Public Presentation Winter 2016 - Lineup Announcement!
December 9, 2015
UNBC Northwest is pleased to announce the Winter 2016 Public Presentations Lineup! These events are free and open to the public; you are welcome to bring your lunch. Some events may be webcast and/or recorded, with permission of the speaker.
Location: UNBC Terrace Campus (4837 Keith Avenue), Room 103/104
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Streamed live (if permitted by the presenter) via the UNBC NW Livestream Channel on the dates listed below.
Winter 2016 - Public Presentation Lineup (PDF)
- January 13, 2016: Janet Rogers (UNBC Writer in Residence) - "Some New Work (Especially Poetry)
Award-winning author and former Poet Laureate for the City of Victoria, Janet Rogers is the latest Writer in Residence at the University of Northern British Columbia. Janet is a Mohawk/Tuscarora poet and performer, and has authored four collections of poetry, performed on three poetry CDs, and produced two radio documentaries. Both of her documentaries won awards at the "imagine Native Film and Media Festival." Janet has been writing up a storm during her residency at UNBC and would like to present new work (poetry) inspired by the north and other Indigenous things.
UNBC's Writer in Residence program is made possible by the Canada Council for the Arts and the UNBC Office of Research
- January 20, 2016: June Menzies - "Reflections on Working in the Diefenbaker Government"
Join June Menzies as she reflects back on the Diefenbaker Government (1957 - 1963).
June's talk will cover a number of personal experiences and her direct work with the Diefenbaker government. This will provide insight into the workings of the first elected Conservative Government since the 1930's. - February 3, 2016: Steve Brushey (BC Ministry of Transportation) - "Avalanche Prediction and Control"
This Public Presentation has been cancelled. - February 17, 2016: Verna McDonald (UNBC) - "Lyme Disease: Some BIG Questions!"
There are many BIG questions related to borrelia burgdorferi and the coinfections. Questions continue to puzzle both patients and health practitioners. The 20th century version identified as “juvenile arthritis” in an outbreak in Lyme, Connecticut in 1977 is very different from the infections documented in the teeth of mummified Egyptians. One of the BIG questions is how did these changes occur? Where are infections endemic? How is it spreading? How is Lyme treated? Short term? Long term?
Verna will explore her experience with Lyme, and some of the many questions raised. - March 2, 2016: Carla Burton & Phil Burton (UNBC) - "Some Interpretations and Applications in Ethnobiology"
Carla and Phil will discuss some of their work with First Nations to document traditional harvesting and trade in wild plant and animal products.Research reveals interesting geographic patterns and economic opportunities. Protection of these resources and practices requires translation into the jargon used by foresters and other land managers.
- March 16, 2016: John Krisinger - "The Science and History of the Alcoholic Beverage"
The presentation will cover the historical development of the alcoholic beverage from ancient times to the modern process of wine making, beer brewing, and distillation of spirits. The alcoholic beverage is examined as a cultural, nutritional and even religious item in human civilization. Human metabolism, its genetic variations and some problematic aspects of alcohol in society will be presented. - March 30, 2016: Sybille Haeussler - "Resilience and Restoration Success of Skeena River Floodplain"
The lower Skeena River floodplain between Terrace and Prince Rupert was formerly occupied by towering stands of Sitka spruce.
These stands regenerated poorly after 20th Century logging and today, Sitka spruce floodplain forests are listed as endangered ecosystems in BC. In 1987, the BC Forest Service established the Salvus experiment at the mouth of the Kasiks River to find ways of converting young red alder-cottonwood stands back to Sitka spruce. Although the experiment was judged a failure, it has much to teach us about the resilience and restoration potential of these exceptionally complex forest ecosystems.- YouTube & Livestream unavailable for this presentation
- April 13, 2016: Chris Gee - "The State of the Homeless in Terrace"
In his highly interactive style, Chris will accompany you on a virtual walk through your neighborhood to illustrate "The State of Homelessness" in Terrace.- YouTube & Livestream unavailable for this presentation
