Walk for Joy

UBC Vancouver Campus Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Walk for Joy (formerly Walkabout), is a 9 week walking, rolling and physical activity challenge designed to get people moving and reduce sedentary time. This challenge is open to all […]

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MIT Reality Hack: Through Their Eyes

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

Fresh from the 2025 MIT Reality Hack, EML is delighted to host award-winning mixed reality creators Phoebe Titus and Jimmy Ding. Join us as they share details of the project, Through Their Eyes. This project is an art driven mixed reality lifestyle app that explores the use of customized corrective filters for people with colourblindness […]

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10 Years After the Mount Polley Mine Disaster: Root Causes and Reparative Futures

Allard Hall 1822 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

This year marks a decade since the Mount Polley mine disaster, that released 25-million-cubic-metres of heavy metal-laden waste into Te T7iweltk (Quesnel Lake). While the disaster was unprecedented in its scale and speed of contamination—recognized as largest mining disaster of its kind in Canadian history—this catastrophe is tied to longer pattern of social and ecological devastation […]

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Variations on a Garden

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

Abbas Akhavan, curtain call, variations on a folly, 2021/2023, barley straw, subsoil, lightweight leca, sharp sand, puddle clay, wood, chromakey green paint, pink noise, 390 x 650 x 1230 cm. Photo: David Stjernholm; courtesy of the artist. Join visual artist Abbas Akhavan as he discusses some of his most significant works to date, particularly those focused […]

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Alumni Office Hours with Alex MacGillivray, VP Finance @ Clio | Charting My Career: Lessons from a Values-Driven Approach

Brock Hall 1874 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

The UBC Career Centre is excited to bring you a mentorship and networking opportunity to connect with UBC alum, Alex MacGillivray. This event is open to all students and alumni. Please prepare one question for Alex's Office Hour and email it to connie.huang@ubc.ca. You will also be given an opportunity to ask your questions during […]