Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Over the past two months a group of students and courageous administrators have been working to develop a new way of communicating to students what is happening on campus. The first project that they have taken on is blogging. Now anyone with technologically challenged parents will know that expectations of someone of the ‘pre-internet’ generation […]
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Terry lovers, I’ve met my ‘almost twin’ in a Bollywood movie. Confused? This weekend I saw a delightful film titled “Wake up Sid!” and fell completely in love with the female protagonist. Her name is Aisha, and by the time we meet her, she’s moved to Bombay (the film doesn’t use the name Mumbai) with […]
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March. Tis a month where everything becomes crazy busy, time moves quickly and the libraries are even more crammed than usual. But assignments aside, March is also a time of amazing talks and events around campus. Don’t miss out – some of the deepest learning I’ve done at UBC has been through attending incredible lectures […]
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Martin from eightpointeight says:
Dear UBC Community,
In the early hours of Saturday, 27th Feb 2010, an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 (the eighth largest ever recorded) struck the coast of Chile, severely affecting six of the nation’s provinces. At least 800 people have been confirmed dead and 2 million have been left without shelter or food, in […]
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I’m attending the SCARP Symposium today. And one of the required readings (I’ve never been to a conference that had assigned readings!) is a manifesto written by Mark Holland on October 22nd 2009 titled “Resilient Cities and Regenerative Regions”. The manifesto is wonderful; the last section about commitments is phenomenal. I’ve included that last […]
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As part of UBC’s Celebrate Research week, a great event is happening this Saturday at UBC:
MULTIDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE (MURC)
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Jubilee Room (4th floor)
Saturday March 6, 2010
MURC celebrates the contributions of undergraduate research at UBC. The conference provides an opportunity for students in any discipline from across campus to present […]
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Have you gone through your education with no clear idea of what it is that you love to and of what it is that you do best? From one of the world’s leading thinkers and speakers on creativity and self-fulfillment, a talk about talent, passion, and achievement.
The element is the point at which natural talent […]
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Building on the renewed success of the 2009 TEDx Terry Talks in October, we are looking to hire two students to work on the planning of next year’s event. The two lucky students will do the following:
Work as a member of the Terry Team on all aspects of planning, coordination, and promotion of […]
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Want to hear about how INNOVATION is changing our world, and our future?
The Integrated Sciences Students Association is presenting INNOVATE: an integrative conference discussing innovation and technology in the 21st century. This conference hopes to inspire delegates to explore novel technology ideas as well as avenues to utilize existing technologies in new ways, to create individual, local and […]
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