* Free Public Lectures *
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Please see the Vancouver Institute home page.
Saturday evenings, 8:15 p.m. (doors open 7:30 p.m.), except where otherwise noted.
The Spring 2010 season comprises ten lectures, from January 23 to April 24, omitting February 13th, 20th, and 27th (Olympics) and April 3rd (Easter).
Vehicle access to the campus on the days of several of the lectures will be affected by Olympics-related road closures. The UBC 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Secretariat has posted a guide to Getting Around. There is advice on vehicle access and a large scrollable campus map showing feasible routes here. Note in particular the paragraph about the Health Sciences Parkade, the preferred parking area for the Institute.
(Please click on the lecture date for further detail.)
| Jan 23 |
Craig Laronge University of Wisconsin Lecture Dr. James Thomson, John D. MacArthur Professor, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison Human Pluripotent Stem Cells |
| Jan 30 |
Dr. Steve Miller, Professor of Classical Archaeology,
and Director of the Nemea Excavations,
University of California, Berkeley A Rival to the Olympics: Excavating Ancient Nemea and Reviving the Nemean Games |
| Feb 6 |
Ms. Annabel Lyon, Author,
Vancouver An Evening With Annabel Lyon |
| Feb 13 | Olympics—NO LECTURE |
| Feb 20 | Olympics—NO LECTURE |
| Feb 27 | Olympics—NO LECTURE—An announcement will be made when Professor Lollar's lecture, previously scheduled for this date, has been rescheduled. |
| Mar 6 |
Dr. Andrew Trites, Director, Marine Mammal Research Unit,
UBC Fisheries Centre Journey of the Blue Whale |
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Mar 13 8:00 p.m. |
UBC Excellence in Research Lecture Dr. Bruce Kidd, OC, Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto Sport and Legacy/Sustainability Alternate location: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, University of British Columbia |
| Mar 20 |
Borealis String Quartet, Vancouver, B.C. Lecture and Performance |
| Mar 27 |
Dal Grauer Memorial Lecture Professor Erna Paris, Author, Toronto, Ontario The Writer and Human Rights |
| Apr 3 | Easter—NO LECTURE |
| Apr 10 |
Professor Tom Pedersen, Director, Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS),
and former Dean of Science, UVic Responding to Global Warming: The Challenge, the Opportunity, & the Politics |
| Apr 17 |
Professor Doug Wallace, Director, Center for Molecular & Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics,
University of California at Irvine Human Mitochondria: Window Into Our Origins, Ailments, and Longevity |
| Apr 24 |
Professor Rene Provost, Faculty of Law,
McGill Waltzing With al-Bashir: Juggling Peace and Justice in Darfur |
