Psychologists study impacts of COVID-19
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been a watershed event for the world. It has brought drastic changes to all aspects of people’s lives, some temporary, some permanent. A new study, launched by UBC…
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April 6 2020 Local Facing a pandemic in a community that hasn’t always been home
Tona Aboaba is managing on a small budget after being laid-off. | Photo by Dan Walton
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March 23 2020 Local Towards a rights-based model of conservation
In light of the recent pipeline conflict and the fraught deadlock Canada has found itself in, Madison Stevens talks about the intersection of stewardship rights and conservation, where people may …
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March 2 2020 Local Human and non-human connections
Anthropologist Sarah Ives will be at Green College at the University of British Columbia (UBC) on Mar. 16 to present her paper Blurry Lines: Race, Botany and the Anthropocene. This event will be …
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February 17 2020 Local Solidarity with animals in the city
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February 17 2020 Local An italian meal to support mental health
Chef Tyler Uguccioni, along with a variety of current and past students from the Coast Mental Health Culinary Program will be serving a dinner benefitting the program at Social Crust Café on Feb. …
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February 3 2020 Local Mining and morality: upcoming lecture at UBC’s Green College
B.C.’s dependency on mining is set to increase in the future, creating a moral dilemma. The need to continue increasing the output of the mining sector for different materials, clashes with …
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February 3 2020 Local Hot chocolate, anyone?
“I wanted to create something that wasn’t your regular coffee shop,” says chef Elena Krasnova, owner of Mon Paris Patisserie.
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January 20 2020 Local Argotian: learning English in virtual reality
A partnership, between the English Language and Culture Program at Simon Fraser University and the tech start-up Virtro, results in a pilot program integrating artificial intelligence and virtual …
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January 6 2020 Local Heritage buildings of Gastown: The Dominion Building
This time, the focus of this column is on a building situated in the heart of the city’s financial district, across from Victory Square: The Dominion Building, previously named the Imperial Trust …