New to citation management, don't know where to start, or trying to get familiar with the free tools supported at UBC? This workshop compares the two citation management tools supported at the Research Commons, Zotero and Mendeley, including a discussion of the similarities and unique features of each tool. We will also go over some commonly encountered challenges, […]
To celebrate Asian Heritage Month, join us for a unique cultural experience at Abbotsford’s Gur Sikh Temple, a historic landmark that embodies the rich heritage and traditions of the Sikh community in British Columbia, led by historian and EDI Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra. This tour event invites you to explore the spiritual and architectural marvel that […]
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, […]
Everyone who is using Zotero or thinks they might like to use Zotero is welcome at this workshop. During this session, participants will: Learn the best ways to use Zotero to keep all of your citations in order throughout your research; Gain tips and tricks to get the most out of Zotero and your citation management tracking […]
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 […]
The UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) is pleased to invite you to join our 3rd virtual Annual Symposium. The symposium will be held virtually on Wednesday, June 5th, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 3:15 PM. During this year's symposium, we will focus on embedding inclusive excellence into […]
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, […]
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 […]
MOA is reopening! Celebrate the much-anticipated reopening of the Museum on June 13 at 5pm.
There are many cases where it's helpful to combine data from multiple sources or tables. This workshop will introduce how to work with multiple data frames in R. Participants are expected to already be familiar with R and RStudio. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: Understand the need to work […]
The Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics is hosting the 2024 Business for Social Good Summit: Balancing Purpose and Profit to advance the cross-sectoral dialogue about how business can be a force for social good—benefitting the planet and the people that live on it. To tackle the pressing question of how businesses can find […]
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, […]
Shop at the UNA Spring Fair & Craft Market with over 25 local artists! Crafts will include jewelry, stain glass, prints, nails, and more. Local artists include: Bingle’s Craft Jewelry Garogato Art Grace’s Crochet Cloves Indian Summer Designs JJW Aromas Lemonface Studio Sparkforge Workshop Stellar Jewelry Tema Olive Art Treasure Box
In recent years, quantum computing has made continuous progress from improvements in scalability to advancements in error correction codes. This has motivated an increasing focus on exploring use cases and applications. Join us for this year’s second Unboxing Quantum panel, where industry experts and thought leaders in quantum come together to discuss Canada’s rapidly evolving […]
About the Talk In this presentation, Dr. Cerdeña will discuss how state failure in Latin America drives migration to the United States, how racist and capitalist policies of immigration enforcement control migrant bodies, and how migrant mothers living in Connecticut demonstrate “imperative resilience”—defined as social and cognitive strategies to resist oppression—to build futures for their […]
Professor Stepan Wood of the Centre for Law & the Environment, and Professor David Boyd of the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, are excited to invite you to an informal gathering with the inimitable Philippine environmental lawyer and storyteller, Antonio Oposa Jr. Tony is famous for the 1993 Minors Oposa case in which the Philippine Supreme Court declared that old-growth […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
Vancouver is full of built environments that are the result of urban planning, grassroots community place-making, and sometimes a bit of both. Depending on their histories, consultation processes, and the intention behind the project, these built environments can be spaces of inclusion for some and exclusion for others. Inspired by the Museum of Vancouver’s (MOV) […]