This holiday season, the UBC WEC is fundraising for The ShoeBox Project with the help of Krispy Kreme! The Shoebox Project is a local women’s organization dedicated to sharing empathy, kindness, and compassion with local women impacted by homelessness through the collection and distribution of gift-filled shoeboxes and supportive messages. Your donations through the Krispy […]
Advanced skills in R will focus on tools (mostly in base R) for performing complex and/or highly-customized operations in R. The main skills taught in this workshop will include looping, nested looping, conditional statements, and custom functions. This workshop is intended to expand the capabilities of R users with moderate experience of the language/software. To […]
Does data cleaning and formatting keep you up at night? Have you ever wondered about the basic principles of good data organization for spreadsheets? Set yourself up for success by attending this workshop. Good data organization is the foundation of any research project. Most researchers have data in spreadsheets. So, it’s the place that many […]
Evonik’s Careers in Science – Part 2 - Career Pathways Dear UBC Science Students, Are you looking for directions in your career in science or for guidance on how to land your first full-time job? Join us during Evonik’s two-day Careers in Science event on November 25th and December 2nd, 2022 from 12:00pm […]
This roundtable will bring together a group of leading China experts to reflect on the recent 20th Party Congress and its implications for the future of Chinese politics. Securing an unprecedented third term, President Xi Jinping has consolidated his grip on power, while signaling a growing emphasis on security, a shift away from market-oriented reforms, […]
This free, virtual event on December 6 will focus on the translation of relevant neuropsychiatry research to novel solutions to address the ongoing overdose crisis, various mental health challenges, and pain. Topics like progress in psychedelic research, success stories in translational research and novel treatments for substance use disorders will be discussed during this full-day […]
Come and meet with a WorkBC Career Advisor. Open to All. No Appointment Necessary Location: Robert H Lee Alumni Centre First Floor – Check-in at the front desk What we offer: Career planning Employment coaching Job search workshops Resume writing Interview skills Funding for training Employer placements Self-employment programs Employer & networking events Job boards […]
Do you want to learn about R, but don't know where to start? This workshop is for you! R is a popular, free software program, with many applications in both the humanities and sciences. RStudio is a set of integrated tools designed to help you be more productive with R. This introductory-level workshop introduces participants […]
To imagine and reimagine a more just global health, Dr. Amaya Perez-Brumer asks you to join her in sitting with the discomfort of the following question, “Does global health make data or does global health make health?” To begin to think through this question, she will discuss three ongoing paradoxes rooted in the extractive logics at the […]
Come and meet with a WorkBC Career Advisor. Open to All. No Appointment Necessary Location: Robert H Lee Alumni Centre First Floor – Check-in at the front desk What we offer: Career planning Employment coaching Job search workshops Resume writing Interview skills Funding for training Employer placements Self-employment programs Employer & networking events Job boards […]
An end-of-year townhall for Africans in the diaspora to come together to network, connect, and discuss how to give back to the development of the continent.
Come and meet with a WorkBC Career Advisor. Open to All. No Appointment Necessary Location: Robert H Lee Alumni Centre First Floor – Check-in at the front desk What we offer: Career planning Employment coaching Job search workshops Resume writing Interview skills Funding for training Employer placements Self-employment programs Employer & networking events Job boards […]