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COP27: Critically-Engaged Voices
PWIAS and UBC Climate Hub partnered to document critically-engaged voices at COP27, especially Indigenous voices. These videos were recorded by Indigenous youth communicator Isaka Huni Kui, from the Huni Kui delegation at COP27, led by Chief Ninawa Huni Kui, Wall International Indigenous Scholar at UBC.
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2022-23 Catalyst Program
The Catalyst Program connects scholars, students, artists, disciplines, sectors and communities to activate new ways of knowing and acting together to address the urgency, scale and complexity of the climate and biodiversity crises and movements for climate justice.
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On Feeling and Knowing: Radical Conversations about Teaching and Learning
How do you engage with students who feel shocked, guilty, embarrassed, upset, angry, or grief-stricken? How do you harness feelings of wonder, generosity, compassion, and inspiration?” These candid conversations with seasoned educators working at the creative frontiers of their disciplines are a resource for educators seeking to expand and deepen their teaching practice.
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The Wall Exchange
The Wall Exchange is a free community event that brings experts from diverse fields to Vancouver to discuss issues that impact us all. The Wall Exchange is typically held twice per year in the spring and fall at the Vogue Theatre in downtown Vancouver.
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Naomi Oreskes: “Climate change denial: Where do we go from here?” | Spring 2016 Wall Exchange
Polls show that citizens around the globe overwhelmingly accept the scientific evidence that our climate is changing for reasons that are largely human-caused, but our political leadership lags behind. On the national level, neither the U.S. nor Canada has made substantial headway in controlling the greenhouse gas emissions that are…
Learn MoreUnderstanding Climate Change Impacts on Marine Life | Chris Harley
Climate change has already affected natural habitats, and many species are living in different places or becoming more or less abundant. To understand how species are responding to climate change, Chris Harley argues that we need to understand the direct influence of environmental stress as well as changes in the…
Learn MoreHow I Learned to Love the Blob | Philippe Tortell
During the winter of 2014/2015, surface ocean temperatures in the Subarctic Pacific were the highest ever recorded in over 60 years of observations. This mass of warm water, which came to be known as ‘the blob’, spread towards coastal British Columbia and had a significant impact on regional climate, and…
Learn MoreGenetic Ancestry Testing and the Meaning of Race | Wendy Roth
Since the decoding of the Human Genome, nearly three million genetic ancestry tests have been sold directly to the public. Individuals send in a DNA sample and can link family lines to particular geographical populations or receive a chart analyzing what proportion of their lineage is European, African, Native American,…
Learn MoreHeat Trap: A New Way to Generate Electricity Using Nanotechnology? | Alireza Nojeh
If one end of a piece of metal is kept over fire, you probably don’t want to hold the other end in your hand. This is because conductors of electricity also conduct heat. Yet, here, Dr. Alireza Nojeh reports on an unusual and counter-intuitive phenomenon called Heat Trap, whereby heat…
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