Are you interested in computational methods in the humanities? Do you want to know more about Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) XML? This is a workshop for those interested in getting started with TEI. By diving into examples of projects and through introductory hands-on activities, we will explore several use cases of text encoding, as well […]
In 1734, a Black Portuguese-born woman Marie-Joseph Angélique was publicly executed in Montréal for setting a fire to escape enslavement. This drag-burlesque performance by local queer artists, developed by Kyra Philbert, re-imagines the historical figure as a contemporary registered nurse to explore Blackness in Canadian nursing.
PwC is inviting students to attend our Deals and non-CPA information session regarding our upcoming spring postings. This event is open to students studying an undergraduate degree in business, arts, science, technology, engineering or math graduating in the years 2022, 2023 and 2024. Here are the event details: Virtual: Information Session on May 9, […]
This workshop will cover the differences between various kinds of graduate programs (professional, course-based, and research-based), as well as common motivations for considering graduate school. We’ll discuss how to choose a program based on your key priorities, as well as how to decide if and when graduate studies might be the right choice. *This workshop […]
Get your resume ready and learn to effectively tailor your application to a particular job posting that highlights your achievements. If possible, bring a draft of your resume and/or cover letter.
Identify key elements to an effective profile and get practice building your profile. We will also talk about how to network and research career ideas using alumni and employer profiles.
This workshop will introduce the Unix shell, a powerful way to communicate with your computer more directly through a command line interface. There are many ways to interact with a computer. Most of the time we click on things and select options with a cursor through a graphical user interface (GUI). A command line is […]
Part of the The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the UBC Emeritus College lecture series Tipping Points: Climate Change, History and the North with Nancy Langston, Distinguished Professor of Environmental History at Michigan Technological University In this talk, Langston explores tipping points, caribou/reindeer restoration, and the possibility of hope in the Anthropocene. In climate […]
Join UBC's Department of Psychology at their annual Quinn Memorial Lecture. Dr. Barbara Landau, the Dick and Lydia Todd Professor of Cognitive Science at the Johns Hopkins University, is the distinguished speaker. Dr. Landau will present on 'Geometry and function in spatial terms: Core and More'. Dr. Landau is interested in human knowledge of language […]
UBC-DIBS is thrilled to announce this year’s outstanding line-up of researchers and practitioners sharing their field and lab projects using the behavioural and decision sciences to "nudge for good". Seminars are 10-11am PT on select Fridays.
Our popular and award-winning series of short and focused sessions, CME on the Run! 2022-2023, will be offered virtually again this year from Sept. 2022 to May 2023. The UBC Department of Family Practice and UBC CPD are excited to introduce our next series of lectures and incredible speakers. Session dates and themes: Sep 16, […]
Date: Saturday, 13 May 2023 Time: 15:00 – 17:00 PDT Venue: Labatt Hall, Room 1700, SFU Harbour Centre (555 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, V6B 4N6) The documentary unfolds the story of the iconic State Theatre 皇都戲院 in Hong Kong and its legendary founder Harry Odell, a Cairo-born, Shanghai-bred Russian Jew who stamped his mark on the cultural […]
