UBC is gearing up for Celebrate Research Week! This year’s event runs from March 5th to 13th, and features a variety of hosted discussion forums, lectures, seminars, open houses and symposia on relevant issues related to the research of UBC units and its partner institutions.
Events are open to the public, students, faculty, staff and school groups. This year’s events range from forums on Sport and Society to discussions on the pressing issues surrounding climate change. We’ve outlined some of the UBC Science connections in this year's offerings, as well as some other noteworthy events.
Celebrate Research at a Glance
March 5, 2010
Most Exceptional Escapades in Science
Michael Smith Labs conference for high school students features hands-on activities and talks by some of the most prominent scientists in the world. More information.March 8, 2010
Forestry Lecture in Sustainability
Tim Rollinson, Director General of the UK Forestry Commission, shares Britain’s hard-won experience in large scale reforestation and discusses a sustainable approach to forest management.March 8, 2010
Quirks and Quarks Question Show
Be part of the studio audience as Bob McDonald hosts CBC's award-winning, brain-teasing, audience pleasing, Google-seizing, mind-reasoning Quirks and Quarks Question Show.March 8, 2010
Telomeres, Telomerase & Aging
Three of the world’s leading experts on telomeres – the tiny DNA structures that protect chromosome ends – will speak about the reciprocal relationship between telomere length and human age.March 9, 2010
The Killam Conversation - Can Environmental Science Save the Earth?
This Killam Conversation examines the capacity of environmental science to effect robust change among those setting policy, particularly in response to climate change.March 10, 2010
Peak Performance: The Path to Exceptional Athletic Achievement
Join leading experts as they discuss the scientific, ethical and psychosocial complexities underlying competitive sports and the challenges athletes face in reaching peak performance.March 11, 2010
Applied Science: Making a Difference in Our World
Learn how graduate students in the UBC Faculty of Applied Science are “making a difference” through their leading-edge research in a wide variety of exciting fields.For a complete event listing, please visit the Celebrate Research website.
