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- Audience – Undergraduate Students
Knowledge Circles 知識界 in Colonial Hong Kong 1945-1997: From Offshore Publics to Civic Communities
C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research 1855 West Mall, VancouverPlacebo and the ethics of deception in brain research and clinical care
UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver- No events scheduled for March 15, 2024.
- No events scheduled for March 16, 2024.
- No events scheduled for March 17, 2024.
Week of Events
Launch your Career in Canada: Pathways to Post Graduate Work Permit and Staying in Canada after Graduation
Launch your Career in Canada: Pathways to Post Graduate Work Permit and Staying in Canada after Graduation
Get up-to-date information about work eligibility during your academic studies, the process and benefits of applying for the Post Graduate Work Permit, and gain insights into the Permanent Residency process. There will be a presentation followed by a Q&A period with Regulated Canadian Immigration consultants (RCICs) from International Student Advising. Link will be sent to […]
Knowledge Circles 知識界 in Colonial Hong Kong 1945-1997: From Offshore Publics to Civic Communities
Knowledge Circles 知識界 in Colonial Hong Kong 1945-1997: From Offshore Publics to Civic Communities
Speaker: Prof. Sebastian Veg, School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (EHESS), Paris Monday, 11 March 2024, 17:30-19:00 PDT Room 120, C.K. Choi Building, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada Map | Parking Join us for this in-person talk by Prof. Sebastian Veg, Professor of Intellectual History of 20th Century China at […]
Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)
Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs)
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 […]
Placebo and the ethics of deception in brain research and clinical care
Placebo and the ethics of deception in brain research and clinical care
The placebo effect is powerful in many neurological and psychiatric disorders and clinical trials often use placebos when developing and testing new treatments. Some people question the ethics of including a placebo group in research, while others would argue that to not do so is ethically fraught. In some cases, estimating the placebo effect and […]
Launch Your Career in Canada: Path to Professional Success: Your First Canadian Work Experience
Launch Your Career in Canada: Path to Professional Success: Your First Canadian Work Experience
Gain valuable insights into the Canadian labour market and discover effective job strategies that can pave the way to securing your first Canadian job. Additionally, explore on-campus experiences at UBC designed to enhance your professional skills before you enter the job market. Link will be sent to students closer to the day of the event
Launch Your Career in Canada: The Art of Building Connections
Launch Your Career in Canada: The Art of Building Connections
Explore essential networking strategies to create an effective online presence and build a robust professional network in Canada. Learn how to engage effectively with hiring managers and UBC alumni online and in preparation for our in-person event on Mar 14. Link will be sent to students closer to the day of the event.
Employer on Campus: Re-Defined
Employer on Campus: Re-Defined
The workshop will center on the topic: Prominent Misconceptions amongst International Students and the Solutions to the Realities This would focus on empowering students on topics surrounding Personal Branding, LinkedIn, and networking while offering an outlook on the employer side of things and the reality of the job market overall. Thus, the hope is to […]
Loops and conditional statements in R
Loops and conditional statements in R
This workshop will focus on tools (mostly in base R) to perform customized operations in R including looping, nested looping, and conditional statements. This workshop is intended to expand the capabilities of R users with moderate experience of the language/software. The workshop is one hour, followed by an optional 30 minute practice period to reinforce […]
Launch Your Career in Canada: Ask Hiring Managers and Alumni How to Get Recruited
Launch Your Career in Canada: Ask Hiring Managers and Alumni How to Get Recruited
An in-person event featuring insightful discussions and networking opportunities with hiring managers and UBC alumni. At this event, you'll have the chance to hear from hiring managers about what they look for in candidates and connect with alumni who have successfully established their careers in Canada. This event will be held in person at the […]