Category: Vancouver Institute
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UNDERSTANDING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Dr. Kevin Leyton-Brown’s research addresses issues in computational game theory; also in market design, analysis and clearing, as well as the application of machine learning to the automated design and analysis of algorithms for solving hard computational problems. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Association of Computing Machinery, and the…
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LOCAL JOURNALISM AND A HEALTHY DEMOCRACY
Harold Munro studied journalism at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, then took a job at a newspaper in Terrace BC, before returning to the coast in 1986 to join the Vancouver Sun as a general assignment reporter. He is now Editor-in-Chief of both the Vancouver Sun and Province newspapers.
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RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS IN CANADA: SURVIVOR TRUTHS, ACCESS TO RECORDS, AND THE POST-TRC ERA
Dr. Tricia Logan is a MĂ©tis scholar with more than 20 years of experience working with elders and leaders in First Nations, MĂ©tis and Inuit communities in Canada. Prior to her time at UBC, Dr. Logan was the Manager of Research at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at the University of Manitoba.
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IS THE MISSING MIDDLE MISSING FOR GOOD REASON?
Dr. Thomas Davidoff’s research on public policies related to insurance, housing, mortgages, and retirement finance have been published in leading journals in finance, real estate, and economics, and presented at a variety of academic institutions and international conferences around the world.
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NAVAL CONFLICT AND THE FIRST PUNIC WAR: DISCOVERIES FROM THE DEBRIS FIELD
Dr. William (Bill) Murray’s interests include all aspects of ancient seafaring from ships and their designs to trade, ancient harbours, naval warfare and weaponry. His research has been featured on the History and National Geographic channels. Over the past 40 years, he has worked at a number of archaeological sites, both under water and on…
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LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA COLLECTIONS 24/7: CONNECTING CANADIANS TO THEIR STORIES
Ms. Leslie Weir is the first woman to serve as Librarian and Archivist of Canada. She has played important roles in many transformative moments at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and in research libraries and archives in Canada.
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PROTECTING HUMANKIND’S COMMON CULTURAL HERITAGE: THE PROBLEM OF CULTURAL APPROPRIATION
Dr. CĂ©cile Fabre is a political philosopher whose research interests include theories of distributive and reparative justice, the philosophy of democracy, and the moral and political philosophy of cultural heritage. Her works have been published in journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, International Affairs, and the Journal of Political Philosophy.
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THE DEFENSE OF CULTURAL SPACE
As head of PEN Canada for over a decade, Mr. Brendan de Caires defends freedom of expression, and helps exiled writers to establish in Canada. In this capacity Mr. de Caires has edited and co-authored country studies of Mexico, Honduras, India and Guatemala. He is the author of The Winter of a Hundred Books (2010),…
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HOW UBC ENABLED THE COVID-19 MRNA VACCINES
Dr. Pieter Cullis is globally known for his contributions to the field of lipid nanoparticles. His research has contributed to the development of nanomedicines employing lipid nanoparticle delivery technology leading to five clinically approved drugs for cancer therapies, gene therapies, and vaccines, including BNT162b2, the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine marketed by Pfizer/BioNTech.
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HOW WILL CANADA PROSPER IN THE NEXT AGE OF UNCERTAINTY?
Dr. Stephen Poloz is a distinguished economist with four decades of experience in financial markets, forecasting, and economic policy. He is the author of The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future (2022). Dr. Poloz was the ninth Governor of the Bank of Canada until June 2020. Prior to…