It Didn’t Have to Be This Way

Buchanan Tower 1873 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

UBC English Language & Literatures is pleased to invite you to “It Didn’t Have to Be This Way,” a visiting speaker lecture featuring Dr. Ian Smith (University of Southern California). Join us […]

2024 Rudolf Vrba Memorial Lecture

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

Speaker: Dr. Paul Insel, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Medicine UC San Diego Professor Insel’s research has focused on G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), their expression, signaling mechanisms, regulation, and functional […]

What’s New in Spinal Cord Repair?

Online/Virtual Event

Join us for an interactive virtual event about research being conducted by the UBC-led “Mend the Gap” team for spinal cord injury (SCI). Drs. John Madden, director of the research […]

Free

Conversations in Pedagogy: Why Think Deeply About Pedagogy?

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

It is sometimes tempting to think of teaching as a very nuts-and-bolts task, and often quite separate from lofty discussions of value, purpose, and philosophy, or that becoming a good […]

The Crash of the International Student ‘Market’: Causes, Consequences, and the Future of Canadian Higher Education

Online/Virtual Event

Join us to discuss the impact of recent policy changes on international students in Canada and how they intersect with colonial dynamics and the future of higher education. For decades, Canadian higher education turned to international student recruitment to make up for stagnant public funds. However, growing public concern that international students were competing for […]

Free

Teaching and AI: Contract Faculty Community of Practice

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In this session, we will present some ways in which we can use A.I. tools effectively in our teaching, as well as some techniques that will offer deep learning methods […]

Gladiator

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Looking for a fun filled night consisting of inflatables and games? Then come play with us at Gladiator! This event is filled with non-stop action, guaranteed laughter, and moments you’ll […]