HUB International will be hosting an event to showcase the diverse range of careers available in the insurance industry. The event will include a company overview, a panel-style fireside chat, an introduction to our Early Talent program, and a Q&A session. Hub International is a leading insurance and risk management company that operates in the […]
Visit Hillel BC from January 29 - February 2, 2024 to visit the Yad Vashem Exhibit, Shoa: How Was It Humanly Possible? The exhibition deals with major historical aspects of the Holocaust, beginning with Jewish life in pre-Holocaust Europe and ending with the liberation of Nazi concentration and extermination camps across the continent and the […]
The John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies is an annual public lecture launched in 2012 in Professor Emeritus John Howes' honour. Each year, we invite prominent scholars from around the world to speak to the university community and alumni on topics in Japanese Studies with a focus on humanities. This year's lecture features guest speaker […]
The short films selection “Away From Home” features three award winning short films, all produced in Hong Kong between 2022 and 2023. The three short films are Sze-wai HO’s “Before the Box Gets Emptied”, Chi-him YUEN’s “The Reticent Wave”, and Chi-yan SIU’s “About Simon Says, Simon Says”, all sharing the theme of diaspora and exploring the city’s […]
This workshop will cover an assortment of digital exhibit and storytelling tools such as Omeka, Scalar, static site generators (CollectionBuilder and Wax), and narrative tools such as Timeline.js and Storymaps from Knight Lab. At the end of this session, participants will be able to: List common tools and what they might be useful for Identify […]
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 […]
The Statistics Canada Library is happy to invite you to a virtual presentation that will highlight how you can access historic Statistics Canada data. In this presentation, you’ll learn: How to use the Statistics Canada Library’s catalogue How to search the historical catalogue to find the information you need How to navigate the Historical Resources […]
Join UBC’s Drs. Jeff Clune and Gail Murphy in a discussion of how to best access and use these tools ethically and to our advantage, while understanding the risks they bring.
The Association of Canadian Archivists Student Chapter at the University of British Columbia (ACA@UBC) is pleased to present its 15th annual conference — Archives and the Environment: Land, Colonialism, and the Climate Crisis. This event will be held virtually on Zoom on Friday, February 16th, 2024, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM (PST). Through virtual discussions and presentations, […]
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 […]