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Easy Riders Cycling Group | June 5

EASY RIDERS Season Opener! 

An enjoyable AAA ride (All Ages and Abilities). 

Meet at 10:00 am at Vancouver Science World in False Creek

Route: Starting at Science World, the group will ride the seawall trail west and then at the Granville Island entrance climb the few blocks up to catch the Arbutus Greenway at 5th. It is closed from 7th to 10th due to construction but Cypress is open for that stretch. Up the Arbutus Greenway, which is a gentle climb, to 45th. Riders will then head east on the 45th bike route to Dumfries, and then head north on the Dumfries bike route to 20th where a short easterly diversion will bring the group to the Commercial St Cafe, which is on a quiet street, has outdoor seating and lots of bike parking. From there it is a short ride to Trout Lake and/ or the Great Northern Way bike route which leads directly back to Science World.  

Partners and e-bikes are welcome

Any emeriti (and/ or partners) interested in joining this ride please contact group convenor Graeme Wynn (wynn@geog.ubc.ca) before Friday June 2 at 5:00 pm for further details.

Monday, 5 June 2023 - 10:00am
Science World
Vancouver, BC V6A 3Z7
Canada

Community Volunteer Group | May 23

Meeting Details: Dr. Deborah Buszard, interim UBC President and Vice-Chancellor

At the next Community Volunteer SIG of the Emeritus College on May 23 we are very pleased that  Dr. Deborah Buszard, interim UBC President and Vice-Chancellor will be joining us.  Dr. Buszard, a strong supporter of community outreach, will share her experiences with community volunteerism.  We will also hear about the amazing volunteer activities by a few members of our group and discuss plans/speakers/ activities for next year.  

Meeting Format: Zoom. Note that this meeting will be on a Tuesday.  
Before the meeting, those interested will be asked to confrim thier attendance in-person or online.

Join the Community Volunteer Group mailing list: Please email Nancy.Gallini@ubc.ca and express your interest.

Tuesday, 23 May 2023 - 4:00pm
Zoom
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada
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Wall Catalyst Program | May 18

Emeritus College Cohort 2022-2023 Lunch & Final Report

A Panel Discussion with members of the Emeritus College Catalyst Cohort

The PWIAS Catalyst Program offers opportunities for collaborations that address the scale and complexity of the Climate and Nature Emergency (CNE). By connecting scholars, students, artists, disciplines, sectors and communities the program hopes to activate new ways of knowing and acting in these challenging socio-ecological times.

This year the program welcomed a cohort of 9 inter-disciplinary members from the Emeritus College (ECC). The cohort met monthly as part of a continuing dialogue resulting in an official response to the UBC 2050 Vision which was subsequently added as an appendix to the Board of Governors (page 187). In addition to this the ECC hosted 8 public lectures with the goal of inspiring awareness and action on the CNE.

The specific objectives of the ECC were the following:

  • To explore transdisciplinary approaches to understanding the CNE and ways in which we should respond to it;
  • To demonstrate progress that has been achieved in understanding the CNE at city, regional and national scales;
  • To admit our collective failure to protect our global landscapes and seascapes from unnecessary harm; and
  • To enhance the visibility of, and intellectual exchange, between PWIAS and the UBC Emeritus College

The final session in this series will be an informal presentation of the findings of individual members of the ECC and will allow for other Emeritus College members to ask questions of the group. All ECC members are invited to act as witnesses to the ways in which their perceptions of the Climate and Nature Emergency have changed over the course of their careers and as a result of the PWIAS program that the Emeritus College has co-sponsored.

Format:

When: Thursday, May 18 at 12:00 pm, lunch will be served. Lecture will begin at 1pm.
Where: Zoom and in-person at Seminar Room at the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies

 See the recording

Co-sponsors Emeritus College and Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies

Thursday, 18 May 2023 - 12:00pm
In-Person or Zoom
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1
Canada
Poster for Caroline Kumsta Lecture

Healthy Aging Program Seminar | May 17

Autophagy and Aging: Cellular Waste Management for Longevity
with Dr. Caroline Kumsta, Assistant Professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys

Dr. Caroline Kumsta is an Assistant Professor at Sanford Burnham Prebys since 2021 and her research focuses on studying the role of the cellular recycling process autophagy in hormetic stress responses, aging and neurodegeneration using the nematode C. elegans and human tissue culture. She received her Ph.D. from the Technical University in Munich, Germany, and her thesis research was performed at the University of Michigan in the lab of Dr. Ursula Jakob. She joined Sanford Burnham Prebys as a postdoc with Dr. Malene Hansen in 2009; and was then promoted to staff scientist, research assistant professor, and now assistant professor. In addition to her research, Dr. Kumsta is passionate about science education, scientific outreach, mentoring, and cultivating diversity and inclusion in science.

This lecture may be viewed in-person at the Rudy North Lecture Theatre in the Centre for Brain Health at UBC or over Zoom.

Register Here

Wednesday, 17 May 2023 - 11:00am
Zoom or Rudy North Lecture Theatre
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3
Canada
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Wine Appreciation Group | May 11

A Tasting Seminar to Explore How Wine Quality Changes as Wines Age – Improvements? Problems?  
Expertise level: all levels.

Dusty bottles in old stone cellars, wine styles steeped with tradition and with lingering, mysteriously enticing aromas, sometimes sold at auctions for 20 times their release price.  What “new” aromas/attributes are in these aged wines and how do they compare with those in the young wines?
A (just retired) UBC wine science instructor will pour 4 matched pairs of quality wine and help you apply basic wine appreciation techniques to evaluate “young" wines & their corresponding (same vineyard/producer) “aged" wines. Wines will be mainly from international sources; however, will include a BC source. The age differences for each pair will be 10-15+ years apart. Discussion will be on what “science” says about how wines age and tips on pairing these wines with food will be provided “enroute”.  

Cost to participate: $28.00 ($20 + $8 for two ISO glasses)

The Wine Appreciation Group has a limited number of drop-in spaces available for the April and May sessions. Please reach out to David MacArthur at david.mcarthur@ubc.ca to register.

Thursday, 11 May 2023 - 6:30pm
in-person
MCML BLDG room 158 (TBC)
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada
Loire Valley

Travel Group | May 11

The Loire Valley: Orléans to Tours
with Paul Steinbok, Professor Emeritus Surgery

This presentation will describe a road trip in May 2022 from Paris to the Loire Valley. Our first stop was Orléans, where Joan of Arc led the French army to victory over the English in 1429. From there we travelled to Blois, with stops en route in Beaugency and Villeny. We toured some of the grand châteaux for which the region is famous: Chambord, Cheverny and Chenonceau. We visited Amboise and the château of Clos Lucé, home of Leonardo Da Vinci, before continuing to the city of Tours, our final destination in the Loire valley. Our trip was  within the central Loire valley, which has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As UNESCO has noted: “The Loire Valley is an outstanding cultural landscape of great beauty, containing historic towns and villages, great architectural monuments (the châteaux), and cultivated lands formed by many centuries of interaction between their population and the physical environment, primarily the river Loire itself.” I will only add to that description - good food.

Format: Zoom
If you wish to receive the zoom link for the meeting and are not already on the EC Travel group list, please contact Paul Steinbok at psteinbok@cw.bc.ca.

A zoom link will be sent out before each meeting.

Watch the Recording

Thursday, 11 May 2023 - 3:00pm
Zoom
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada

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