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Monster Data: Unveiling the Secret Lives of Marine Mammals
Have you ever wondered how scientists know where marine mammals go and what they actually do while underwater? Join the Vancouver Aquarium and the Pet…
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Michel Foucault et la peinture
Peter Wall Faculty Associate, Catherine Soussloff, will be giving a series of seminars on “Michel Foucault et la peinture” as Visiting Lec…
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Online engagement on contentious issues in agriculture: The case of therapeutic use of antibiotics
Abstract:The U.S. and Canadian animal agriculture industries have realized tremendous improvements in efficiencies and food production in recent decad…
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Reflections on Blue Sky Research
Abstract:Mankind has always been fascinated by fundamental questions about the Universe and our place in it. This has led to the development of curios…
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Photons in a box and ‘Schrödinger Cats’ of light
Abstract:The founders of quantum physics used to analyse “thought experiments”, to discuss state superposition, complementarity and entanglement. They…
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International Research Colloquium
The Peter Wall Institute hosts an International Research Colloquium (IRC) once per year to showcase the best and most innovative research by principal…
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The Role of Microbiota in Asthma
Abstract:Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the lungs whose incidence is increasing rapidly, making it a major problem worldwide. Although the exact…
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Electrons, Vacuum and Very Small Things
Abstract:If one end of a piece of metal is kept over fire, you probably will not want to hold the other end! In contrast, Alireza Nojeh’s research tea…
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Emeritus Research Day
Emeritus Research Day is organized by UBC Association of Professors Emeriti and co-sponsered by the Peter Wall Institute. Emeriti, Faculty, Students (…
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Contingency in Ecology
Abstract:Like all sciences, ecology attempts to make general predictions. However, the predictions that ecology makes often are contingent, that is, t…
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Whatever Happened to French Theory?
Abstract:In October 1966, at Johns Hopkins University, a small conference introduced America to a mode of critical thought associated with French phil…
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Climate Change: Science, Policy and Politics
Academic Panel 3:00 pm to 4:15 pmModerated by Sally Otto, Biodiversity Research Centre Marine impacts – Simon Donner, GeographyTerrestrial impac…
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