Dancing with change: Finding your rhythm in life’s ever-changing beat (Staff/Faculty only)

Online/Virtual Event

Change is inevitable, uncomfortable and challenging. However, many forget that change also brings about choices, opportunity, and control. That is why learning how to manage change for ourselves and others is so important.    In this workshop, we will explore the impact of change on us from a physical and psychological perspective. We will focus on managing change, uncovering a constant, and assessing control. This workshop will also provide the tools and tips needed for leaders and […]

Sharing the Decision, not the Burden: Toward Integration of Shared Decision-Making in Medication Use for Heart Failure

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WiP Seminar: Dr. Ricky Turgeon   Heart failure (HF) affects over 800,000 Canadians and is on the rise. HF develops when the heart is not strong enough to move blood around the body, impairs quality of life, and reduces life expectancy. Despite high-quality evidence supporting several medication options to treat HF, use of these medications […]

Introduction to Machine Learning: Neural Networks

Online/Virtual Event

In this workshop, participants will dive into the fascinating world of neural networks. Neural networks have emerged as powerful models for solving complex and nonlinear problems. This workshop begins with an introduction to neural networks, covering their architecture, activation functions, and training algorithms. Participants will gain insights into how neural networks can effectively capture and […]

Free

2024 UBC Pride Connect: 2SLGBTQIA+ faculty & staff reception

Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre 6163 University Boulevard, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Overview The UBC Pride Connect reception for 2SLGBTQIA+ faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows is back for 2024! The reception is an annual event for building and sustaining 2SLGBTQIA+ networks, while championing a more inclusive campus community. A photographer will be present. If you are not comfortable being photographed, please indicate in the registration form. Register […]

Applying Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom (AA-RPC)

Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) 1985 Learners' Walk, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Apply Now To apply, participants are required to commit for the entire series. Apply by May 23, 2024. The Applying Anti-Racist Pedagogy in the Classroom program is a cohort-based program where educators will explore anti-racist approaches and practices while learning from others and building relationships in a collaborative learning environment. In this program we will focus on the […]

Navigating Research Security Policies When Applying for Federal Funding

Online/Virtual Event

Join UBC's Research Security team to learn more about research security and federal government requirements when applying for research funding from the Tri-Agencies and CFI. This webinar will include information on research security best practices, guidance on how to navigate these new policies, and examples of sensitive research areas and research security case studies. The […]

R showcase: Statistics Canada microdata

Online/Virtual Event

Statistics Canada releases Public Use Microdata Files (PUMFs) for the Census and many of its surveys. These de-identified files contain responses at the individual level and are a rich source of data for researchers. This workshop demonstrates how to access, explore, and analyze Statistics Canada microdata using R. We will work with the Canadian Tobacco […]

Free

TAR Drop-In Application Help Session – June 28, 2024

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

TAR Workshops are designed to give interns authentic teaching experiences and to apply their understanding of evidence-based teaching practices in the classroom or in an informal science education or outreach setting. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, together with their teaching partner, identify a challenge to student learning in the classroom, develop new teaching resources or […]

ResiStories: Building Community Futures

Museum of Vancouver (MOV) 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, British Columbia

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) […]

Free