Cognition and Culture: The Evolution of Religion, Morality and Cooperation lecture series. Religion and spirituality are often discussed as “big” philosophical and scientific questions, but they also need to be understood in the context of everyday life. The small city of Binghamton, New York, includes almost 100 religious congregations, […]
Shyam Selvadurai – "Funny Boy" and "Cinnamon Gardens"
Shyam Selvadurai, the Canada Council Writer-in-Residence at Green College for 2012 was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He came to Canada with his family at the age of nineteen, and has a BFA from York University in Toronto. Funny Boy, his first novel, was published to immediate acclaim in 1994, was a national bestseller, and […]
Social Media Week 2012
Social Media Week, Sept 24 – Sept 28, 2012
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Celebrates Culture Days 2012
Come join us for an author reading and discussion by Raminder Sidhu on Culture Days, September 28, 3pm
Robson Reading Series 2012 Fall Line Up
Robson Reading Series Fall 2012 Lineup This fall, the Robson Reading Series presents a vibrant season of readings from new books by authors from across Canada at the UBC Bookstore at Robson Square and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. The season kicks off with readings from two gifted young novelists: Grace O’Connell with Magnified World and […]
Weyman Chan – Chinese Blues at Chilcotin Room, IKBLC, October 30, 3.30pm
Weyman Chan – Chinese Blues