SJO

Ask Santa - November 2018

Is there something you’d like to ask UBC president Santa Ono? If so, this new video series may be your chance (details at end of video). We kicked things off by asking him about the impressions he’s formed during his first two years here, and his priorities for the future.

1 MIN | November 30, 2018

Selected Stories

Simon Donner in a pink collared shirt, touching his chin with his finger, against a blurred grassy background.
Net Zero: Go big or go home
Jared Downing
10 Min
A graphic of a tree made of green conversation bubbles with people conversing underneath.
How to talk about climate change
Bruce Grierson
9 Min
The Uralkali Potash Mine: spiralling swirls of earth like nautilus shells, shot through with streaks of red.
Clean energy’s catch‑22
Richard Littlemore
11 Min
A graphic of hands and people cleaning up the earth with a spray bottle, a cloth, plants, and chemicals.
Making petrochemicals... without the “petro”
Jared Downing
5 Min
A photo of Naomi Klein seated at a metal table against a dark background, wearing glasses and a russet overcoat.
A Just Transition
Naomi Klein
13 Min
A nuclear reactor tower against the blue sky.
Why nuclear energy is not the solution to the climate crisis
6 Min
See All

Podcasts

Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
What’s at stake in the 2024 US elections?
27 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
How UBC is prioritizing the mental wellbeing of its varsity athletes
31 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
Queer nightlife and the pursuit of joy
32 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
Behind New York City’s vision for racial justice
36 Min
Carol Eugene Park and Jeevan Sangha
The Bard goes digital: Emerging technologies and Shakespeare’s First Folio
43 Min