FEATURES OF A POST-PANDEMIC SOCIETY: THREE PERSPECTIVES The conversation invites 3 speakers to offer their perspective on how changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on individuals and societies.The conversants will be Brian Job, Pittman Potter and Peter Suedfeld. Our moderator will be Craig Riddell. Brian L. Job, Professor Emeriti of […]
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition for current graduate students that helps them develop effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience. UBC was one of the first universities in North America to host a 3MT […]
Ethics in Policy, Business & Law is the third installation of Ethics for UBC, a five-part speaker series that will explore the current landscape of ethics scholarship and education across the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses of our university. In attending this interactive 75-min panel discussion, you will have the opportunity to learn about the current […]
FEATURING Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto TITLE Coming soon ABSTRACT Coming soon BIO Dr. Jeffrey Ansloos is a Registered Psychologist and Assistant Professor in Indigenous Health and Social Policy at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. He also serves as the current faculty […]
Buddhism played an important role in Chinese history after the fourth century and had gradually become part of Chinese culture. However, there are conflicting opinions about the overall trend of Chinese Buddhist development after the Tang Dynasty, especially after the Great Anti-Buddhist Persecution initiated by Emperor Wuzong of Tang. According to the inscriptions of two […]
Engage in a virtual panel discussion on the challenges facing long term care in B.C. and Canada, as part of the 2022 Richard B. Splane Lecture in Social Policy.
This Fall’s series, Ask A Developmental Psychologist, will feature Q&A sessions with the directors of the EDRG. Have you ever wondered why babies behave in certain ways or how children develop essential skills? Perhaps, you’ve just been curious about what certain psychological concepts mean? This is your chance to ask some of the world’s leading […]
Join the Science Undergraduate Society's BIPOC Working Group for the viewing of All Our Father's Relations, the story of the Grant siblings who journey from Vancouver to China in an attempt to rediscover their Chinese father’s roots and better understand their fractured relationship with their Musqueam mother. After the movie, we'll discuss the movie with […]
The Ming military institutions played a significant and enduring role in Chinese society from the late imperial period to the present. The garrisons of the Ming are often collectively referred to as Guards and Battalions (weisuo),which were established in the early Ming and eventually abolished in the Qing. The empire-wide institutions had a powerful impact […]
Wondering how you could build a career in law with a BSc in Psychology? Join our upcoming expert talk with Fiona McNestry and learn all about the experiences that shaped her career in law! Fiona McNestry completed her Bachelor of Science majoring in Honours Psychology at the University of Toronto in 2012. Following her graduation, […]
This April, tune in as 5 UBC changemakers share their brightest ideas and eureka moments with the UBC Vancouver community. All talks will be uploaded to the TEDx YouTube channel and shared via our social media accounts.
Since making public in 2020 the In Plain Sight Addressing Indigenous Specific Racism and Discrimination in BC Heatlh Care and as some parts of the health care system strive to bring life to the recommendation there has been an increase in trying to understand a way forward. In the workshop, Indigenous Cultural Safety consultant, Harley […]
As the first and main point of access to services, primary care acts as a “front door” to health care systems in Canada. Inequities in access to primary care undermine access throughout health systems. Provinces have implemented varied primary care reforms, but equity in access was not typically a policy focus and equity impacts have […]
Speaker: Dr. Lauren Emberson, Assistant Professor and Director of the Baby Learning Lab Topic: Infant perception Description: Have you ever wondered about what your baby can see and hear? Right from birth, infants are rapidly consuming so much information about their new world, from sounds, colours to even texture. Infants are able to perceive a […]