The lecture reflects on the history, context and purpose of El Memorial del 68 (The Memorial of 68), an architectural space and gallery that commemorates the massacre of students and workers at the hands of the Mexican ...
Presentation at the Diversity Research Forum, Critical Conversations III: International, Indigenous, Intersectional, presented Feb. 11-12, 2010 at the University of Victoria. With members of UVic's Elders' Voices.
Dr. Hogg talked about the origins of HIV-1 in Central and West Africa. Several theories were examined and he also explained how social change, migration, and population growth helped to spread the epidemic throughout Africa ...
Does human nature include an emotion signaling system? Two lines of research suggest (1) Recent studies in two remote societies (Papua New Guinea, Mozambique) found that most people do not match the emotion and face in ...
One of the best predictors of physical and mental health along with cognitive development among children is poverty. But what psychosocial processes and experiences underlie these inequalities? In this talk professor Evans ...
Identical twins have identical genes. However, as they grow older they can develop differences in personality, appearance and health. For example, one twin may develop cancer or schizophrenia, while the other does not. ...
This talk will explore Indigenous resurgence and nationhood through story, song and video. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson will discuss resurgence as an ongoing ntervention into the colonial project by sharing works from her ...
Professor Liu Jinbao is a leading scholar in the global study of the Dunhuang Buddhist Caves in northwestern China. A world heritage site, the Dunhuang (Mogao) Caves are carved into the cliffs above the Dachuan River along ...
Dr. Karen Wooley is a world leader in the design of new materials based on polymers, with applications that range from the diagnosis and treatment to disease to systems for environmental remediation. She is also the ...