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Past Events

Nov 20 2015
Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz – The Great Divide: The Causes and Consequences of Inequality and What We Can Do About It
A UBC Centennial Session
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Jack Poole Hall, 2nd floor, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, 6163 University Blvd., Vancouver

This fall Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz joins UBC as the inaugural Lind Initiative scholar to lead a campus-wide dialogue on Inequality. Professor Stiglitz is one of the world’s foremost thinkers...

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Nov 21 2015
Find Out How Well Your Child is Doing in School
Research-Based Tips and Strategies - Workshop
9:30am to 12:00pm
UBC Point Grey Campus

Learn how to get the most out of parent-teacher conferences, report cards, and standardized tests results, and how to use informal ways to learn about your child's progress with...

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Nov 21 2015
Math for Kids and Parents – Workshop
1:00pm to 3:30pm
UBC Point Grey Campus

In this hands-on workshop for kids, parents, grandparents, and teachers, find out how you can inspire students to engage with mathematics and science, and boost their confidence and interest...

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Nov 21 2015
Vancouver Institute Lecture: The Astonishing Simplicity of Everything
8:15pm
Lecture Hall #2, Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver (Immediately north of UBC Hospital)

The Vancouver Institute, an all-volunteer, non-profit, public educational forum, has been in existence since 1916 when it was founded by UBC’s first president, Dr. Frank Wesbrook.  The Institute’s mandate...

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Nov 25 2015
The Evolution, Current Status and Future of the “Best Interests of the Child” Principle in the Protection of Children’s Rights
A UBC Centennial Session
7:00pm
Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, 6163 University Blvd., Vancouver

The Evolution, Current Status and Future of the "Best Interests of the Child" Principle in the Protection of Children's Rights Lecture Abstract:  This lecture and discussion will focus on...

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Nov 28 2015
UBC Engineering Open House
Humanitarians - Entrepreneurs - Visionaries - Innovators - Pioneers
10:00am to 4:00pm
Fred Kaiser Building, 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver

Engineers save the world! Did you know engineers do more than build bridges and design fast cars? Engineers help prevent disease, reduce poverty and create solutions to protect people and our planet....

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Dec 02 2015
Beijing Conservatory Operatic Excerpts
With the UBC Opera Ensemble
7:30pm
Chan Centre for the Performing Events, 6265 Crescent Road, Vancouver

SOLD OUT. In celebration of UBC’s Centennial, the UBC Centennial Committee and the UBC Opera Ensemble welcome members of the Beijing Central Conservatory’s Opera Centre to the Chan Centre...

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Dec 03 2015
Vast Ocean, Vast Heaven
A multi-site exhibition at IKBLC, Asian Centre/Library, Rare Books & Special Collections (December 3, 2015 to January 31, 2016)
Various Locations at UBC Point Grey Campus

This is a free event and open to the public.  As part of the Nitobe Memorial Garden Concepts and Prospects symposium, the research curators of the Collective for the...

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Dec 03 2015
Seasonal Concert: Beijing Central Conservatory Opera and UBC Opera Ensemble
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Old Auditorium, 6344 Memorial Road, Vancouver

Free, general admission event.  No ticket required.  All members of the UBC community are invited to join us in celebrating UBC's Centennial and the holiday season at this noon...

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Dec 03 2015
Miners, Minerals and Minamata
A Peter Wall Institute International Research Roundtable and MOA Cultural Event
7:00pm to 10:00pm (Event begins at 7:30pm sharp)
Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver

Gold is the most valued of metals. Throughout history it has played a key role in global civilizations as a symbol of wealth with unique cultural, spiritual and aesthetic...

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