Media Release | Feb. 4, 1999
Popular lecture series covers sensationalism to Chopin
Former CBC news anchor Knowlton Nash and pianist and UBC Music
Prof. Jane Coop are among the speakers participating in The Vancouver
Institute spring lecture series at the University of British Columbia
which continues until March 27.
All but one of the free public lectures take place at 8:15 p.m.
in Lecture Hall 2 of the Woodward Instructional Resources Centre
at 2194 Health Sciences Mall. Parking is available in the Health
Sciences Parkade. Enter at Gate 1 off University Boulevard. For
more information call 822-4636 (UBC-INFO).
Feb. 6, Justice Rosalie Abella
"Human Rights and Women: A General Snapshot"
One of Canada's most dynamic and outspoken legal scholars and practitioners,
Abella has had a distinguished career championing the causes of
law reform, human rights and equality. She has played a central
role in major public policy issues including serving as commissioner
of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, royal commissioner on equality
and employment, and chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
Feb. 20, Dr. Patrick McGeer and Dr. Edith McGeer
"Prospects for Preventing Alzheimer's Disease"
One of the most remarkable and productive research collaborations
in the history of UBC, Dr. Patrick and Dr. Edith McGeer have gained
international recognition and acclaim for their outstanding research
into the workings of the human brain and the nature and potential
treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Feb. 27, Knowlton Nash
"Trivia Pursuit"
A former CBC news anchor, Knowlton Nash has covered stories around
the world, including the Cuban missile crisis, the student riots
in Paris in 1968 and the Vietnam War. His latest book, Trivia
Pursuit, is a powerful indictment of modern news media and its
preoccupation with sensationalism.
March 6, Dr. Clyde Hertzman
"Why are Some Societies Healthier than Others?"
A physician and UBC epidemiologist, Prof. Hertzman has conducted
extensive research for the World Bank into the determinants of health
in Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Philippines. He has
also studied the cancer, mortality and reproductive experience of
26,000 sawmill workers exposed to dioxin-contaminated wood preservatives
in B.C.
March 13, John MacDonald
"Monitoring the World's Oceans from Space"
John MacDonald is co-founder of MacDonald Dettwiler, a Vancouver-based
company which is a world leader in the use of satellites to map
the world and its resources. Now retired from his firm, MacDonald
remains actively involved in promoting the cause of science to governments
and the public.
March 20, Prof. Jane Coop
"Chopin and his Milieu: Antecedents and Consequences"
Jane Coop is one of Canada's most celebrated pianists and has toured
extensively throughout North America, western and eastern Europe,
China and Japan as both a soloist and chamber musician. Two of her
nine recordings have been nominated for Juno Awards.
Note: Free general admission tickets are required for this
special lecture-recital which takes place at UBC's Chan Centre for
the Performing Arts. Tickets are available at the UBC Bookstore,
the Magic Flute and the Chan Centre box office.
March 27, Prof. Ann Kaplan
"Multicultural Women's Films: Resisting Current Stereotypes"
An expert on women and gender in film studies, Prof. Ann Kaplan
is the author of 18 books including Women and Film: Both Sides
of the Camera. Her current research is focused on cross-cultural
concepts of feminine beauty in relation to aging and deals with
popular culture in the US, UK and Japan.
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