7 events found.
Week of Events
Great Trek
The Great Trek is a jaunt through Musqueam Territory. Join the 5km, 10km, Half Marathon and Hat-Trick which is a 36.1km race.
Monday, October 21, 2024
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October 21, 2024 -What Can I Do With My Major
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October 21, 2024 -Using Mendeley for Citation Management
What Can I Do With My Major
There are many possible directions you might be considering with your degree. Come and explore which options are best for you.
Using Mendeley for Citation Management
Mendeley is a reference management tool that helps you build libraries of references and then add citations and bibliographies to word-processed documents. This workshop is meant for those using or considering Mendeley as a Citation Management tool. Attendees will learn to add, edit, and organize references; create bibliographies; manage PDF and use the Mendeley Papers […]
Free
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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October 22, 2024 -Info-session for international Black undergraduate students about the Work Learn International Undergraduate Student Awards (WLIURA)
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October 22, 2024 -Disability-Specific Career Development Program Guest Speaker Series: Lift Your Voice – Designing a Personal Narrative w/ Rob Kim
Info-session for international Black undergraduate students about the Work Learn International Undergraduate Student Awards (WLIURA)
Info-session for international Black undergraduate students about the Work Learn International Undergraduate Student Awards Registration link: tinyurl.com/usrabkstd Please Note: Students attending will need approved access for the Black Student Space https://students.ubc.ca/about-student-services/black-student-space Undergraduate Research Awards are opportunities for undergraduate students to consider graduate studies and/or a research career by providing research work experience that complements their […]
Disability-Specific Career Development Program Guest Speaker Series: Lift Your Voice – Designing a Personal Narrative w/ Rob Kim
Please enroll in the Canvas course for access to additional resources and materials: https://canvas.ubc.ca/enroll/ETXK3R Zoom Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/66619478805?pwd=MfxJpiDmRoDuqqUqehCLHtVMcYqboA.1 Lift Your Voice - Designing a Personal Narrative w/ Rob Kim Session: Now what is a personal narrative you might ask? A personal narrative represents your skills and values in a manner that allows you to connect with […]
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
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Featured October 23, 2024 -Featured Wellbeing Walk & Roll – Nitobe Garden Tour
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Featured October 23, 2024 -Featured Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
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October 23, 2024 -Grapes to Glass: Wine Education and Tasting Series
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Featured October 23, 2024 -Featured Night Class: A Workshop with UBC School of Creative Writing
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Wellbeing Walk & Roll – Nitobe Garden Tour
Join the Move U Crew for a relaxing nature break with a tour around UBC's Nitobe Memorial Garden! The garden is one of the most traditional Japanese gardens outside of Japan and it's located right here on campus.
Free
Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
In this Indigenous Speakers Series session, we will have a conversation with Angela Sterritt, an award-winning investigative journalist, TV, radio, and podcast host, and national bestselling author for her book Unbroken. Angela is from the Wilp Wiik’aax (we-GAK) of the Gitanmaax (GIT-in-max) community within the Gitxsan (GICK-san) Nation on her dad’s side and from Bell […]
Free
Grapes to Glass: Wine Education and Tasting Series
Join Grapes to Glass – a four-session Wine Education and Tasting Series presented by the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Learn about the important elements of wine production, from grape-growing to enjoying the finished product, with a special focus on B.C. wines. Tour the UBC Wine Library – home to 4,000 unique bottles […]
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Night Class: A Workshop with UBC School of Creative Writing
Now a staple of the Vancouver Writers Festival, this interactive, unpredictable workshop offers writing tips, tricks, and cues from five members of UBC School of Creative Writing’s illustrious department: Whitney French, Frances Koncan, Mandy Len Catron, Jen Moss and Alix Ohlin. Participants will learn key writing skills in five minutes or less through nimble, electrifying […]
Thursday, October 24, 2024
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October 24, 2024 -Data visualization with ggplot2
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October 24, 2024 -How to Make Career & Life Decisions
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October 24, 2024 -Information Session: University of Cambridge
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October 24, 2024 -Data Bites – Best Practices for Creating a README file
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October 24, 2024 -Map Production with QGIS
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October 24, 2024 -Info-session for domestic Black undergraduate students about the Undergraduate Research Awards (USRA)
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October 24, 2024 -Kinesiology Over Time
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October 24, 2024 -Earth, Gods, and the Politics of Enchantment: A Political Ecology of the Imagination
Data visualization with ggplot2
This workshop will introduce concepts and tools for visualizing data in R, with emphasis on the ggplot2 package. Participants are expected to be familiar with R and the RStudio environment. The workshop will be one hour long, followed by an optional 30-minute practice period to reinforce what you learned or consult with the instructors. Workshop materials are […]
Free
How to Make Career & Life Decisions
Each day, we make choices that shape our realities and lives. In this session, we will examine and reframe myths related to your major and career. You will use design thinking principles – a set of tools and mindsets – to help you make intentional choices and progress towards your goals.
