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Episode 40: Overcoming Adversity: The Coltyn Liu Story

May 19, 2022

UBC student-athlete Coltyn Liu was just two years old when an accident left him with a number of challenges, including a brain injury. He was able to not only live with his conditions but thrive despite them. In this episode, Santa talks to Coltyn about how he overcame his challenges to become a star volleyball player […]

Episode 37: Margaret Moss

April 20, 2022

In this episode of the Blue & Goldcast, Santa talks to Margaret Moss, the Interim Associate Vice-President, Equity & Inclusion, about her current role and her work with UBC’s First Nations House of Learning. Download the transcript here.

Episode 36: Julio Montaner – Bringing Passion and Energy to HIV/AIDS research

April 8, 2022

Dr. Julio Montaner is the director of the British Columbia Center for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, the chair in AIDS research and head of the division of AIDS in the faculty of medicine at the University of British Columbia. He discusses highlights of his distinguished career as one of the world’s foremost AIDS/HIV researchers. Download the […]

Episode 35: Research cluster Ars Scientia pairs physicist and artist for collaborative research

March 14, 2022

Ars Scientia is an ongoing UBC research excellence cluster which pairs scientists and artists, challenging them to create work that stepped outside of their respective disciplines and bridge the academic gap between arts and science. Today, Santa speaks to Daniel Korchinski and Josephine Lee. Daniel, a physicist, and Josephine, an artist were paired together to […]

Episode 34: Nancy Hermiston: “The Face of UBC”

February 9, 2022

In this episode of the Blue & Goldcast, Santa talks to Nancy Hermiston, chair of UBC’s Voice and Opera Division, director of UBC’s Opera Ensemble and University Marshall; who Santa describes as “the face of UBC.” Download the transcript here.

Episode 33: Scholarly Integrity at UBC

January 20, 2022

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-33-scholarly-integrity?si=a6bc94a56cd442dab6b3271282ef1b3d&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing In the first episode of the Blue and Goldcast for 2022, Santa talks with two scholars working to improve scholarly integrity at UBC. Dr. Ross Hickey is an associate professor in the Faculty of Management and the Department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science at UBC’s Okanagan campus Jacqui Brinkman is the Director of […]

Episode 32: Peter Klein on the Future of Journalism

December 15, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-32-peter-klein-on-the-future-of-journalism In this episode, Santa talks to Peter Klein from the UBC School of Journalism about his current projects and the future of journalism. Download the transcript here.

Episode 29: Cycling for Mental Health

October 28, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-29-cycling-for-mental-health?si=ed71ce56f0924687bc7731d466d3531e   In this episode of the Blue and Goldcast, Santa Ono chats with UBC Okanagan student Mikey Friedland, who has just returned from an epic bicycle ride to the Arctic Ocean to raise funds and awareness of mental health issues. Download the transcript here

Episode 27: Ethics in Business

September 3, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-27-ethics-in-business In this episode of the Blue & Goldcast, Santa talks to the directors of the Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics about why ethics matter in business more than ever. Download the transcript here.

Episode 26: Handel Wright on Anti-Racism and Inclusion at UBC

August 19, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/blue-gold-26-handel-wright-on-anti-racism     In this episode of the Blue & Goldcast, special guest Dr. Handel Wright discusses anti-racism, Black Studies, and his own journey with Santa Ono. Download the transcript here.

Episode 25: Glenn Regehr on Education for Health Professionals

July 19, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-25-glenn-regehr-on-education-for-health-professionals?in=ubc_blue_and_goldcast/sets/blue-and-goldcast In this episode of the Blue & Goldcast, Santa talks to Dr. Glenn Regehr is a researcher in health professions education in the Faculty of Medicine. Download the transcript here.

Episode 23: Fatherhood and Masculinity in the 21st Century

June 18, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/blue-gold-episode-23-fatherhood-in-the-21st-century?in=ubc_blue_and_goldcast/sets/blue-and-goldcast In this episode of the Blue and Goldcast, Santa talks to UBC’s Dr. David Kuhl about his research into fatherhood and masculinity. Dr. Kuhl holds the Mohammad H. Mohseni Foundation Chair in Men’s Health, Integrity and Wellbeing at Vancouver Coastal Health with support from the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. Download the transcript here.

Episode 21: Species at Risk

May 6, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/blue-and-gold-21-species-at-risk UBC’s Vancouver campus sits at the tip of one of the most important estuaries in the province, the Fraser River. In this estuary alone, there are 102 species at risk of extinction. My guest today, Tara Martin of the Faculty of Forestry, studies this area, as well as how to best save species at […]

Episode 19: Kevin Golovin’s Cool COVID Protection

April 1, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-19-cool-covid-19-protection In this episode, Santa talks to UBC Okanagan professor Kevin Golovin about his anti-fouling and anti-fogging face shields and his “cool” research. Download the transcript here.

Episode 18: Everything You Wanted to Know About UBC’s Senates!

March 18, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-18-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-ubcs-senates UBC Okanagan professors Jan Cioe and Jannick Eikenaar talk to Santa about the university’s senates and why they matter. Download the transcript here.

Episode 17: Introducing the CanMask!

March 4, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-17-compostable-masks I’m joined by UBC engineering professors Johan Foster and Orlando Rojas who have been working with a multidisciplinary team of researchers and scientists to design what may be the world’s first fully compostable and biodegradable medical mask—the CanMask.  Download the transcript here.

Episode 16: EDI in Applied Science

February 9, 2021

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-16-sheryl-staub-french I’m joined by Sheryl Staub-French, the Associate Dean of UBC’s Faculty of Applied Science to discuss the Faculty’s equity, diversity, and inclusion strategies. Here at UBC, we’re committed to doing better by all of our students, faculty, and staff. That means advancing and prioritizing our understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion, or EDI, not […]

Episode 13: Order in the Court

December 17, 2020

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-13-order-in-the-court UBC President Santa Ono talks to Professor Camden Hutchison from the Peter A. Allard School of Law about the differences and similarities between the Supreme Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of the USA.   Download the transcript here.

Episode 12: UBC as a Climate Leader

November 12, 2020

https://soundcloud.com/ubc_blue_and_goldcast/episode-12-ubc-as-a-climate-leader This week on the Blue & Goldcast, Santa talks to Dr. Walter Mérida, the president’s senior advisor on climate, as well as the director of the Clean Energy Research Centre. Dr. Mérida and Santa sit down to discuss how UBC can continue its role as a climate leader in Canada and beyond. You can […]

Episode 11: Land & Food Systems Roundtable

September 30, 2020

 Blue and Goldcast · Episode 11: Land & Food Systems Roundtable This week on the Blue and Goldcast, join Santa and guests for a roundtable discussion about how the Faculty of Land and Food Systems is integrating anti-racist and social equity frameworks into the natural sciences, while partnering with communities along the way. Dr. […]

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