Category: Vancouver Institute
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EVOLUTION OF PHARMACY PRACTICE IN CANADA: ‘FILLING’ A HEALTH CARE NEED?
Dr. Christine Hughes’ research primarily focusses on HIV and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI), including their prevention and treatment. She is also dedicated to expanding the role of community pharmacists in sexual health, with particular emphasis on STBBI screening, treatment, and vaccine administration. A member of the Canadian HIV and Viral Hepatitis Pharmacists…
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HOW DOES DISINFORMATION AFFECT DEMOCRACY?
Dr. Heidi Tworek’s research examines the history and policy of communications, focusing on how new media technologies impact democracy. Her interest in democracy was spurred by writing her prize-winning book, News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications, 1900-1945 (2019). Dr. Tworek’s insights have been featured in major outlets including The New York Times,…
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EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND THE FUTURE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Dr. Lisa Tobber specializes in sustainable structural design and seismic resilience, developing systems for mid-rise and high-rise buildings that enable low-damage responses to major natural disasters and the climate crisis. Dr. Tobber leads the Build Better Cluster (BBC) research group, dedicated to advancing innovative construction materials and methods, particularly in precast concrete systems, to improve…
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CHASING SHADOWS: CYBER ESPIONAGE, SUBVERSION AND THE GLOBAL FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
Ronald Deibert is a global expert in digital technology, security, and human rights, known for his groundbreaking work on cyber security. His latest book, Reset: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society (2020), based on his Massey lectures, won the 2021 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. He is also the author of Black Code: Surveillance,…
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RIOPELLE AND MUSICAL IMAGINATION
Blair Thomson is an accomplished composer and orchestral arranger, celebrated for his recent 75-piece composition for orchestra and choir commemorating the centenary of Jean-Paul Riopelle, which was recorded and premiered by the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) in 2022. His work spans orchestral, ensemble, theatre, dance, opera, musical theatre, and film and television compositions. He…
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LEGACIES OF ALLOTMENT: SETTLER LAND PRIVATIZATION AND THE DISMEMBERMENT OF INDIGENOUS NATIONS
Dr. Daniel Heath Justice, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, is a leading scholar in Indigenous cultural and literary studies. His research explores questions of nationhood, kinship, and belonging, with a growing focus on intersections between Indigenous literatures, speculative fiction, and other-than-human peoples. His latest work is the co-edited anthology Allotment Stories: Indigenous Land Relations…
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CONVERSATION IN AN AGE OF RAGE
Carol Off is a renowned reporter covering Canadian and international current affairs. She was the co-host of the multi-award-winning CBC radio program, As it Happens. A prolific writer, she wrote the best-seller The Lion, The Fox, and the Eagle: A Story of Generals and Justice in Yugoslavia and Rwanda (2000), The Ghosts of Medak Pocket:…
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UNDERSTANDING AND RESPONDING TO PUBLIC CONCERNSÂ ABOUT FARM ANIMAL WELFARE
Dr. Marina von Keyserlingk is internationally renowned for her research on the welfare, care, and housing of dairy cows and calves. Her work has set new standards in agricultural animal welfare, providing science-based solutions to improve the lives of animals in production settings. Before joining UBC’s Animal Welfare Program, Dr. von Keyserlingk worked as a…
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SHAMAN OF SUBURBIA: THE CONFLICTED PERSONALITY AND ART OF JACK SHADBOLT
Susan Mertens is a respected arts critic, cultural commentator, and educator with an extensive career in both Canadian and international arts media. Her insightful art commentary has appeared in numerous publications and has been featured on radio and television broadcasts. As a senior art critic for the Vancouver Sun, she was introduced to the work…
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WHITHER THE NATIONAL GALLERY?
Dal Grauer Memorial LectureMs. Diana Nemiroff’s curatorial work has made a lasting impact on the Canadian art landscape. From director of Carleton University Art Gallery, and as senior curator at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) for over twenty years. Some of her most recognized exhibitions include the ground-breaking Land, Spirit, Power: First Nations at…