Minghui Yu
Vancouver Institute's Irving K. Barber Learning Centre Lecture Welcomes Dr. William McKibben
“Eaarth: Making a Life On a Tough New Planet” lecture sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and Vancouver Institute.
David Owen – Why Manhattan is the Greenest City in North America
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and presented by the Global Civic Policy Society and the School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture at UBC.
Michael Laffan – Indonesian Islam: The Modern, Global Shapings of a National Tradition?
Global Islam: Past, Present and Future is presented by UBC Continuing Studies, the Department of Asian Studies at UBC, the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and the Laurier Institution. It is part of UBC Continuing Studies’ Lifelong Learning Series. Laffan is a Professor of History at Princeton University where he studies the history of Southeast […]
David Der-wei Wang – Writing History after "Post-History"
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and the Wat Endowment and hosted by the Department of Asian Studies.
Ven. Sik Yin Kit – Dhamma in Prison: The True Transformation?
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program. This lecture is made possible by the generous support of The Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Foundation, in collaboration with the Institute of Asian Research and Department of Asian Studies. Venerable Sik Yin Kit, Head Nun, Po […]
David Owen – Why Manhattan is the Greenest City in North America
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and presented by the Global Civic Policy Society and the School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture at UBC. David Owen has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1991. Before joining The New Yorker, he was a contributing editor at The Atlantic Monthly and, […]
Mike Church – Drivers of environmental change: the case of the world's rivers
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by St. John’s College. Michael Church is a Professor Emeritus at UBC. Church’s research interests focus on the morphodynamics of rivers at all scales from steepland streams to large rivers. He is currently involved in long-term studies of sediment transport and stability in Fraser, […]
Larry Goldenberg's Men's Health: Connecting the Dots Webcast Online
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and UBC Woodward Library as part of the “Health Information Series.” Dr. Larry Goldenberg is an award-winning Canadian researcher, pioneer in the treatment of prostate cancer and world-renowned advocate of patient education. Dr. Goldenberg authored one of the first books to explain prostate cancer treatment options […]
Kate Hennessy – Repatriation, Digital Media, and Culture in the Virtual Museum
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS). Many Canadian First Nations and Aboriginal organizations are using digital media to revitalize their languages and assert control over the representation of their cultures. At the same time, museums, academic institutions, and individuals are […]
Kevin Laland – The Evolution of Culture
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Green College. Both demographically and ecologically, humans are a remarkably successful species. This success is generally attributed to our capacity for culture. But how did our species’ extraordinary cultural capabilities evolve from its roots in animal social learning and tradition? In this seminar, […]