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As a young child who was more familiar with nature than watching television, UBC professor Kai Chan knew his path was to create change and opportunity in the sciences – and to make those changes have an impact in the world. Through an internship program and survey of scientists, Chan is hoping to better understand…
Immigrants unfamiliar with North American culture and possessing minimal English skills discover living in Metro Vancouver is comprised of many insurmountable practical tasks. In Surrey, Options Community Services assists immigrants with these tasks and acquaints them with North American culture through the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Settlement Program. The program branched out in 2011,…
Practicing meditation through yoga or tai chi in parks or watching TV shows on how to “feng shui” your house is not an unusual thing in Vancouver life. Ancient Chinese wisdom originating from Confucianism are indeed making a noticeable comeback in modern society, usually in association with a healthy lifestyle. In China, the statues of…
MOSAIC Settlement Services has long worked to help refugees and immigrants overcome social and material obstacles during their settlement in Canadian society. The organization now aims to take its commitment to promoting greater and more equal access to employment resources a step further, by implementing a settlement program to identify the needs of LGBTQ newcomers.…
Bringing together students, researchers and community members, SFU invites the public to attend The Global Supply Chain on Oct. 2 as part of its Philosopher’s Café series. The series signals a shift toward increased interdisciplinary collaboration, a topic discussed in the upcoming forum. Simon Fraser University researcher Luis Sojo has an enduring interest in the…
Strong, fast-growing and widely distributed, bamboo is an attractive, yet underdeveloped material that could prove valuable to the construction industry, according to UBC researcher Felix Böck. The Structural Bamboo Products Project, a collaboration among research teams from UBC, MIT and Cambridge, aims to create high-quality construction materials made from bamboo. UBC researchers are developing manufacturing…
On Sept. 27, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre will bring together artists and cultural figures to honour and explore Nikkei identity during a time of immense change.
Former National Geographic explorer-in-residence Wade Davis has travelled extensively, immersing himself in remote cultures and learning their worldviews. This fall, he’s back in his birthplace, Vancouver, as a professor of anthropology at UBC. On Sept. 14, he will present a talk at the Museum of Anthropology called The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the…
Since 1998, Simon Fraser University’s Continuing Studies program Philosophers’ Café has tackled topics ranging from the metaphysical to the mundane. Over the next several months, cafes, libraries and community centres around Metro Vancouver will host forums for intellectual discussion, debate and dialogue between philosophers and non-philosophers alike ontopics including digital privacy and the nature of…
Receiving individual course credits or a certificate from Yale, Cambridge or Harvard for free and without even leaving home is now possible. The growing trend of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) makes a wide range of lessons free and available to almost everyone with internet access. Whether you are in Paris, Kuala Lumpur or Richmond,…
Newcomers face many obstacles when trying to start a new life in Canada, from learning the language and interacting well with fellow citizens to finding a good career and education. When Tung Chan arrived in Canada in 1974, an immigrant from Hong Kong with a limited command of English trying to make ends meet, he…
It was July 19, 1999, four months after Nunavut was declared Canada’s newest territory, and Jean Chrétien was prime minister. A boat arrived on the coast of B.C. from Fujian, China, the first of four that summer that brought a total of 599 migrants without documentation. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the arrival…
With a decorated career in the arts, Howard Jang has enriched the lives of Vancouver’s communities through his contributions to the Arts Club Theatre Company. This has played an important part in his decision to seek new horizons as director and professor at SFU Woodward’s Cultural Unit. In the mid-2000s, Jang started questioning the status…
