TRUST IN THE NEW SCIENCES: Remaking the Human
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Public Affairs and the Situating Science Cluster for the Humanist and Social Studies of Science (Jeez, that’s a mouthful –…
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Did you know that our very own Liz Ferris is blogging from Copenhagen? Six UBC students are in Copenhagen at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. …
Read articleInterdisciplinary Soup for Lunch
Terry* is all about sharing perspectives. On our big university campus, and in our increasingly burdened lives, how often do we get a chance to have…
Read articleForest Ethics Event
This poster caught my eye as I was grabbing coffee at Sprouts today… Author Andrew Nikiforuk and renowned photographer Ian McAllister team up to discuss the…
Read articleHappy Earth Day
A cool – I mean hot – animation from http://www.repoweramerica.org/ For a little Canadian flavor to the carbon tax vs. cap-n-trade debate, you can read this…
Read articleThe Final Inch
Today, Google.org and YouTube are featuring an Oscar®-nominated film set in the slums of India. No, not that one, this one is called The Final Inch.…
Read articleTrek to Save the UBC Farm
Have you been wondering what’s been going on with the UBC Farm lately? If so, this news release from the AMS has a nice summary: PAST:…
Read articlePlanting Community Seeds
If you’re looking for “A Night of Global Inspiration”, you should attend the Planting Community Seeds event presented by the International Service Learning program at UBC.…
Read articleScience and the Future of Medicine
Science and the Future of Medicine: The Gairdner Foundation 50th Anniversary Symposium is being held here at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts on Wednesday March…
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UBC’s Climate Action Plan
By Joanne Fox,
What’s your vision for how UBC can tackle the challenges of climate change on campus? On March 13th, 2008, President Toope, along with BC’s five other…
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