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Should UBC endorse global access principles from Harvard, Yale, and others?
After many years of meetings between students and university administrators, seven American universities—including heavyweights Harvard and Yale—have issued a statement that lays out strategies for promoting global access to medicines. The statement has been endorsed by Harvard University, Yale University, Boston University, Brown University, the Oregon Health and Science University, the University of Pennsylvania, and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )John Sulston speaks at UBC
This morning at UBC, Sir John Sulston – Nobel Prize winner, a lead researcher on the human genome project, and Chair of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation – gave a stirring talk examining openness, collaboration, and ownership in science. His talk should be available online in a few weeks. In Dr. Sulston’s talk, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )UBC-UAEMer Mike Gretes speaks at TerryTalks
This morning, Mike Gretes of UBC-UAEM gave an impassioned speech at the first inaugural TerryTalks event — the first instance of what will hopefully be an annual event, modeled after the TED conference, where UBC students are challenged to give “the talk of their lives”. Your humble correspondent was tremendously impressed by Mike’s talk, and [...]
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