This talk by Lingxi and Angela, will focus on pharmaceutical access barriers that affect patients worldwide. By sharing their personal experiences and their expertise, these two pharmacy students give exposure to the hard choices that many patients need to make when medications are unaffordable, as well as offer possible solutions generated by technological start ups that target inaccessibility.

Angela Ji and Lingxi Li are both students in the Pharmacy program at the University of British Columbia.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Despite having learnt how to sail only 6 weeks prior, Joanna and her friend boarded an 18 foot catamaran in Port Townsend, Washington with a mind to make it 750 miles to Ketchikan, Alaska. Here, she shares her story and explores the joys and perils of of Type II fun, and the conquering of her fear of death (slightly tongue-in-cheek).

Joanna Ludlow is an alumnus of the University of British Columbia, and employee at UBC’s Enrolment Services. She is also currently pursuing a Masters in Conflict Analysis at Royal Roads University.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Join Samia as she discusses how social media impacts us, from our mood to our mental health, and particularly in the university setting. From this, she will demonstrate how social media has us putting our (virtual) best face forward, inadvertently creating a multitude of one-sided conversations where students display their successes but hide their personal lows.

Samia Khan is a student at the University of British Columbia, in the Psychology program.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

Rhoda was born in a displaced peoples’ camp and at the age of 9 was moved to one of the world’s largest refugee camps (Kakuma). Here, she shares her own story of how she took education as a ship to sail across oceans from the refugee camp to a university campus.

Rhoda Philip is currently at the University of British Columbia, studying business and computer science.

This talk was given at TEDxTerryTalks 2015 using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

In this talk, Jennine Punzalan will argue that the difficulties of time management and the dynamics of student involvement are heavily based on one’s social class. This creates a perpetual cycle where students with lower incomes, who work average part-time jobs, are not recognized due to “unimpressive profiles”, and students who can afford to have the time, are recognized. It’s an aspect of campus involvement that is prevalent, but is not being talked about.

Jennine Punzalan is a student of International Relations and French Honours at the University of British Columbia

This talk was given at TEDxTerryTalks 2015 using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx

This talk offers a refreshing perspective on Africa by recognizing it as a thriving global business hub, and the epicentre of a youth dividend that will form the world’s largest labor force by 2035.

Malaika is a commerce student at the University of British Columbia. Kuzi is a economics and commerce student at the University of British Columbia.

In this episode, we do headlines, learn what anthropologists mean by ‘thick description,’ and talk to Robert Klitzman about his new book on the internal review boards that look at research, ‘The Ethics Police?: The Struggle to Make Human Research Safe.’

“There is no required training to be an IRB member. Anyone — you could be an IRB chair tomorrow! Nowhere does it say what the training is or should be. I was startled to learn that sometimes IRB members are volunteered. One women, when she got to her university, she was told everyone in the department is put on her committee, and her committee would be the IRB. And she said: what’s an IRB?’ So again you have, as one colleague put it, “well-meaning amateurs.”

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Watch graduate student, Sean McCotter, cover the world of sex, smuts, molds and mushrooms, as he goes on to expose all the fun and challenging details of fungal fornication – showing that this diverse group of organisms has a significant global presence deserving of everyone’s attention.

Via TEDxTerry Talks 2015.

And we’re live! Head on over to our eventbrite link to pick up your tickets. This will get you access to an awesome TED program of UBC student speakers, student group booth fair, and also includes your lunch, coffee and snacks for the day! At only $12 a ticket, these are guaranteed to go fast, so make sure you don’t delay.

Tickets? Available here. 

We are pleased to announce that the TEDx Terry Talks will return for its 8th year on November 7th, 2015. Held in the beautiful Life Sciences Institute,  this annual campus event brings UBC’s brightest students together to give the talk of their lives. Based on the TED model, the TEDx Terry talks are a student conference where UBC’s very own bright and talented students have the opportunity to express their passions. The conference has become one of the most prominent and well-attended student events on campus, drawing an audience of nearly 400.

Our 2015 Speakers (titles subject to revision)

Undergraduate:

Jennine Punzalan – “The Privilege of Campus Involvement”

Lingxi Li and Angela Ji – “Mind The Gap: Access barriers from lab to patient care”

Rhoda Philip – “Say yes to fate but beat all the odds”

Samia Khan – “Social Media: Too Much of A Good Thing?”

Miguel Rozo – “On how an immigrant’s resilience does not end with migration.”

Malaika Kapur and Kuzi Mutonga – “Changing the African Conversation: Ke Nako (It’s time!)”

Graduate:
Sean McCotter – “Sex, Smuts, Molds and Mushrooms: An Exposé of Fungal Fornication”

Alumni:
Joanna Ludlow – “How to sail to Alaska in 3 easy steps”

And we’re back! This year’s TEDxTerry Talks will be held on November 7th, 2015. That’s a Saturday of good talks, good folks, and good food.

For more information, head over to the main TEDxTerry Talks page, or click here to get right to the application info. Applications are due on October 13th, 2015 at 11:59PM.