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Forensic Architecture
“When war happens in the city, people die in buildings, the majority in their homes; when the dust settles ruins become evidence with which we could r…
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What is a Book? Authorship, Textuality, and Reading from the Age of the Codex to the Digital World
The lecture will discuss the mutations of written culture, and particularly the definition of the “book” from the birth of the codex to the digital ag…
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The Singer Behind the Song Opera Concert & Roundtable Discussion
This event is free to the public but space is limited. Please register for the event here. Abstract:Guest artist Philippe Castagner returns to UBC tak…
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Corporate Pillage of Conflict Commodities
Abstract:Since the end of the Cold War, the illegal exploitation of natural resources has provided the means and motivation for armed violence in coun…
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Mechanical Cues in Cancer Metastasis
Abstract:In order to understand the precise mechanisms used by cancer cells to transmigrate through blood vessels (covered by endothelial cells), phys…
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Bringing Global Mental Illness Out of the Shadows
Abstract: It’s usually diseases like HIV/AIDS, malaria or Ebola that get most of the global health headlines. However, mental illness is actually the …
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Should all patients be treated as equals or does society support prioritizing some patients over others?
Abstract: The presentation will consider the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) in England as a case study to explore issues related to health care priority sett…
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Mato Grosso, Brazil in the global food system: Promises and pitfalls for improving agricultural resilience using biochar
Abstract:Mato Grosso, Brazil has emerged over the past decade as one of the most important food production areas in the world, producing more than 10 …
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Predator and Prey, The Art of Chauvet
Abstract:Over 36,000 years ago, in Aurignacian culture, our ancestors painted and engraved images of their life onto the rocky surfaces of their natur…
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Film screening: “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
Werner Herzog’s award winning documentary film of the Chauvet caves in Southern France, the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their ast…
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Archaeology of Rock Art in Arnhem Land, Australia
Jean-Michel Geneste will screen a 45 minute documentary film, “Archaeology in Arnhem Land, Australia,” produced with Patricia Marquet-Geneste on the s…
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Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions: Background and challenges for the future
Yohan Payan will introduce the field of Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions while focusing on the areas of his research expertise, namely the biom…
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