IdeaFest 2015 - Change-makers: Bright minds and big ideas

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Monday, March 2nd, 2015
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

UVic is home to 38 internationally recognized Canada Research Chairs that are pushing the frontiers of knowledge in their fields. Join four of these preeminent scholars as they share their stories of innovation and impact in a series of fast-paced talks, followed by a conversation with the audience. Come and be inspired by marine and deep space discoveries, ground breaking cancer research and new perspectives in Indigenous law.

Panelists include: John Borrows (Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law) Interweaving Indigenous law in the contemporary world; Reuven Gordon (Canada Research Chair in Nanoplasmonics) Breakthrough: Discover how light-based nano-technologies are driving the pace of cancer research; Roberta Hamme (Canada Research Chair in Ocean Carbon Dynamics) The Secret Life of Carbon: Ocean carbon cycles and the future of climate change and Kim Venn (Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics) Unlocking the structure of the universe and our place within it.

This event will be webcast.

Hosted by UVic’s Vice-President of Research, David Castle.