• Kinesiology Over Time

    Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Disciplines Over Time: Making, Keeping and Breaking the Boundaries of Knowledge Co-hosted with the UBC Emeritus College Patricia Vertinsky, Member of Common Room at Green College and Professor Emerita of Kinesiology, UBC; Nicola Hodges, Professor of Kinesiology, UBC; Jasmin Ma, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, UBC; and Matthew Fliss, PhD Candidate, Kinesiology, UBC Coach House, Green […]

  • Earth, Gods, and the Politics of Enchantment: A Political Ecology of the Imagination

    Hugh Dempster Pavilion 6245 Agronomy Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Populist politicians and conspiracy cults enchant their followers through fear – of migrants, End Times, or an imagined nefarious World Government – and through promises of a backward-looking and insular social solidarity – of white Christian America or (Europe), Hindu India, et al. This talk presents a “political ecology of the imagination” that can help […]

  • Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)

    Online/Virtual Event

    This workshop focuses on Large Language Models (LLM) to provide participants with a foundational understanding of LLM, their working, and how to fine-tune a pre-trained LLM for your own data. In this workshop, we will use cloud-based platforms, so you don’t need to have Python installed. Please make sure that you have a Google Colaboratory […]

    Free
  • Navigating the Path to Publication

    Online/Virtual Event

    In this seminar, our goal is to provide practical insights and valuable information for both new and experienced authors. We will explore the process of preparing your paper for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Essential topics such as writing techniques, the peer-review process, and key elements of open access and open science will be covered. […]

  • Yin-Cheng Distinguished Lecture Series: Zhao Puchu’s Concept of “Buddhism as Culture” and the Revival of Buddhism in Contemporary Mainland China

    Online/Virtual Event

    Speaker: Sheng Kai, Tsinghua University Discussant: Fan Wenli (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences / University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) During the emergence of socialism in early modern China, Buddhism was criticised as “feudal superstition” and “spiritual pollution”. As a key leader in the Buddhist community, Zhao Puchu responded pragmatically rather than academically by […]

    Free