Philip Holden’s short story collection Heaven Has Eyes spans three cities—Singapore, Vancouver, and London—exploring belonging across space, language, culture, and time. Its new North American edition contains new stories that consider the place of the past in the present, and which are also informed by practices of narrative care in mental health. Taking Singapore as a fulcrum, […]
Everyone is an immunologist! For if you’ve recovered from a cold or an infection, you must have wondered how your immune system does this. Despite immense progress in the field of immunology over the timespan of Dr Mike Gold’s career, there are still many unanswered questions. How do many different types of immune cells act […]
Join the UBC Science of Physiologic Birth Cluster for our upcoming webinar on perinatal mental health, in collaboration with the Daymark Foundation. Primary health care is the main entry point for perinatal care in Canada, where perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) affect an estimated 23% of individuals nationally and 28% in Newfoundland and Labrador. […]
Join us for an online session to learn about the UBC Micro-certificate in AI-Assisted English Language Learning, an exciting new program developed and taught by UBC Vantage College. This one-of-a-kind program is addressing the growing and urgent need in British Columbia and beyond for English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners to develop higher language proficiency and digital literacy. Using a unique combination of English skills instruction […]
Please join us for our Pop Pedagogies Lightning Talks event featuring UBC community members who have developed innovative lesson plans, modules, or units that meaningfully integrate popular media (broadly defined) into teaching and learning on campus and beyond. Featured talks will also include projects funded by the 2025 Pop Pedagogies Award. We will provide catered lunch for attendees, […]
The Coastal Dance Festival (CDF) returns for its 19th annual celebration from March 3–8, 2026 at the Museum of Anthropology, bringing together powerful stories, songs, and dances from Indigenous peoples of BC, Yukon, Alaska, and Washington State, alongside guest Sami artists from Norway. Through a range of events, including family friendly performances, ticketed evening shows, artist talks, and film screenings, CDF […]
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