Celebrate food sustainability on campus. Meet the people behind the food you eat. Samples, give-aways and learn the stories of local businesses and partners of UBC Food Services and UBC Vancouver Campus. UBC Farm Wednesday Market, Ethical Bean Coffee, Milano Coffee Roaster, Snowcrest frozen berries, Bonus Bakery, Susgrainable, Phoenix Tents, UpMeals, Kindred Cultures Kefir water, […]
Sign up free online: https://learningcircle.ubc.ca/2023/09/14/icedar/ = Inspired by Leona Antoine, member of the Coldwater Indian Band and the Nlaka’pumux Nation, ICEDAR involves the creation of an online hub to make connections, nurture relationships, and exchange expertise in support of Indigenous communities. We welcome community members, students, and researchers working in all areas and disciplines and […]
Troy Grennan, MD, M.Sc., FRCPC, DTM&HScientist, Advancing HealthPhysician Lead, Provincial HIV/STI Program, BC Centre for Disease ControlClinical Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UBCMember, CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network This talk will provide an overview of the evidence-to-date on doxycycline for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI), focused on the DISCO Study, a recently initiated […]
Among young people who use drugs in the context of unstable housing and homelessness in Vancouver, romantic relationships can powerfully shape understandings of what is right and wrong and which actions to take during pregnancy and early parenting. In this talk, Dr. Danya Fast will describe how gendered moral worlds frequently clash with the imperatives […]
Sign up online free at: https://learningcircle.ubc.ca/2023/09/14/warriors-against-violence-society/ ========= A victim’s story of how a men’s program addressing violent behaviors changed her life when the perpetrator participated in a unique program that incorporates tools, culture and spirituality. ========= Joyce Fossella is from the Lil’wat nation. Joyce has worked in the Indigenous community for over thirty years in […]
In the series: Emeritus College Series at Green College: Psychological Trauma and Resilience Coach House, Green College, UBC A reception follows this event Working from a place of cultural reclamation and trauma informed practice presents psychotherapists with a beautiful challenge and opportunity for knowledge exchange. Anishinaabe (Ojibway) peoples are regarded as grand medicine people due to […]
Imagine your life in Japan with the JET Programme. Find out how you can gain valuable overseas work experience, learn about Japanese culture, and meet people from around the world, while contributing to language education and international understanding. The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme offers a minimum, one-year opportunity to experience Japan as […]
Oct. 14 (Sat) | 8:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. PDT | Virtual Conference Audience: family physicians, specialty physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, policy makers, residents, and pharmacy and medical students. Overview: This highly interactive course tackles common and new drug therapy issues from an evidence-based perspective. The scope of information is broad, practical, and often controversial, thus appealing […]
Work in Progress Seminar: An overview of the coagulation pathway, summary of available anticoagulants and their development, and discussion of potential new therapeutics to address the unmet clinical needs in the management of patients requiring anticoagulant therapy. AGNES LEE, MD, MSC, FRCPC Scientist, Advancing Health Professor, Division of Hematology, UBC Medical Director, Thrombosis Program, VCH […]
Registration is required to attend. The seminar will be recorded. If you are unable to attend the live virtual event, you may register to receive the recording. Reading: a platform to study learning and brain plasticity Sungjun Joo, PhD SPEAKER Position: Associate Professor Affiliation: Pusan National University Summary To understand plasticity in reading circuitry during the […]
The China Sourcing Initiative (CSI) was launched in 2007 and is designed for overseas students in the United States and Canada who aspire to join us for full-time Associate positions in Mainland China or Hong Kong. For our 2023 - 2024 recruitment process, CSI recruiters will meet applicants in-person or virtually across North America to […]
Virtual Information Session: In a world of hybrid multicloud complexity, we envision a better IT experience—an evolved cloud state where on-premises and cloud environments are united as one, always delivering simplicity, security, savings, and sustainability. To get our customers there, we build solutions that drive faster innovation wherever your data and applications live, with unified management and AI-driven optimization. […]
