- Events
- Audience – Faculty and Staff – Vancouver
UBC and Fudan University’s Inaugural Conservation Exchange
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 1961 East Mall, VancouverFear and food drive blue whale migration, singing, mating, and calving behavior
Online/Virtual EventWellbeing Festival: Celebrating Local Mind-Body Health
UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, VancouverNorth American Premiere of DRIFTING PETALS and Conversation with Director Clara Law
SFU Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 West Hastings St, Vancouver- No events scheduled for January 21, 2024.
Week of Events
Grapes to Glass: Wine Education and Tasting Series
Grapes to Glass: Wine Education and Tasting Series
Grapes to Glass is a four-session Wine Education and Tasting Series. You will use your senses as you learn about the important elements of wine production, from grape-growing to enjoying the finished product, with a special focus on B.C. wines. Instructor Jay Martiniuk is a UBC Lecturer in Wine Science and Fermentation, who has worked […]
UBC and Fudan University’s Inaugural Conservation Exchange
UBC and Fudan University’s Inaugural Conservation Exchange
This is a hybrid event, in-person location and zoom link are below the description. UBC Library and Fudan University embarked on an exciting cultural and knowledge partnership in 2019 to share Eastern and Western conservation techniques through an exchange program. In October 2023, the inaugural conservator from Fudan University began a 100-day stay at […]
CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-in
CTLT Indigenous Initiatives Virtual Coffee Drop-in
Do you have questions about how to thoughtfully integrate Indigenous content and representation into your course work? Curious about how to offer meaningful land acknowledgements in online meetings or events at UBC? Indigenous Initiatives’ Virtual Coffee Drop-ins are great place to explore these topics, connect with others on the same learning path, or just get […]
Introduction to Machine Learning: Regression Models
Introduction to Machine Learning: Regression Models
This workshop focuses on regression models to provide participants with a foundational understanding of machine learning concepts, techniques, and tools used for linear and nonlinear regression. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises, participants will gain practical experience with regression algorithms, one of the most popular machine-learning techniques. The workshop begins with an overview […]
Accessibility Studio
Accessibility Studio
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 Studio, where you can drop in for a one-on-one chat with our specialists. Gain valuable insights into designing accessible course materials or creating and adapting […]
Innovations in Energy Transition: the Question of Storage
Innovations in Energy Transition: the Question of Storage
Alternatives to fossil fuels are needed and innovations in wind, solar and other renewable energies are progressing. However, the question of storage remains a challenge. Join UBC researchers Robert Godin (Chemistry) and Werner Antweiler (Business) in a discussion around the question of energy storage.
The Circle Game: Shadows and Substance in the Indian Residential School Experience in Canada
The Circle Game: Shadows and Substance in the Indian Residential School Experience in Canada
In this Indigenous Speakers Series session, we will have a conversation with Dr. Roland D. Chrisjohn – Kanakalut, Onyota’a:ka of the Haudenausuanee. He is the author of “The Circle Game: Shadows and Substance in the Indian Residential School Experience in Canada” and “Dying to Please You: Indigenous Suicide in Contemporary Canada.” We will explore preconceived sensibilities about […]
Data Bites – Best Practices for Creating a README file
Data Bites – Best Practices for Creating a README file
Do you struggle with organizing your research materials? This 30-minute workshop highlights practical techniques for creating a README file. A README is a guide to your data and assists other researchers to understand your dataset, its contents, provenance, licensing and how to interact with it. Location: ONLINE (A Zoom link will be sent to registrants 3 […]
CTLT Generative AI Support Clinic (Online Drop-in)
CTLT Generative AI Support Clinic (Online Drop-in)
The Generative AI Drop-In clinics are open for all faculty and staff at UBC and UBC Okanagan on teaching and learning topics to do with the use of tools such as ChatGPT, Stability AI, Google Bard and others. The sessions will be in an open-hours format where the questions will be answered such that all […]
Data Visualization for Teaching and Learning — January 17, 2024
Data Visualization for Teaching and Learning — January 17, 2024
Choosing the best visualizations for sharing quantitative findings is key to ensuring that your outcomes are understandable and accessible to your audience. However, designing effective figures that present your data in a clear and meaningful way can be challenging. This session will offer attendees a chance to develop a deeper understanding of: Why clear visualizations […]
Setting up a Supplier: Foundational Overview
Setting up a Supplier: Foundational Overview
This session benefits UBC's faculties or staff who will start setting up suppliers; and the existing ones who may have doubts about the foundations of the process. As a UBC Faculty or Staff who sets up suppliers, you may face situations, like you: Struggle to identify a supplier Identifying the requisites a supplier has to […]
Beginner R part 1
Beginner R part 1
If you have never opened R, do not know what R packages are, do not know how to read files into R, this workshop is for you! If your expertise is a bit higher than what is described above but you are still very new to R, check out the Beginner R part 2 workshop […]
Fear and food drive blue whale migration, singing, mating, and calving behavior
Fear and food drive blue whale migration, singing, mating, and calving behavior
Speaker: Dr. Trevor Branch Professor, University of Washington Blue whales are truly enormous yet remain enigmatic and poorly understood, with most populations only studied for a few summer months every year, and mating and calving never observed. As a result, classical theories for their migration and behavior have relied heavily on analogies with better-studied species […]
JEDDI Seminar: The Geography of Inequality
JEDDI Seminar: The Geography of Inequality
Join the Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics and the Marketing & Behavioural Science division for a JEDDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, & Inclusion) Seminar on how geographic place, labor markets, and public policy influence households’ economic lives and inequality.
Wellbeing Festival: Celebrating Local Mind-Body Health
Wellbeing Festival: Celebrating Local Mind-Body Health
MIHCan is hosting an event centred around BIWOC (Black, Indigenous, Women of Colour) themes, with activities focusing on wellbeing including meditation, reflection, and creativity.
North American Premiere of DRIFTING PETALS and Conversation with Director Clara Law
North American Premiere of DRIFTING PETALS and Conversation with Director Clara Law
Join us for the North American Premiere of DRIFTING PETALS 花果飄零, followed by a virtual conversation with Director Clara Law 羅卓瑤 and producer/writer Eddie Fong 方令正. Shot in Australia, Hong Kong and Macau, DRIFTING PETALS is the latest work by critically-acclaimed director Clara Law who won the Best Director Award in the Golden Horse International Film Festival 2021 . […]