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Astrophysics Over Time

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

Disciplines Over Time: Making, Keeping and Breaking the Boundaries of Knowledge William H. McCutcheon, Professor Emeritus, Physics and Astronomy; Jess McIver, Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy; and Pedro Villalba González, PhD Candidate, Physics and Astronomy, and Green College Resident Member Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Thursday, January 16, 5-6:30 pm, with reception to […]

Climate Policy and the New US Administration

Applied Sciences Third Space 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada

With the inauguration of Donald Trump for a second term as President on January 20, the role of the US federal government in climate action is expected to shift significantly. […]

Applied Critique

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

Green College Special Lecture Margaret F. (Meg) Gibson, Renison University College, University of Waterloo; Julia Bullard, School of Information, UBC; Hannah Kia, School of Social Work, UBC Coach House, Green College, UBC and livestreamed Wednesday, January 21, 5-6:30 pm Social justice and related terms are notoriously unstable objects of analysis and intervention. Liberal responses to […]

Real Stories from the Front Lines: Research with Impact

Online/Virtual Event

Stories from the Front Line: Universities and Global Citizenship Richard Lester, Medicine, UBC, and Director, Neglected Global Diseases Initiative; Jason Nickerson, Law, University of Ottawa, and Humanitarian Representative, Doctors without […]

Leading in a Time of Uncertainty: My Road to Kindness

Hebb Building 2045 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Precarity and Uncertainty: A Green College Leading Scholars Series Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer HEBB Building, Room 100, 2045 East Mall, UBC Thursday, January 30, 5-6:30 pm and livestreamed This […]

Art as Indigenous Pedagogy

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join the UBC Public Humanities Hub (PHH) and Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) on January 30th, 2025 for “Art as Indigenous Pedagogy”, featuring artist and filmmaker Shelley Niro and Indigenous Art […]

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UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase: Kissing the Ground You Walked On

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Experience the 2nd annual Asian Independent Cinema Showcase with the Vancouver premiere of Kissing the Ground You Walked On. Dive into themes of queer identity, diversity, and art, and join a post-screening conversation with award-nominated Macanese director Hong Heng-fai.

Mindful Break

Online/Virtual Event

Audience: All faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver and Okanagan are welcome to attend.   Location: Zoom.  About this session:  Join Registered Clinical Counsellor and former UBC researcher, Jan Klimas for a unique mindfulness session to help ease the struggles that most of us face during life. Whether you are struggling to live a meaningful and fulfilling life, finding yourself avoiding painful emotions, feeling overtaken […]

Race and Migration Studies: A Research Journey with Jennifer A. Jones

C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research 1855 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Following Dr. Jones’ CMS Speaker Series lecture, join us for an engaging workshop on race and migration. In this informal conversation, political sociologist and race scholar Jennifer A. Jones will reflect on the evolving scholarship on race and immigration, drawing on her research and personal experiences from student to prize-winning author. The session includes time for […]

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Key Messaging: Effectively Articulating the Why’s and How’s of your Research

Online/Virtual Event

Explaining the depth and complexity of your specialized research for those outside your discipline or the general public can be challenging for academics. Being able to articulate your research for a broad audience is important for thriving as an academic, as it can help: in crafting competitive grant applications, presenting at conferences, being interviewed on […]

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