Upcoming Events
Travel Group | June 15
Slovenia: A land of resilience.
with Barbara Bernhardt, Associate Professor Emeritus, School of Audiology and Speech Sciences and Joseph Stemberger, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics
Over the last couple of decades, we have been privileged to make several trips to Slovenia, where Joe has family ties and we both have academic collaborators. From our first visits there, it felt like we were in ‘old Europe’, where changes wrought by the influence of North American culture were less visible than elsewhere. Although only having 2 million inhabitants, Slovenia's south Slavic language and culture have survived centuries of domination. Using photos, video, and narration, we will journey from Joe’s family village of Jablanica (Ya-blan-tsa) to the western and eastern corners of Slovenia, a country of fields, mountains, small towns and villages. Our presentation will be an introductory guide to the geography, history and culture of this small EU nation. Although regretfully not able to share specialties through Zoom such as ‘potica' (po-TEE-tsa), ‘krofi' (Mardi Gras ‘donuts’) and slivovka (Slee-Vo-Ka), we can make a couple of recipes available for those with a culinary bent.
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.
Thursday, 15 June 2023 - 3:00pm
First Nations Longhouse Open House | June 20
In honour of the First Nations Longhouse and Xwi7xwa Library’s 30th anniversary, as well as National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st, the First Nations House of Learning and the Library are jointly holding an open house for UBC faculty and staff on Tuesday, June 20th, 10am-1pm.
Healthy Aging Research Seminar | June 21
with Dr. Ryan Falck, postdoctoral fellow in the School of Biomedical Engineering at UBC
With one new case of dementia detected every 3 seconds, and no effective pharmaceutical cure yet available, we urgently need to identify lifestyle strategies which can reduce dementia risk. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep are three behaviours which we all engage in daily and make up most of our 24-hour day (hence, the 24-hour activity cycle). Each of these behaviours are independently associated with cognitive health. However, most research has treated these behaviours as isolated with very little consideration for how people live each day (e.g., poor sleep likely impacts physical activity and vice versa). This seminar will discuss the growing evidence surrounding how the 24-hour activity cycle shares an interactive relationship with older adult cognitive health, practical applications of our current knowledge for clinical populations, and the meaning of life (the answer is of course 42).
Dr. Ryan Stanley Falck is a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia – Vancouver. As a Michael Smith Health Research BC postdoctoral fellow trainee, his research examines how the 24-hour activity cycle (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep) impacts cognitive health and risk for dementia. His research also examines how different lifestyle factors (e.g., exercise training, pet ownership, etc.) can impact physical, mental, and cognitive health. He uses a combination of 1) innovative methodologies for observing physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep; 2) state-of-the-art structural and functional neuroimaging analyses for exploring the effects of these behaviours on brain health; and 3) novel analytic approaches (e.g., artificial intelligence and machine learning) for exploring how physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep are related to cognitive health. Outside of work, he can usually be found running with his dog Buddy.
This lecture may be viewed in-person at the Rudy North Lecture Theatre in the Centre for Brain Health at UBC or over Zoom.
Wednesday, 21 June 2023 - 11:00am
Healthy Aging Public Lecture Series | June 27
with Dr. Habib Chaudhury, Chair and Professor of the Department of Gerontology at Simon Fraser University
Dementia-friendly communities (DFCs) aim to foster a supportive, inclusive and empowering environment that promotes equal rights and resources for people living with dementia and their care partners. Central to DFCs is promoting access and navigation of outdoor spaces and destinations in the neighbourhood. The “Dementia-inclusive Spaces for Community Access, Participation, and Engagement (DemSCAPE)” study aims to identify spatial and temporal patterns in activities undertaken outside home by people living with dementia, and ways in which the neighbourhood built environment affects their outdoor mobility and social participation. We engaged with 32 participants living with mild to moderate dementia or mild cognitive impairment in Metro Vancouver, and Prince George, British Columbia. Findings shed light on how people living with dementia understand and navigate the neighbourhood environment, and features that prompt recall of routes, places, and events, and support orientation and wayfinding. The study offers planners and designers awareness and insights into the lived experience of navigating the neighbourhood environment with the condition of dementia and guidance on adopting a dementia-friendly and inclusive approach in policy and practice.
This lecture may be viewed in-person at UBC Robson Square or over Zoom.
Tuesday, 27 June 2023 - 6:00pm
Easy Riders Cycling Group | June 28
EASY RIDERS - Richmond Ride (West)
An enjoyable AAA ride (All Ages and Abilities).
Route: Meet at 10:00am on the Middle Channel dyke at the Olympic Oval, Richmond. Depending on conditions we will circuit clockwise or counterclockwise, including the WEST and SOUTH Dykes and the Railway Greenway. Estimated length of ride 25 Kms, 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) for further details.
Wednesday, 28 June 2023 - 10:00amEasy Riders Cycling Group | July 12
EASY RIDERS - Deer Lake
An enjoyable AAA ride (All Ages and Abilities).
Route: Meet at 10:00am at Hillcrest Park -Ontario St; 10th Avenue East; Grandview; Still Creek; Kensington; Deer Lake (coffee) Deer Lake Parkway,; Moscrop; 29th; Earles; Duchess; 37th Hillcrest Park.
Estimated length of ride 25 Kms, 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) for further details.
Wednesday, 12 July 2023 - 10:00am