THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY

When: October 23 2025 @ 05:00 pm PST Where: P.A. Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, UBC’s Point Grey Campus, 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver.

UBC Campus Centennial Presidents Panel

Moderated by UBC President Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon

The lecture will take place at UBC’s Old Auditorium on Thursday, October 23, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm.

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PATHOGENS AND THE POWER OF EVOLUTION

October 18 2025 @ 07:15 pm PST

Dr. Kayla King’s interdisciplinary lab investigates the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of host-pathogen/parasite interactions through using a combination of experimental evolution, computational approaches, and collections from the wild. She explores the impact of climate change, biodiversity loss, and other ecological factors on the outcomes of infection now and across time.

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AMERICA’S TRANSITION TO AUTHORITARIANISM

October 25 2025 @ 07:15 pm PST

Dr. Lucan A. Way is a leading scholar of global democracy and authoritarianism. His most recent book, Revolution and Dictatorship (with Steven Levitsky, 2022), explains the resilience of revolutionary autocracies such as China and Cuba.