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And this year's six Nobel Prize winners will be the topic of conversation at UBC Okanagan香蕉视频直播檚 fourth annual Nobel Night, Dec. 8 starting at 7 p.m.
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This year they include Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and singer-song writer Bob Dylan.
Following the panel discussion, there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
The event is free and open to public. Pay parking is available on campus. While the event is free, donations to the United Way will be accepted. Register at .
The event ill take place in the lecture theatre in the Fipke Centre for Innovative Research on the UBC Okanagan campus is Kelowna.
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Each year since then, laureates are named for their contributions in one of six categories including medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics and peace.
The prizes are awarded Dec.10 in Stockholm and Oslo concurrently.
The UBCO researchers who will speak about this years winners include:
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香蕉视频直播� Assistant chemistry professor Isaac Li, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences香蕉视频直播攃hemistry
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香蕉视频直播� Associate English professor Oliver Lovesey, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies香蕉视频直播攍iterature
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香蕉视频直播� Assistant economics professor Ross Hickey, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences香蕉视频直播擳he Sveriges Riksmbank Prize in Economic Sciences.
