A Vehicle for Change: Thato Makgolane
Name: Thato Makgolane Talk Title: “A Vehicle for Change” Notes: Faculty of Commerce (Sauder School); B.Comm; Accounting; Year!4 Topic:The Arc Initiative is a business and leadership…
Read articleLearning and Travelling in Guatemala (GCTA 2010)
[The following post was written by Gabriel Ross about his experience as a student in the Global Citizenship Term Abroad (GCTA) Program in Guatemala this past…
Read articleDrogba and Zindane Agree on Most Impt Goals
I’m a big fan of the work that Right to Play does, so I was interested to see that the UN is using the unifying nature…
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Name: Nadine Qureshi Talk Title: “Malaria: How We Are Biting Back” Notes:Faculty of Science, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, 3rd year Topic: Nadine has heard…
Read articleOur Torch to Bear
By Matt Whiteman On the evening of February 11th, just before the Olympic torch arrived on UBC campus, I met with our university’s president, Stephen J.…
Read articleAccess to medicines: and for credit too!
Sonja says: “No doubt many of you have seen Mike Gretes’ fantastic talk at TEDxTerry Talks 08. If you haven’t yet, there’s a treat in store…
Read articleMaking money, and being a do-gooder. Sounds interesting?
Dionne says: – – – On Saturday November 21st, A brand new (really exciting) one-day conference is making its debut. The Social Entrepreneurship Experience (SEE) is…
Read articleCare About the Future of Your Campus?
Concerned about privatization of campus? Want to see what UBC’s goals are for the future of UBC Vancouver? Then check this out! This is a great…
Read articleNigeria trip was fun (and exhausting)
This past summer, I was in Ibadan, Nigeria to help pull off a workshop on molecular techniques. This was a training session for scientists in this…
Read articleDoes the name Dr. Krisana Kraisintu ring a bell? (If not, might be worth reading this)
A review of Cocktail: A Play about the Life and HIV Drug Development Work of Dr. Krisana Kraisintu by Vince LiCata and Ping Chong Truth be…
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