The heat is on for COP 15 (that’s Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Number 15: whew!). It is beginning to look like this conference is going to be a bit of a dud. Why? Because governments are already facing economic pressures that will make firm, legislated commitments [...]

The Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth at UBC announces a new project:

TAG LIVING LAB — Walking the talk for educational equity

Be a part of:
-Improving educational equity at UBC
-Finding solutions to challenging classroom situations
-Creating awareness about real student experiences

Participants in the Living Lab Troupe will:
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Berkeley Sociology Professor Troy Duster discusses the combustible intersection of forensic science, genomics and race.

Troy Duster, Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology (UC Berkeley) and Director for Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge (New York University) will discuss the controversial intersection of genomics, race and forensic science. He has served as President [...]

Luncheon with a Canadian Peacekeeping Hero

On 20 March 2009 twenty-five students will have the opportunity to attend a luncheon with Dr. Philip Lancaster, a Canadian peacekeeping hero.

Major (retired) Philip Lancaster, PhD. Dr. Lancaster was General Romeo Dallaire?s Military Assistant during the latter half of the Rwandan Genocide and was recently stationed in Goma, [...]

The fifteenth Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will take place in Copenhagen on 6-18 December 2009. Here are my top ten questions in the lead up to the Summit:

1. Will there be an agreement? It is no secret that much of the content of any [...]

Special Event Notice • Saturday March 7th at 1:30PM

Join us for the Green Chain matinee followed by a panel discussion with a some of Vancouver’s Green Giants, including:

The Green Chain Writer/Director/Producer: Mark Leiren-Young
Greenpeace: Eduardo Sousa
Big Room.ca: Jacob Malthouse
David Suzuki Foundation: Michelle Connolly
BC Green Party candidate [...]

For some time climate change scientists have been predicting that warming should accelerate in the arctic, rising faster than the global mean increase in temperatures. The reason? Warmer temperatures in the arctic mean the formation of less seasonal winter ice, as well as the loss of permanent ice to melt. More of the ocean’s surface [...]

Presented by the International Relations Student Association and International Week 2009!

Looking for a future job or an opportunity to explore the world outside the classroom? Then don’t miss DESTINATION CAREERS, a joint collaboration between the International Relations Student Association and International Week 2009.

When: Tuesday, March 17, 2009, 10am-4pm
Where: SUB North [...]

OK, so these are not real, and probably belong on the ASIC 200 page, not the main Terry page. But what the heck!

For ASIC 200 students, these are examples of the kinds of questions you will encounter on the final exam for the social sciences and humanities section. Dave will be posting up some [...]

Is climate change mitigation gaining traction in the minds of people around the world? Maybe it is. According to a BBC poll, a majority of people around the world agreed that personal sacrifices will be necessary to address climate change. The BBC polled 21,000 people in 21 countries, and found that four out of five [...]