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Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverDrop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverAccelerating Discovery: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Lectures
Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverWeek of Events
Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Overview Connecting with our oceans is more crucial today than at any time in our history. Renowned marine scientist Sylvia Earle describes the Ocean as the Blue Heart of the planet. Today, due to environmental devaluing and destruction resulting in climate crisis, the world’s oceans are experiencing ecosystem collapse, biodiversity loss, and mass extinctions. Following […]
Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Ocean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Overview Connecting with our oceans is more crucial today than at any time in our history. Renowned marine scientist Sylvia Earle describes the Ocean as the Blue Heart of the planet. Today, due to environmental devaluing and destruction resulting in climate crisis, the world’s oceans are experiencing ecosystem collapse, biodiversity loss, and mass extinctions. Following […]
Celebrate Learning Week UBCO Keynote: Bill Cohen
Celebrate Learning Week UBCO Keynote: Bill Cohen
This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. More information is coming soon. snk̓l̕ip’s power to make the world safe for the peoples to be: Coyote Stories so we can all have a future Keynote: Bill Cohen I speak as a Syilx Okanagan artist and educator engaged in […]
Job Search Strategies – Access the Hidden Job Market
Job Search Strategies – Access the Hidden Job Market
Learn the best ways to go about looking for work both online and in-person, and learn different strategies to access the hidden job market.
Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund – Stream 3: Student-led Projects Showcase
Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund – Stream 3: Student-led Projects Showcase
This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. The Indigenous Strategic Initiatives (ISI) Fund directly implements the 8 goals and 43 actions of the Indigenous Strategic Plan (ISP). Stream 3 provides funding for student-led initiatives that have an impact at any level, including unit, Faculty, department, institution or […]
Introduction to Text Analysis with the Hathi Trust Research Center
Introduction to Text Analysis with the Hathi Trust Research Center
This workshop will introduce participants to what is possible with the Hathi Trust Research Centre (HTRC) as a tool for Text Mining Research and include a hands-on component working with HTRC Data Capsules, a powerful tool for working with Hathi Trust materials. For hands-on participation please create a Hathi Trust Analytics account as per these […]
Ethical Approaches to Avian Influenza & Health Risks in Animal Agriculture
Ethical Approaches to Avian Influenza & Health Risks in Animal Agriculture
Avian influenza, or bird flu, has been receiving growing media attention due to continuing significant impacts on public health, economic stability, food security, animal welfare, and global health security. With the potential for highly pathogenic strains to cause severe illness and high mortality rates in birds and occasionally infect humans, the threat of a mutated […]
Introduction to Voyant Tools
Introduction to Voyant Tools
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* […]
Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students
Drop-In Career Advising for International Undergraduate Students
Irene Navarro, Career Educator, will be offering virtual drop-in advising for international undergraduate students from 1–3 PM Thursdays. International undergraduate students are encouraged to drop in – no appointment needed! – and ask any career questions they may have. Students will be seen individually for up to 10 minutes each (unless demand is low, in […]
Political Economy of Extinction
Political Economy of Extinction
Part of the The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the UBC Emeritus College lecture series Political Economy of Extinction and Biodiversity Loss with Dr. Jessica Dempsey, Geography (2018 Wall Scholar) Dr. Rashid Sumaila, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs Dr. Louise Teh, Research Associate, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Audrey Irvine-Broque, Graduate Student, Geography In this session, […]
Interview Preparation – Learn and Practice Effective Strategies to be Interview Ready
Interview Preparation – Learn and Practice Effective Strategies to be Interview Ready
Want some tried and tested tips for getting interview-ready? Come to this session to learn and practice flexible and effective strategies to maximize your interview preparation.
Accelerating Discovery: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Lectures
Accelerating Discovery: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Lectures
Each year, UBC’s Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships (KARF) support six exceptional early career researchers to pursue research projects with the potential for significant impact in their field of study. Join us over two special evenings of lectures to hear how the inaugural cohort of KARF recipients, funded in 2020, have advanced their research and scholarship. […]
MEL & MHLP Virtual Open Day 2023
MEL & MHLP Virtual Open Day 2023
Want to learn more about UBC’s Master of Engineering Leadership or Master of Health Leadership & Policy professional master degrees? Discover the advantages of these transformative degrees, and explore how they can accelerate your career goals at the annual UBC MEL & MHLP Virtual Open Day! The annual MEL & MHLP Virtual Open Day is a unique opportunity for prospective and newly admitted students to […]
UTown@UBC Nature Club: Vascular Plants
UTown@UBC Nature Club: Vascular Plants
This event is part of the 2023 Celebrate Learning Week, taking place from May 2–9, 2023. Plants like trees, shrubs, flowers, and ferns are known as vascular plants, which means they have inner structures that transport water, sugar, and nutrients around their bodies. Learn about new and familiar plants while we explore different groups and their […]