About the talk While the extant literature has established the barriers to accessing care that transgender and gender diverse communities face, less attention has been paid to where gender-affirming care is provided and how geographically accessible it is. This talk focuses on a case study modeling access to gender-affirming hormone therapy in Texas, and looks […]
Hosted by the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies at the First Nations Longhouse on UBC Campus, the 5th John P. Bell Global Indigenous Rights Lecture will feature speaker Dr. Kyle Whyte sharing on "Indigenous Climate Action at the Speed of Consent." Doors open at 5:30PM with Dr. Whyte speaking from 6PM - 7PM with a […]
The UBC South Asia Research Colloquium offers a forum for specialists in South Asia to share their research in front of an interdisciplinary audience. This seminar features speaker Dr. Mrinalini Sinha (University of Michigan). "Complete Political Independence: The Curious Genealogy of a Nationalist Indian Demand" The Indian National Congress, the mainstream old anti-colonial political institution […]
Get ready to celebrate the beauty of multilingualism! Join us at the Arts Student Centre from March 4 to 8 for our annual Arts Multilingual Week! This event is the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in cultures and languages from around the world. In collaboration with multiple units from the Faculty of Arts and beyond, […]
All graduate students in a thesis-based Master's or PhD program are invited to compete in UBC's annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that assists current graduate students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their […]
All graduate students in a thesis-based Master's or PhD program are invited to compete in UBC's annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. UBC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that assists current graduate students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their […]
Join your International Peer Advisors (IPAs) for Sketching Intersectionality, an event that aims to foster creative expression on topics related to identity. In this student-led workshop-style event, participants will be visually representing the intersectionality of our identities. Independent of your artistic skill, we aim to encourage discussions on how our understandings of intersectionality may shape the […]
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 […]
Learn about the Legend of Turtle Island with James Groening, a Cree artist who specializes in the Woodland Art style. This guided painting workshop is an introduction to the story of how Turtle Island was formed! All proceeds support the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship centre society. Paint supplies provided.
The UBC Department of Surgery Grand Rounds is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. These rounds are typically scheduled on the second Wednesday every month during the academic year (September to June), from 7 am to 8 am, and are […]
Speaker: Manisha Pahwa, McGill University Lung cancer screening policies and programs are evolving in Canadian jurisdictions with the goal of reducing lung cancer mortality. Potential ethical issues range from promoting autonomy and minimizing harm, to group-level justice considerations related screening access and the use of lung cancer risk factor information to determine individual screening eligibility. […]
Johanna Sam, PhD, M.Sc. Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education Michael Smith Health Research BC Scholar Bridging worlds: Integrating Indigenous knowledges and design thinking for digital adolescent mental health assessment This interactive presentation explores the intersection of Indigenous knowledge, design thinking, and e-mental health tool development to […]
Co-presented by South Taiwan Film Festival and Asian Independent Cinema Showcase, this short films selection presents TOH Tze Wei’s “The Darkest Night”, WU Yu-Fen’s “There”, and KWOK Zune’s “Night is Young.” Speaking in Cantonese, Hokkien, Malay, Mandarin, Taiwanese, and Indonesian, the three award-winning short films tell stories of the underrepresented in different parts of Asia […]
This presentation focuses on the collection Fa Yuan Zhu Lin compiled by the Tang Dynasty’s Buddhist scholar Daoshi, and explores the role of Fa Yuan Zhu Lin in the canonization of Buddhist stories, focusing on the Jātaka (Buddha’s past life stories), purgatory, and supernatural stories. The Jātaka stories can be divided into types such as treasure hunting in the […]
There has been a surge of interest in earlier meditation techniques as well as in Theravāda meditation, particularly vipassanā, throughout the Sinitic world over the past few decades. These Theravāda-inspired meditation techniques, whether rediscovered in canonical scriptures or newly introduced from South-East Asia, retain the allure of being early Buddhist practices and are welcomed as such […]