* Free Public Lectures *
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Saturday evenings, 8:15 p.m. Doors open 7:30 p.m.
The Spring 2000 season comprises twelve lectures, from 22 January to 15 April, omitting 29 January.
| January 22 |
Professor Brett Finlay,
Biotechnology Laboratory and the Departments of
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Microbiology & Immunology, UBC Confronting the Microbe Menace |
| January 29 | NO LECTURE |
| February 5 |
Mr. Daryl Duke,
Director, producer and writer; Vancouver Redefining English Canada: The Failure of the Media |
| February 12 |
Professor Mark Winston,
Department of Biological Sciences,
Simon Fraser University Nature Wars: Pests vs. People |
| February 19 |
Mr. Nik Gowing,
Correspondent and main presenter, BBC, London Information in War and Emergencies: Who Really Commands the High Ground? |
| February 26 |
CECIL AND IDA GREEN LECTURE Professor Virginia Valian, Department of Psychology, Hunter College, New York The Advancement of Women: Why So Slow? |
| March 4 |
Professor Brian Rose,
Department of Classics,
University of Cincinnati New Excavations at Ancient Troy |
| March 11 |
The Rt. Hon. Beverley McLachlin,
Chief Justice of Canada;
Ottawa The Role of the Courts in a Modern Democracy |
| March 18 |
Professor Walter Kohn,
Nobel Laureate in Chemistry;
Department of Physics,
University of California (Santa Barbara) Through a Glass Darkly: A Physicist Looks at the Future |
| March 25 |
Dr. Silver Donald Cameron,
Author, commentator, playwright;
D'Ecousse, Isle Madame, Nova Scotia Energy, Environment and the Left |
| April 1 |
Ms. Sharon Pollock,
Canadian Playwright;
Calgary, Alberta Will Theatre Survive? |
| April 8 |
Panel Discussion: Dr. Gert-Jan van Ommen, President, The Human Genome Organization; Professor, Department of Human and Clinical Genetics; Leiden University, Netherlands Dr. Michael Hayden, Director, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, UBC; Scientific Director, Canadian Genetic Diseases Network Dr. Lap-Chee Tsui, Head, Genetics and Genomic Biology Research Programme; Professor and Geneticist-in-Chief; Sellars Chair in Cystic Fibrosis Research; The Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto Dr. Francis Collins, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute; National Institutes of Health; Associate Chief, Genetic and Molecular Biology Branch; NIH, Bethesda, Maryland The Human Genome Project |
| April 15 |
Mr. John Stackhouse,
Correspondent, The Globe & Mail The End of Development |
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