Embarking on my first video blog project this year, I asked the very kind people at the UBC Farm if they would be interested in telling us about some of the fantastic work they’re doing. Andrew Rushmere, both caretaker and Field Academic Coordinator, was happy to oblige.

My friend recently showed me a page from the FermiLab website called, “Who’s the Scientist? Seventh graders describe scientists before and after a visit to Fermilab.”[1] The students provided drawings and descriptions, with most “Before” pictures fulfilling some stereotypical portrayal of the mad scientist—male, white, wearing a lab coat, clearly not in possession of a [...]

Habari za leo? How are you today?

Safi sana! Everything is great!

No conversation, no matter how urgent, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania starts without a greeting. So here I am, greeting you.

My name’s Tiffany. I’m a graduate from the Global Resource Systems program at UBC. Loyal Terry followers may remember me from [...]

I found my desk at an antique store in Texas, but I believe it was manufactured recently because there were three others there identical to it. (Also, it was stamped with a “Made in Philippines” factory label.)  It’s wooden, with four legs that end in claw feet, like a vintage freestanding bathtub, and a short [...]

It seems like just yesterday we were at the Life Sciences Institute hearing incredible UBC students giving “the talk of their lives”! Well, that time has come again.

Applications for TEDx Terry talks 2010 are now open! Please check out the Terry talks website for more information and share with your networks. Know a [...]

Hi Terry readers! My name is Khalil Cassimally and I’m the blog manager for Student Voices. Student Voices is a blog by Nature Education, the educational division of Nature Publishing Group. Our motto is to get students interested in reading and talking about science and technology issues, and we firmly believe that, by allowing enthusiastic students to [...]

I recently read about a phenomenon known as lake inversion, overturn, or a limnic eruption. This happens in lakes saturated with gas, CO2 for example from decomposing organic material or from volcanic gases building up. When the water reaches a very high saturation of gas, nearby disturbances such as an earthquake or a volcanic eruption [...]

We’ve arrived on board the J. P Tully, and have finished loading all of our personal effects and scientific gear onto the ship.  After a brief stint in Sydney for dinner and to peruse a couple of used book shops, a few of us are back on board taking stock of [...]

Greetings, Terry readers.

High in the mountain’s of China’s Sichuan province I’m tying up the loose ends of my exchange and excited to head back to Vancouver. I know you’ve all met Elysa and Florin, but I will be the third Terry student assistant this year.

So what will I [...]

We all care about Afghanistan…Shocking, I know.

It took awhile for Jamie Shea to register in my memory, but a google search quickly brought me back… In grade five, I remember watching NATO’s daily briefings on the situation in Kosovo, and remember the calm and cool figure who addressed the press: Jamie Shea.  While much [...]

I’ve been absent from work over the last week due to a really great opportunity. Thanks to excellent karma, aligned chakras, or a good deed in a past life I was headed to Wilton Park’s Atlantic Youth Forum in England for a full week, care of the British High Commission and British Council.

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It’s that time of year again! In just under two months, the spotlight will again be on UBC’s very brightest, most engaging, and most though-provoking student leaders and alumni. The 2010 TEDx Terry talks promises to be the best yet!

18 minutes. 1 big idea.

The application for speakers is [...]

Florin already posted on this back in May, so I wasn’t going to write about it, but I received a tweet on my twitter a couple of days ago that an advertisement for Right to Play had been selected for the Communication Arts Advertising Annual. It just so happens that I wrote [...]

Taken from my camera, the main entrance of the NHM.

On my (very) short stay in London, I managed to spend a little time checking out the Natural History Museum (NHM) and Terry Project co-director, Dave, chilling on sabbatical at one of the coolest (and most massive) museums in London. Prior to Dave’s [...]