Past Events
Pop-Up Exhibition | Mar 21
Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability Pop-Up Exhibition
with photos from the Emeritus College Photo Group.
*IN PERSON – FREE – DROP IN*
This winter the Sustainability Hub embarked on an exploratory photography project asking participants to consider biodiversity, resilient communities, circular economy, or climate by responding to a prompt related to one of these themes through photography. Witness and celebrate the resulting thought-provoking imagery from UBC community members at the Sustainability Pop-Up Photo Exhibition. Includes a sparkling refreshment.
Thursday, March 21
2.00pm – 3.30pm
CIRS Atrium, 2260 West Mall
Presented in partnership by the UBC Sustainability Hub, Campus + Community Planning, School for Architecture + Landscape Architecture, and Emeritus College Photo Group.
Thursday, 21 March 2024 - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Wine Appreciation Group | DATE CHANGE Mar 20
Part 2 of the "Understanding Wine" session with David McArthur
Tentative dates for Part 2: March 20th, April 18th, May 16th.
Timing of the later dates may change with input from members (i.e. switch to Tuesday nights).
Topics that may be covered in Part 2:
- Sensory training together with some interesting white/red varietals to help one recognize aroma/flavours
- Exploring regions of France
- Exploring how wines age (e.g. from BC, France, Australia…)
- A potluck
The Wine Appreciation Group has drop-in spaces available in this year's group. Please reach out to David MacArthur at david.mcarthur@ubc.ca to register.
Wednesday, 20 March 2024 - 6:30pm
Groves of Academe | Mar 18
READING: Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth
If you would like to join the group please contact convenor, Graeme Wynn (wynn@geog.ubc.ca).
* Please contact the convenor for more information or to be added to the group. By nature of the intimate sharing format of the group, membership size is limited.*
Monday, 18 March 2024 - 3:30pm
Vancouver Institute Lecture | Mar 16
THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
with Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, Co-director and Director of Research, Centre for Global Child Health, Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, Founding Director of the Institute for Global Child Health & Development at the Aga Khan University South Central Asia, East Africa and United Kingdom
Dr. Bhutta is a champion of integrated maternal, newborn, and childhood health globally. His work with community health workers and outreach services has influenced outreach programs for marginalized populations around the world. Among his multiple distinguished posts, Dr. Bhutta was a member of the UN Secretary General’s Independent Expert Review Group for monitoring global progress in maternal and child health. A fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the American National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Bhutta is one of the most highly cited academics in global health and has been ranked among the top 1% of Highly Cited Researchers globally. He is a recipient of the WHO Family Health award and the World Academy of Sciences award in Medical Sciences, the 2022 Gairdner Global Health Award, and the 2023 Friesen Prize in International Health Research.
Saturday, 16 March 2024 - 8:15pm
Poetic Odysseys Group | Mar 12
The group welcomes members who write or enjoy poetry. Those interested in attending can contact convenor Philip Resnick, philip.resnick@ubc.ca for details on how to attend and to be added to the Poetry Group list.
Learn more about the group and their activities
Tuesday, 12 March 2024 - 2:00pmVancouver Institute Lecture | Mar 9
A PERFORMANCE BY SINGERS FROM THE UBC OPERA ENSEMBLE
Led by Nancy Hermiston
Professor Hermiston is a distinguished opera singer, stage director and educator. Her operatic career has taken her throughout Canada, the United States and Europe. She has held numerous appointments as a voice teacher, and as stage director at the Meistersinger Konservatorium, Nürnberg, and the University of Toronto Opera and Performance Divisions. In 1989 she founded the first women’s opera guild in Germany. She is a recipient of the prestigious 2011 Rubie Award by Opera Canada and the 2008 Dorothy Somerset Award for Performance and Development in the Visual and Performing Arts. Her Opera Ensemble, created in 1995, has collaborated with the Vancouver Opera, the Vancouver Symphony and different community groups, and performed in Europe, across British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario. The Opera Program was awarded the 2011-12 Alfred Scow Award at UBC, which recognizes programs of excellence that enrich and enhance the UBC student experience.
Saturday, 9 March 2024 - 8:15pm