Information Session: University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge Information Session What it is like to study at the University of Cambridge? What GPA do you need? How do you apply? What programmes are on offer? Are there scholarships available? Attending Representative: Nathan Lamb, Regional Manager (North America & Australasia) Join Nathan Lamb from the University of Cambridge Office of Admission […]
Data Bites – Best Practices for Creating a README file
Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for creating a README file. A README is a guide to your data and assists other researchers to understand your dataset, its contents, provenance, licensing and how to interact with it. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 […]
Free
Map Production with QGIS
This is an introductory workshop focusing on the fundamental concepts and skills needed to begin using QGIS to explore and analyze spatial data. It is also meant to help you understand how to get started composing a map document for print production. By the end of this workshop, attendees will have a basic understanding of […]
Free
Info-session for domestic Black undergraduate students about the Undergraduate Research Awards (USRA)
Info-session for domestic Black undergraduate students about the CIHR/SSHRC/NSERC USRAs USRA = Undergraduate Research Awards Registration link: tinyurl.com/usrabkstd Please Note: Students attending will need approved access for the Black Student Space https://students.ubc.ca/about-student-services/black-student-space Undergraduate Research Awards are opportunities for undergraduate students to consider graduate studies and/or a research career by providing research work experience that complements […]
Kinesiology Over Time
Disciplines Over Time: Making, Keeping and Breaking the Boundaries of Knowledge Co-hosted with the UBC Emeritus College Patricia Vertinsky, Member of Common Room at Green College and Professor Emerita of Kinesiology, UBC; Nicola Hodges, Professor of Kinesiology, UBC; Jasmin Ma, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, UBC; and Matthew Fliss, PhD Candidate, Kinesiology, UBC Coach House, Green […]
Earth, Gods, and the Politics of Enchantment: A Political Ecology of the Imagination
Populist politicians and conspiracy cults enchant their followers through fear – of migrants, End Times, or an imagined nefarious World Government – and through promises of a backward-looking and insular social solidarity – of white Christian America or (Europe), Hindu India, et al. This talk presents a “political ecology of the imagination” that can help […]
Friday, October 25, 2024
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October 25, 2024 -Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)
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Featured October 25, 2024 -Featured Unlocking Housing Potential: How the New Single-Egress Code Can Help Us Build Better Communities
Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)
This workshop focuses on Large Language Models (LLM) to provide participants with a foundational understanding of LLM, their working, and how to fine-tune a pre-trained LLM for your own data. In this workshop, we will use cloud-based platforms, so you don’t need to have Python installed. Please make sure that you have a Google Colaboratory […]
Free
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Unlocking Housing Potential: How the New Single-Egress Code Can Help Us Build Better Communities
Experts will discuss a building code allowing single exit stair building design for smaller apartment buildings of up to six storeys, creating opportunities for new infill housing to meet the demand for ‘missing middle’ solutions in urban areas.
Saturday, October 26, 2024
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Featured October 26, 2024 -Featured Saturday Multi-vendor UBC Farm Farmers’ Market
Saturday Multi-vendor UBC Farm Farmers’ Market
Don’t miss the only multi-vendor farmers’ market in Vancouver located on a working farm! It’s our biggest weekly event on the Farm, bringing in dozens of vendors selling local fruits, vegetables, meats, baked goods, beverages, mushrooms, coffee and food trucks, alcohol, treats, crafts and prepared foods, as well as – of course! – the certified organic, […]
Sunday, October 27, 2024
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