Author: @GlobalRepCentre

  • DOES VANCOUVER CHINATOWN DESERVE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE DESIGNATION?

    Dr. Henry Yu’s research and teaching have been built around collaborations with local community organizations, civic institutions, and multiple levels of government guided by his passion for undoing the cultural and historical legacies of colonialism. He is one of the Founding Directors of the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC; the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation; and…

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  • ENGINEERING SOFT MATERIALS: HOW TO MAKE ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE, GIVE ROBOTS A SENSE OF TOUCH, AND ALIGN NERVES

    Dr. John Madden’s research interest is using materials to create novel devices including stretchable touch sensors, artificial muscle, solar batteries, and photosynthesis-based light harvesters. He and his team investigate new and unusual electronic materials for application in energy storage, printable electronics, and artificial muscle.

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  • ALL IN! THE DEVELOPMENT AND RESOLUTION OF GAMBLING PROBLEMS

    Dr. David Hodgins’ research and leadership in international initiatives have set directions in science and interventions for addictions, profoundly changing how scholars, practitioners, and policymakers understand this problem. He leads the Prairie Node of the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse, investigating various aspects of the psychology and physiology of addictive disorders, including substance use…

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  • THINKING ABOUT VANCOUVER AS THE EAST COAST (OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN)

    Dr. Alice Te Punga Somerville (Te Āti Awa)’s research and archival work bring to the fore the multilingual rich legacy of Indigenous writing from New Zealand, Australia, Hawai’i and Fiji beyond the stories told about them in colonial texts. Her publications include Always Italicise: How to Write While Colonised (2022), winner of the 2023 Mary…

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  • WICKED SOLUTIONS: UBC’S ROLE IN TACKLING THE WORLD’S MOST PRESSING ISSUES

    Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon has led the academic mission and operations of UBC since November 2023. He has a remarkable track record as a senior administrative leader at major research universities in Canada, including as President and Vice-Chancellor of Carleton University, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) at Queen’s University, and Provost and Vice-President (Academic Affairs) at Concordia…

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  • THE AMERICAN ELECTION: IS DEMOCRACY ON THE BALLOT?

    Dr. Paul J. Quirk is a distinguished scholar in American politics, writing on topics such as Congress, the presidency, presidential elections, and public opinion. Dr. Quirk’s latest book, The United States and Canada: How Two Democracies Differ, and Why It Matters (2019), offers a comparative analysis of democratic practices.

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  • Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

    RESTORATION AND RECIPROCITY: HEALING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD

    Note: This lecture will be held at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Thursday, September 26 at 6 pm. THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.Dal Grauer Memorial LectureDr. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of the New York Times…

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  • A man standing in front of a stadium.

    S01 E06 How We Win

    Can the Olympics be fixed?

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  • A person with their hand on another person's back, whose shirt reads 'I am Gustavo.'

    S01 E05 Sport Capital USA

    More mega events are coming to Los Angeles. What LA’s push to become an international sports destination means for the city’s unhoused communities.

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  • People protesting the Olympics in Paris with multi-coloured smoke and signs.

    France’s Olympic Gamble

    For the latest project of the Global Reporting Program (GRP), students travelled to Paris ahead of the 2024 Summer Games to investigate some of the impacts of hosting the Olympics. The result of that work is a 25-minute documentary for Al Jazeera’s People & Power.

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