No one knows what changes the mindset of an inmate. Prison is punitive, intended to strip power and deliver pain. But through creativity, Visual Arts professor Sky Glabush has found a way to empower inmates and deliver a bit of compassion into those dark corners.
No one knows what changes the mindset of an inmate. Prison is punitive, intended to strip power and deliver pain. But through creativity, Visual Arts professor Sky Glabush has found a way to empower inmates and deliver a bit of compassion into those dark corners.
Dr. Francisco Olea-Popelka stresses interdependence of human health, animal health and ecosystem health. "Health is not just the concern of doctors or conservationists; we all have a role to play.”
Social media has its place in the debate. But when audiences seek answers to larger questions, veteran Canadian journalist Hannah Sung argues that podcasts offer a unique way of elevating the conversation above the noise.
Most of the time, it is easy to forget that London didn’t always look the way it does now. Now, an online app spanning the past 100 years of aerial photography in London is helping us remember.
Building relationship. Danielle Alcock knows that enjoyable part of her graduate student days will be paramount in her new role as Indigenous Leader in Residence, a newly created role at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Consistently focusing on the negative side of an issue can greatly contribute to stress. This seminar will help participants understand the ways in which this seemingly automatic negative thinking occurs, recognize its typical manifestations, and develop a process for tackling negative thoughts effectively.
MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) is a retail co-op that sells exclusively to members. Come and learn from their experts about dressing to keep you active - and comfortable- in the winter. Stay or arrive at 4:30pm to learn all about snowshoeing.
You may have heard that eating too much fish may put you at risk of mercury poisoning, but how does mercury get into fish in the first place? Hosts Gregory Robinson and Yimin Chen speak with biologist Jennifer Blythe about the ecology of organic mercury - from the peat-loving, sulphate-reducing bacteria that produce it, down to the trout on your dinner table.
Think wide open fields of conversation with academics. We talk about their research, why it matters and what the world looks like through their eyes. This week's guest, Kim Solga, is an English Studies and Writing professor.
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