Success Stories in Cultural Safety

Thu, March 30, 2017 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM See description. FREE. What are some stories of success between Indigenous peoples and health care professionals? Join UBC Learning Circle, in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health’s Aboriginal Health...

Dr. Verena Seufert – What is this thing called organic? How organic farming is codified in regulations

Wed, March 29, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM LIU INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ISSUES. Free and open to public; See link for updated location. Organic farming is one of the fastest growing sectors of world agriculture. Although it represents only 1% of world...

Save Our Seas: Why is translating good science into good policy so hard?

Tue, March 28, 2017 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM See description. Free but MUST have ticket.

SAVE OUR SEAS: WHY IS TRANSLATING GOOD SCIENCE INTO GOOD POLICY SO %#*&^ HARD?

Tue, March 28, 2017 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM See description. Free - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/save-our-seas-why-is-translating-good-scienc... . Science World at TELUS World of Science 1455 Quebec Street Scientific evidence has been telling us for years...

Artist talk with Marianne Nicolson

Sat, March 25, 2017 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Marianne Nicolson Artist Talk and Exhibition Catalogue Launch Saturday, March 25, 2017, 1 pm Join artist Marianne Nicolson who will talk about two works that are part of the Belkin’s...

Drop-in Family Activities

Sat, March 25, 2017 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM BEATY BIODIVERSITY CENTRE. Included with museum admission or membership. Drop in between 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. the last Saturday of the month to enjoy a special ecosystem activity for families plus all of our...

Jellyfish – food of the future?

Fri, March 24, 2017 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Lucas Brotz Postdoctoral Fellow, Sea Around Us Jellyfish blooms appear to be increasing in many locations around the globe, but these increases are...

Nature, rights and virtues

Thu, March 23, 2017 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY (MOA). Buen vivir is the indigenous concept of living well, in harmony with nature, and it is a central theme of the UBC Museum of Anthropology’s new exhibition: “Amazonia: The Rights of...

Pixelating: A Digital Humanities Mixer - Text Analysis using Voyant Tools

Thu, March 23, 2017 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM WALTER C. KOERNER LIBRARY. The Pixelating Mixer is an opportunity for DH scholars across campus to meet colleagues, talk tools, brainstorm ideas and network with others who use digital tools to explore and...

Dr. Bejoy K Thomas – Whose water? Challenges and complexities in wastewater reuse in peri-urban Bangalore, India

Thu, March 23, 2017 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Free and open to the public. Wastewater reuse has become an accepted practice in cities and peri-urban areas. However, in developing country settings, wastewater...

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