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

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
Event Series Introduction to Git and GitHub

Introduction to Git and GitHub

Online/Virtual Event

Learn the basics of using Git and GitHub for version control and collaboration.  Git is widely used version control software that tracks changes to a group of files, referred to as a repository.  GitHub is a popular website for hosting and sharing Git repositories, making it easier to collaborate and share your work.  Together, Git and GitHub provide a […]

Free

Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track

Online/Virtual Event

We will cover the purposes of literature reviews; the different types of reviews; developing effective search strategies; finding the right databases to search; locating scholarly articles, theses / dissertations, books, and more; and resources to help you keep track of your research. There will be time to engage with the presenters, so bring your questions. […]

Free
Event Series Introduction to Voyant Tools

Introduction to Voyant Tools

Online/Virtual Event

We will introduce Voyant, a free suite of visual tools for text analysis. Participants will get hands on experience applying common tools within Voyant to a corpus. No prior experience with text analysis is required. This workshop is part of the Digital Toolkit workshop series presented by the UBC Library Research Commons. Location Details Location: *ONLINE* If […]

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

Games for Decolonization Workshop

Hennings Building 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

The Games and Decolonization Workshop is an interdisciplinary forum dedicated to examining the intersections between board games and discourses of settler colonialism, decolonization, Indigenous sovereignty, and social justice. This two-day event will bring together Indigenous and settler scholars to engage in critical conversations regarding the role of gaming cultures and tarot in the work of […]