Category: Lecture Event

  • What makes a city age-friendly?

    Friday, 25 October 2019 Speaker: Louise Plouffe Lecture title: What makes a city age-friendly? Lecture Summary Major global trends in this century include the aging of the population and urbanization.  However, most cities and towns are built to accommodate a working age-population and their families, with little thought of the growing numbers of increasingly older persons with…

  • Finding Your Funny

    Friday, 27 September 2019 Speaker: Rachelle Elie Lecture title: Finding Your Funny Lecture Summary A whimsical tour with personal anecdotes of the life of a professional comedian and clown. Where do jokes come from? How do the people who make us laugh for a living create their material? How do they learn their art and craft?…