Author: Andrew Munroe

  • Prohibition, Politics and Neglect: The Making of a Drug Overdose Crisis in Canada

    Dr. Mark Tyndall is a Professor of Medicine at the School of Population and Public Health at UBC. Dr. Tyndall has fostered a number of community-based collaborations that have led to change to health policies, and has advocated for enhanced harm-reduction interventions and the de-criminalization of drug use.

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  • Human Rights and the Rule of Law

    The Honourable Louise Arbour, O.C., G.O.Q., L.L.D., Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, has published extensively on criminal law and given innumerable addresses on both national and international forums.

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  • Civility and Partisanship: How We Can Train Future Politicians

    Dr. Cameron co-founded the Institute for Future Legislators at UBC, the world’s first school for politicians. His most recent book, Political Institutions and Practical Wisdom (2018), explores how to cultivate the character and judgment necessary to become a wise practitioner.

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  • Hunting Girls: Sexual Violence from The Hunger Games to Campus Rape

    Dr. Oliver is a prolific scholar writing on a variety of feminist themes such as the ethics of surrogate motherhood, reproductive technologies, affirmative action, adoption, family values, and war.

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  • A Cure for Environmental Doom And Gloom

    Dr. Kelsey conducts research into emotional responses to the culture of “doom and gloom” that permeates environmental issues. Her work has appeared in New Scientist, BBC Wildlife, Conservation Magazine, and numerous online sites.

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  • An Evening with Carol Off

    Ms. Off is a renowned reporter covering Canadian and international current affairs. She wrote the best-selling book The Lion, The Fox, and the Eagle: A Story of Generals and Justice in Yugoslavia and Rwanda (2000), The Ghosts of Medak Pocket: the Story of Canada’s Secret War (2005) and Bitter Chocolate (2006).

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  • What’s Behind the Techlash? How Silicon Valley Went from Disruptive Innovation To Undermining Democracy (And What To Do About It)

    Dr. Owen is the founder of the international affairs media platform OpenCanada.org. Prior to his appointment at McGill, Dr. Owen was Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Global Affairs at UBC, and Research Director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University.

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  • The Secret Lives of Deep-Sea Volcanoes

    Dr. Tolstoy is a prolific researcher. Her findings have been published in distinguished peer-reviewed scientific publications, such as Science and Nature magazines.

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  • An Evening of Chopin

    Prof. Silverman’s career spans more than five decades. A former director of UBC’s School of music, he has played with the Chicago, Sydney and BBC (London) Symphonies, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as every major orchestra in Canada.

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  • The Vaccine Race: An Astonishing History and a Challenging Present

    Before joining Science Magazine in 2016, Dr. Wadman was a freelance reporter covering biomedical research — including gene therapy, Alzheimer disease and autism — for Nature, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Washington Post.

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