Posts by Florin Gheorghe

Three Days Left to Apply!

Only a few days left to get your video application in. Apply today for TEDx Terry talks 2010! Deadline: Wednesday, Sept 15, 2010 For more info,…

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Apply for TEDx Terry talks 2010!

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…

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Lake Kivu: Neat Energy Source, Crazy Catastrophic Potential

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…

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2010 TEDx Terry talks applications open!

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…

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Summer Reading – Share a Book Review!

As summer gently rolls along, there’s nothing more relaxing than hanging out on the beach and reading a good book. Especially if that scene is accompanied…

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Poor White Africans? Huh?!

I just stumbled across an awesome photo essay on poverty among white South Africans, the cause of something termed “reverse apartheid”. I wanted to just share…

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BLUE YUM ALERT!

Are you at UBC today and noticing that everyone in your lab/office is munching on something small and blue? It’s with excitement and blueberry stains all…

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Job Opportunity: Social Entrepreneurship Experience

The Social Entrepreneurship Experience (SEE) was created to connect individuals passionate about addressing social issues, to educate them on social entrepreneurship, to inspire ideas, and to introduce them to active social entrepreneurs in…

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Pride, Values, and Democracy

With Pride celebrations taking place across North America this month, I thought I’d shed some light on what Pride looks like in another part of the…

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Terry Global Speakers Series Presents: Paul Polak

UPDATE: VENUE CHANGED TO AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL 120) The Terry Global Speakers Series, in collboration with the Simon KY Lee Global Lounge and Resource…

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