Events at: AERL 120, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab

Wastewater ReuseDr. Bejoy K Thomas – Whose water? Challenges and complexities in wastewater reuse in peri-urban Bangalore, India

Join us for this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk on the challenges and complexities in wastewater reuse in peri-urban Bangalore, India with Dr. Bejoy K Thomas, a Liu Institute Visiting Fellow. March 23, 2017 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm AERL 120, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, UBC Vancouver campus   Wastewater reuse has become an […]

SunflowersDr. Claire Kremen, Berkeley Food Institute, University of California Berkeley

Join us for this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk with Professor Claire Kremen on “Through the bees’ eyes: seeking food system sustainability,” co-sponsored by the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems and the Biodiversity Research Centre at UBC. March 30, 2017 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm AERL 120, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, UBC Vancouver campus […]

Evolution of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement

The democracy movement in Hong Kong in the last four decades has been shaped by three main factors: attitude towards China, attitude towards the establishment, and class. While the movement has been marked by cycles of mobilization and demobilization, the end of the 2014 Umbrella Movement has brought new challenges. Advocates for democracy have found […]

Hong Kong in the Age of the Chinese Dream

Since the handover in 1997, despite—or because of—the promise of “One Country, Two Systems,” ties between Hong Kong and mainland China have become ever closer. As the world enters the Age of the Chinese Dream, how should this former British colony situate itself? And how should people in Hong Kong pursue their diverse (and, at […]