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Exhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)
Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, VancouverExhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)
Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverExhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)
Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverWednesday Noon Hours: Ensemble Made in Canada
Roy Barnett Recital Hall (Music Building) 6361 Memorial Road, VancouverExhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)
Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverExhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)
Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverChan Centre EXP Series: Colin Stetson
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 6265 Crescent Road, VancouverExhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)
Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverHow will Canada Prosper in the Next Age of Uncertainty?
P. A. Woodward Instructional Resources Centre (Woodward IRC) 2194 Health Sciences Mall, VancouverExhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)
Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, VancouverOcean Education: Developing knowledge, caring, and taking action
Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description VancouverWeek of Events
The Willful Plot exhibition
The Willful Plot exhibition
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery is open from Tuesday to Friday 10 am to 5 pm; Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 pm; and closed Mondays and holidays. Derya Akay and Vivienne Bessette, Gabi Dao, Derek Jarman, Charmian Johnson, Glenn Lewis, Mike MacDonald, Rehab Nazzal, Dana Qaddah The Willful Plot brings together […]
Walk for Joy 2023
Walk for Joy 2023
Walk for Joy is an annual 9-week walking and rolling challenge aimed at promoting regular physical activity with friends or family. This challenge runs from January to April and is open to anyone. Join as a team or challenge yourself. Get moving, win prizes and have fun! Registration closes Jan 29.
Exhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)
Exhibition: Leslie Cheung 張國榮 – Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)
Co-presented by UBC Asian Library and the Department of Asian Studies, Leslie Cheung 張國榮: Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003) commemorates the 20th anniversary of the passing of the legendary Hong Kong actor, singer, and performer, Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing. In addition to books and scholarly journals, the exhibition features a collection of original Asian-language film posters from some of Cheung’s most popular and critically […]
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 […]
Rally in Solidarity with Ukraine
Rally in Solidarity with Ukraine
On February 24, Ukraine and Ukrainians around the world commemorate the beginning of a nightmare, one year since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. At this rally, we would like to pay tribute to Ukrainian students and their bravery in going through the war at home. Some of them might be fighting on the frontlines […]
An Introduction to AI and Copyright in Canada
An Introduction to AI and Copyright in Canada
Speaker: Dr. Graham Reynolds, Associate professor, UBC Allard School of Law Description: This session will provide an introduction to some of the key issues involving AI and copyright in Canada. After providing a definition of AI, it will discuss issues at the intersection of AI and copyright including whether AI-generated works are capable of being protected by […]
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop into the UBC First Nations Longhouse to speak with an Enrolment Services Advisor and member of the Indigenous Student Support Team to chat about any questions around the various financial pathways at UBC.
2023 McLean Lectures in Canadian Studies
2023 McLean Lectures in Canadian Studies
Please join us on March 7th in the Green College Coach House. Professor Minelle Mahtani, McLean Chair in Canadian Studies, and her Canadian Studies students will co-present their work, “Creating a Critical Canadian Studies: Dialogue-based constellations of care.” There will be a reception afterwards.
2022 Year in Review and Considerations for 2023
2022 Year in Review and Considerations for 2023
Speaker: Michal Jaworski, Partner and Co-Chair of Higher Learning Practice, Clark Wilson Description: After almost six years as in-house counsel at the University of British Columbia, Michal returned to private practice where he continues to strengthen his ties to the post-secondary community in Canada as the Co-Chair of Clark Wilson's Higher Learning Practice. Where there […]
Wednesday Noon Hours: Ensemble Made in Canada
Wednesday Noon Hours: Ensemble Made in Canada
Juno award-winning piano quartet, Ensemble Made in Canada (EMIC) has performed for Winnipeg Virtuosi, Montreal Pro Musica, SUNY New Paltz, Stratford Music Festival, Ottawa Chamberfest, Parry Sound Festival of the Sound, Jeffery Chamber Music Series, Lindsay Concert Productions, including multiple work cycles for the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society. EMIC has provided master classes, chamber music […]
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop-in financial advising with the Indigenous Student Support Team (ES Advisors)
Drop into the UBC First Nations Longhouse to speak with an Enrolment Services Advisor and member of the Indigenous Student Support Team to chat about any questions around the various financial pathways at UBC.
Changing the World: Engineering the Future
Changing the World: Engineering the Future
Girls* and gender non-conforming folks in grades 10-12 are invited to explore why engineering is an amazing career for those who want to change the world, help improve the lives of others and the environment around us, and who like teamwork and problem-solving. Learn about different types of engineering, chat with current students, hear from […]
The Phil Lind Initiative: Safiya Noble
The Phil Lind Initiative: Safiya Noble
The United States is polarized like never before. The 2023 Phil Lind Series (Un)Civil Discourse explores some of the major factors fueling the rancor and divisiveness in American politics and asks: how can citizens and leaders find common ground across a range of political issues that divide them? Dr. Safiya Noble is a 2021 MacArthur Fellow, a recipient […]
Chan Centre EXP Series: Colin Stetson
Chan Centre EXP Series: Colin Stetson
Colin Stetson is a saxophonist “with fire for lungs” (NPR). The Montreal-based, multi-reed instrumentalist and composer is changing the form of modern solo sax playing through his daring exploration of extended techniques – multiphonics, circular breathing, and percussive valve manipulation, as well as the sheer physicality required of his chosen instrument, the bass saxophone. For […]
How will Canada Prosper in the Next Age of Uncertainty?
How will Canada Prosper in the Next Age of Uncertainty?
Dr. Stephen Poloz, Former Governor of the Bank of Canada, Special Advisor, Osler Business Law Dr. Poloz is a distinguished economist with four decades of experience in financial markets, forecasting, and economic policy. He is the author of The Next Age of Uncertainty: How the World Can Adapt to a Riskier Future (2022). Dr. Poloz […]