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Benjamin C. Amick III – Population Health Interventions in the Labour Market: A View From Texas
Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College. Dr. Benjamin C. Amick III is scientific director and senior scientist at the Institute for Work & Health. He is also a professor of behavioral sciences and epidemiology in the School of Public Health af the University of Texas Health Science Center […]
Lawrence Krauss' Vancouver Institute Lecture
Life, the Universe, and Nothing: A Cosmic Mystery Story
Lawrence Krauss – Life, the Universe, and Nothing: A Cosmic Mystery Story
On April 9, 2011, Professor Lawrence Krauss’ gave a talk titled, “Life, the Universe, and Nothing: A Cosmic Mystery Story.” Krauss’ work has been primarily in theoretical (as opposed to experimental) physics, and he has published research on a great variety of topics within that field. Krauss is a renowned cosmologist and popularizer of modern science and […]
Margot Filipenko, Anne Zavalkoff, Frank Baumann and Dot Clouston – The Match: The New B.Ed Program and Problem Based Learning
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Faculty of Education. In September 2012 the re-visioned teacher education (BEd) program will begin. The presenters of this seminar will discuss the ways their long-standing PBL curriculum will fit with the new CREATE curriculum. Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library Zavalkoff, […]
Dr. Roger Wong – Elder Care: Dementia, Alzheimer's and Self-Care
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in partnership with Woodward Library and Richmond Public Library. The Health Information Series is an ongoing public lecture series that take place in the Lower Mainland community. Dr. Roger Wong is Clinical Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia […]
IKBLC Presents the Victoria Learning Theatre
IKBLC Presents the Victoria Learning Theatre, Room 182.
Claire Campbell – Wilderness Culture and the Nature of Canada
Professor Campbell is the Director of Canadian Studies at Dalhousie University. She teaches Canadian environmental history, history of cultural landscapes, national and regional identities in Canada, and history of the arts. Her areas of expertise also include public history and Scandinavian history. This talk takes its inspiration from a passage in Stephen Leacock’s 1936 essay, […]
Michael Park & Friends – Composers' Collective Series – Michael Park and Friends III
Webcast sponsored by Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College. The Composers’ Collective is proud to offer the third annual concert of Michael Park and Friends, an evening featuring contemporary works performed by the pianist Michael Park and accompanying guests. Michael Park is currently a third-year DMA student in Music Composition at […]
Warren Cariou and Marie Clements – Play Chthonics: New Canadian Readings
Warren Cariou is from Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, where he grew up in a family of Métis, German, and French heritage. He has written a book of novellas, The Exalted Company of Roadside Martyrs, and a memoir/cultural history entitled Lake of the Prairies, and he has also edited several texts by Aboriginal writers including Marvin Francis’s […]
"Chew On This"- The Business Case Behind Sustainable Food
Rebecca Irani, marketing and communications manager at UBC Bookstore, Annie Moss and Randy Hooper, founders of Discovery Organics and Chef Steve Golob from Place Vanier Residence will discuss the business case behind sustainable food and the cost and benefit of eating local, organic, and fair trade. Speakers will discuss the business case behind sustainable food. […]