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UBC presents journalist Wab Kinew as next distinguished speaker
Time with his dying father leads to new book, and profound new quality of life.
UBC presents Jay Ingram for a second night
High demand in community for Alzheimer’s speaker.
Award-winning Jay Ingram speaks about the science of Alzheimer’s
UBC Okanagan’s Distinguished Speaker Series tackles mystery of the tragic illness.
Photographer Edward Burtynsky presents Landscape of Human Systems
Award-winning artist is UBC Okanagan’s next distinguished speaker.
Primatologist tells of the heart, soul, and struggle of the orangutan
Scientist Birutė Galdikas inspired by four decades spent in the jungle.
UBC Distinguished Speaker Series features primatologist Birutė Galdikas
Hear personal stories from scientist’s four decades in the jungle with orangutans.
Exploits on the final frontier fascinating, Chris Hadfield tells audience
Canada’s most famous astronaut recounts times in space and on earth.
Tickets available for Chris Hadfield simulcast at UBC
In response to overwhelming demand for the UBC Distinguished Speaker Series talk with Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield this Monday, the university has opened a lecture theatre to simulcast the live event.
Fighting for the survival of Northern peoples and way of life
Renowned arctic activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier speaks to Vernon audience
What does it mean to be human and alive?
Explorer Wade Davis shares his experiences at Distinguished Speaker Series event