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 roles in health and disease. His recent work identified expression of GPCRs in native cells and tissues and the potential of novel GPCRs as therapeutic […]

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 […]

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 […]

Grapes to Glass: Wine Education and Tasting Series

Food, Nutrition and Health Building 2205 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join Grapes to Glass – a four-session Wine Education and Tasting Series presented by the UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems. Learn about the important elements of wine production, from grape-growing to enjoying the finished product, with a special focus on B.C. wines. Tour the UBC Wine Library – home to 4,000 unique bottles […]

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 […]

EDI Scholars-in-Residence with Corrina Sparrow: Land as Teacher: Decolonial Practices in EDI

Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

At this opening event of this year's EDI Scholars-in-Residence program, we will explore opportunities and wise-practice models for EDI and university library departments, to engage Land-based decolonial community programming and professional […]

Free
Event Series OER Accessibility Studio

Accessibility Studio

Online/Virtual Event

Are you interested in making your course materials more accessible to all learners? Or do you have specific questions about formatting your Open Educational Resources (OER) to be accessible for everyone? Join us at the Accessibility […]

CHSPR Seminar | Evaluating Inequities in Refugee & Immigrant’s Health Care Access

Hybrid Online/Virtual and In-Person - See Description Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada +1 more

Speaker: Ruth Lavergne, Dalhousie University The Evaluating Inequities in Refugee & Immigrant’s Health Access project aimed to understand the health experiences of immigrants and migrants (im/migrants) in BC. With community engagement […]