Walk for Joy

Neville Scarfe Building 2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Walk for Joy (formerly Walkabout) is a 9 week walking, rolling and physical activity challenge designed to get people moving and reduce sedentary time. This challenge is open to all UBC students, staff, faculty, and community members. A large emphasis is placed on being social while completing physical activity, so find a friend to get […]

Free

Ramadan: Community Iftar hosted by UBC Muslim Student Association

Place Vanier Residence 1935 Lower Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Throughout Ramadan, student clubs at UBC will be hosting events and activities for Muslim students at the UBC Vancouver campus. Please join the UBC Muslim Student Association for Community Iftar from 6:30pm to 9:00pm at the Place Vanier Ballroom.

Free

NGDI UBC: Global Health Access and Equity Webinar

Online/Virtual Event

As UBC celebrates 15+ years of establishing and implementing our Global Access Principles we are having a webinar on March 19th 2024 from 9:30 to 11:30 (PST) discussing Global Health Access and Equity with a particular focus on best practices, practical examples of success and current barriers/limitations of implementing such principles and policies. Join us […]

Healing Through Land, Jazz and History with Delbert Anderson

Online/Virtual Event

Anderson shares his project experience with the Bureau of Land Management, youth ensemble program and Diné artist research. Anderson will conduct an activity on how everyone can navigate life and will pass on Indigenous knowledge of how everyone can live in beauty, balance and harmony.

Free

Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ESA)

First Nations Longhouse 1985 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

With the start of the Winter session, the Indigenous Student Support Team from Enrolment Services will be resuming in-person drop-in advising for Indigenous students at the First Nations House of Learning. From 10:00 am and going until 3:00 pm, Indigenous students can ask financial (or other – we are happy to try and help however […]

Unpacking identity, care & healing: An IBPOC-only wellbeing workshop series

Online/Virtual Event

Self-care. Resilience. Trauma. Healing. These words are often brought up in conversations around wellbeing. In this 4-part series, open to IBPOC-only faculty and staff at UBC, these concepts will be contextualized in a more community-centered way. Held across 4 separate days, we will use this time to unpack the importance of identity, culture, and histories […]

Free

Informing ethical lung cancer screening policies through inquiries of key informant perspectives and public values

School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

Speaker: Manisha Pahwa, McGill University Lung cancer screening policies and programs are evolving in Canadian jurisdictions with the goal of reducing lung cancer mortality. Potential ethical issues range from promoting autonomy and minimizing harm, to group-level justice considerations related screening access and the use of lung cancer risk factor information to determine individual screening eligibility. […]

Java Journeys: Peer Career Coffee Hour

Simon K. Y. Lee Global Lounge and Resource Centre 2205 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Wanting to chat with peers about career-related topics in a relaxed environment? Join us at the Global Lounge for Java Journeys: Peer Career Coffee Hour to engage in taking your career to the next level! On Tuesday March 12th, 19th, and 26th, each week will have its own theme to spark conversation but it will […]

Free

Job Search Strategies

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Learn the best ways to look for work online and in-person, and decide which strategies will help you to access the hidden job market.

Introduction to Machine Learning: Regression Models

Online/Virtual Event

This workshop focuses on regression models to provide participants with a foundational understanding of machine learning concepts, techniques, and tools used for linear and nonlinear regression. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises, participants will gain practical experience with regression algorithms, one of the most popular machine-learning techniques. The workshop begins with an overview […]

Free