Posts by Florin Gheorghe

Music to Change the World By

I remember fondly Dave posting once a season his current playlist, but it’s been a while so I wanted to initiate this. Here are my top…

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Malawi Doesn’t Have a Water Problem, It Has a Hydro-Geologist Problem

Another fantastic blog post I stumbled across from a friend of mine, Owen Scott, working in Malawi in water and sanitation. Read more from his blog,…

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International Student Energy Summit

There is an International energy conference coming to town. The International Student Energy Summit (ISES) is a global forum that focuses on sustainable resource management and…

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Zipping Down the Road

I’ve been using Zip Cars for over two years now. I love my Zip Car. If you haven’t heard of this fantastic service, it’s like a…

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Ethics of Animal Testing

I recently walked past a poster on campus that read “Have you witnessed animal rights abuses in UBC labs? Contact us…” This got me thinking about…

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The Image of Poverty

My good friend Duncan McNicholl is currently working in Malawi with Engineers Without Borders (Canada). He’s been working hard to set up a photography project called…

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Does Awareness Lead to Action?

I’ve been involved for years in various public outreach campaigns and “awareness weeks”. I’ve also been on the other end of the messaging. Anytime the sun…

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Calling All Bloggers!

Blogging applications for the 2010/2011 academic year due by SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 Interested in global issues? Passionate about science, technology, or the environment? Want to share…

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Hello Again Elysa and Florin

My name is Florin and I’ll be one of the new Program Assistants for the Terry Project this summer. To give you a quick bio, I…

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