Minghui Yu
Dora Nipp – From "Ni hao ma?" to "Hao ji le": a 2010 Asian Studies Odyssey
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden and UBC Asian Studies Department. A descendant of a CPR labourer and head-tax payers, Dora Nipp has always had a penchant for Chinese Canadian history. UBC’s Asian Studies program was her point of departure opening up […]
El Cadáver Exquisito: Reflejos del Alma Mexicana at IKBLC Gallery
El Cadáver Exquisito: Reflejos del Alma Mexicana November 22nd – December 20th Gallery located at Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia The “Exquisite Corpse” (also known as “Exquisite Cadaver” or “Cadavre exquis”) is a technique consisting on collectively assembling words and images. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, by being […]
Hans Schreier – Drivers of environmental change: the case of the mountains
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by St. John’s College’s Principal’s Lecture Series. Dr. Hans Schreier is Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Land & Food Systems, UBC. Dr. Schreier’s research focuses on watershed management, land-water interactions, non-point sources of pollution in urban and agricultural areas, stormwater management, water needs for food […]
Stewart Brand's "Rethinking Green" Webcast Available online
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Hosted by UBC Reads Sustainability Lecture Series.
Eliza Dresang – Project VIEWS: Early Learning Initiatives That Work Successfully (or Do They?)
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS). Abstract: How do we know whether early learning initiatives in which public libraries are involved work? That is, what is the impact on early learners? Dr. Eliza Dresang, the Early Learning Public Library Partnership, […]
UBC Photographic Society – My Everyday
November 16 – 25, 2010
George Buchanan – Supporting the Reading of Digital Books
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS) and the Digital Information Interaction Group. Libraries have traditionally stored large volumes of physical documents, and, in recent years, this has been supplemented by an increasing proportion of digital texts. Whilst there has been […]
Annabel Lyon
November 4, 2010, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Steve McNutt – Volcano Lightning
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Earth and Ocean Sciences Department. Steve McNutt is a volcano seismologist who works part time for the Alaska Volcano Observatory. He coordinates volcano seismology research for the UAFGI, and presently supervises two PhD students, a Post-Doc, and two full time employees. His […]
Mark Wexler – Sam Sullivan Public Salon Series
Mark Wexler is Professor of Management Ethics & Management at SFU and a renowned expert on ethics. Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Relevant Books and Articles at UBC Library Wexler, M. N. (1987). Conjectures on the dynamics of secrecy and the secrets business. Journal of Business Ethics, 6(6), 469. [Link] Wexler, […]