- Events
- Subject – Learning And Research – Arts, Humanities And Social Sciences
- No events scheduled for May 1, 2023.
- No events scheduled for May 3, 2023.
Accelerating Discovery: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Lectures
Green College 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, Vancouver- No events scheduled for May 5, 2023.
- No events scheduled for May 6, 2023.
- No events scheduled for May 7, 2023.
Week of Events
Introduction to Text Analysis with the Hathi Trust Research Center
Introduction to Text Analysis with the Hathi Trust Research Center
This workshop will introduce participants to what is possible with the Hathi Trust Research Centre (HTRC) as a tool for Text Mining Research and include a hands-on component working with HTRC Data Capsules, a powerful tool for working with Hathi Trust materials. For hands-on participation please create a Hathi Trust Analytics account as per these […]
Ethical Approaches to Avian Influenza & Health Risks in Animal Agriculture
Ethical Approaches to Avian Influenza & Health Risks in Animal Agriculture
Avian influenza, or bird flu, has been receiving growing media attention due to continuing significant impacts on public health, economic stability, food security, animal welfare, and global health security. With the potential for highly pathogenic strains to cause severe illness and high mortality rates in birds and occasionally infect humans, the threat of a mutated […]
Political Economy of Extinction
Political Economy of Extinction
Part of the The Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies and the UBC Emeritus College lecture series Political Economy of Extinction and Biodiversity Loss with Dr. Jessica Dempsey, Geography (2018 Wall Scholar) Dr. Rashid Sumaila, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs Dr. Louise Teh, Research Associate, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Audrey Irvine-Broque, Graduate Student, Geography In this session, […]
Accelerating Discovery: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Lectures
Accelerating Discovery: Killam Accelerator Research Fellowship Lectures
Each year, UBC’s Killam Accelerator Research Fellowships (KARF) support six exceptional early career researchers to pursue research projects with the potential for significant impact in their field of study. Join us over two special evenings of lectures to hear how the inaugural cohort of KARF recipients, funded in 2020, have advanced their research and scholarship. […]