An important collection of early works by one of Canada’s best loved artists, Bill Reid, can be seen by the public for the first time thanks to a major donation to UBC’s Museum of Anthropology (MOA) from Vancouver’s Friedman family. The Haida artist created eleven intricate pieces of gold and silver jewellery over a 20-year [...]

The Republicans hope to make Barack Obama a one-term president and take over the Senate. Will they succeed? What is really at stake? Does the lengthy process of American elections make sense?

Japan’s citizens are still reeling from what UBC Geography Prof. David Edgington calls “the triple disaster” of March 11, 2011 – the earthquake, tsunami and meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. ArtsWIRE asked the Japan expert about clean-up efforts and the likelihood of a similar event in B.C., topics Edgington and colleagues will explore [...]

On the eve of modern China’s centennial, UBC Historian Tim Brook discusses China’s role in the world today. The end of the Xinhai Revolution, on Feb. 12, 1912, marked the end of over 2,000 years of Imperial China and the beginning of China’s Republican era. Dr. Brook teaches History 104: Topics in World History (undergraduate level), and History 597C: [...]

By Karen Bakker, Director, Programme on Water Governance, Professor, UBC Department of Geography Professor Bakker is an organizer and speaker for the AAAS symposium Water Security: Multidisciplinary Responses to a Global Challenge, Friday, Feb. 17, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m., and a topical speaker on the same subject. Without integrated water management, communities are vulnerable Why worry about [...]

One of Vancouver’s largest collections of classic, foreign and independent films has been purchased by the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. More than 30,000 movies from video rental store Videomatica, valued at $1.7 million, will soon be housed in the UBC Library. Following an extensive archival process, these films will be available [...]

To commemorate Vancouver’s 125th anniversary, the Vancouver Heritage Foundation asked the general public to recognize 125 places, people and events that made this city a special place to live. More than 200 attractions came in for nomination for Vancouver’s Places That Matter in spring 2011, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, Grouse Mountain and Granville Island. [...]