IS THE MISSING MIDDLE MISSING FOR GOOD REASON?

When: October 21 2023 @ 08:15 pm PST Where: P.A. Woodward Instructional Resources Centre, UBC’s Point Grey Campus, 2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver.

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Dr. Thomas Davidoff
Stanley Hamilton Professor in Real Estate Financing, Sauder School of Business, University of BC

Dr. 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. Prior to joining UBC, Dr. Davidoff worked in real estate development in Brooklyn and taught at UC Berkeley. He has provided advice to public officials on housing and mortgage policy, including the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Government of BC, Vancouver Mayor’s Housing Advisory Council, and the White House Council of Economic Advisors. Dr. Davidoff is also the Director of the Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate at UBC.

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NAVAL CONFLICT AND THE FIRST PUNIC WAR: DISCOVERIES FROM THE DEBRIS FIELD

October 14 2023 @ 08:15 pm PST

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 land, in Greece, Israel, Turkey, France and Italy.

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RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS IN CANADA: SURVIVOR TRUTHS, ACCESS TO RECORDS, AND THE POST-TRC ERA

October 28 2023 @ 08:15 pm PST

Dr. Tricia Logan is a Métis scholar with more than 20 years of experience working with elders and leaders in First Nations, Métis 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.