7:30 pm on  Wednesday, June 26 Frederic Wood Theatre 6354 Crescent Road University of British Columbia The Vancouver Writers Fest and Simon & Schuster Canada present: JEANNETTE WALLS Bestselling author of The Glass Castle in conversation with Vancouver Sun feature writer Denise Ryan Jeannette Walls was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and grew up in the southwest [...]

Were the 2011 Vancouver Riots made worse by the presence of social media, or did social media play a part in bringing the guilty parties to justice? Christopher Schneider is a UBC Sociologist who has studied the June 15, 2011 riot for two years. He has co-authored two research papers on the matter, given numerous [...]

Are national newspapers giving Canadians the information they need to make intelligent decisions about climate change? New research by the University of British Columbia and Memorial University on how Canada’s media reports on climate change suggests that our national newspapers – the Globe & Mail and National Post – are failing to provide their readers [...]

A UBC Psychology study published in 2013 found people gain more happiness from spending on others than they do on themselves. Taking inspiration from this prominent research, the university’s new Alumni Appeal program has been themed “Be Happy”. The new campaign aims to encourage UBC alumni to try the findings for themselves, by supporting something [...]

Saturday, June 8, 2013 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Barnett Hall, UBC Point Grey Campus  At a Museum: A woman is sitting on a bench, near the Statue of Venus. She is waiting to meet a man she has never met… Will he come? Will he be the one? VISI proudly welcomes acclaimed American composer [...]

The Pure Land in Buddhist Cultures History, Image, Praxis, Thought May 31 – June 2, 2013 Pure Land Buddhist Traditions have been some of the largest and most influential in Buddhist history and remain so to the present day. This conference aims to examine sectarian traditions of Pure Land Buddhism, as well as the “pure [...]